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A Birds-eye View

It's a bird! It's a plane! Nope—it's a drone survey! Join Cerren Richards, Jacqueline Winters, and Eldred Allen of Birdseye Inc. in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, to conduct bird surveys using drones. Learn how drone surveys can help us understand why seabird populations in Nunatsiavut are changing, and how local knowledge is helping researchers monitor the impact of species like cormorants on native bird populations.

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Observe some birds! Students visit three islands to observe the local habitat. They investigate changes in seabird populations using aerial photos, 3D orthomosaic island models, and graphs from real seabird research in Nunatsiavut.

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Our Partners

  • Dalhousie University
  • Hakai Institute
  • Inotsiavik Language and Culture Incorporated
  • Memorial University
  • Nunatsiavut Government
  • Ocean Frontier Institute

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Script (Interactive Experience)

Emily Sheepy, Molly Wells, Nada Jreidini

Director (Interactive Experience)

Emily Sheepy

Education Producers

Emily Sheepy, Heather Delagran

Interactive Design and Development

Molly Wells, Emily Sheepy, Nada Jreidini, Erika Sullivan, Heather Delagran, Studio 7

3D Modelling

Eldred Allen, Molly Wells

Animation

Molly Wells

Photography

Eldred Allen, Bird’s Eye Inc., Cerren Richards

Interactive Quality Assurance

Zeina Salameh

Research Consultants

Cerren Richards, Jacqueline Winters

Inuttitut Consultant

Nicholas Flowers

Inuttitut Audio Recordings

Inotsiavik Language and Culture, Inc.

Bird Calls

Double-crested Cormorant — Daniel S., Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library, Double-crested Cormorant — Dennis Arendt, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library, Great Black-backed Gull — Steve Hamel, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library, Great Black-backed Gull — Mark Lewis, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library, Common Eider — Leo Wilhelm, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library, Common Eider — C B, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library, Common Eider — Mark Lewis, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library

Translation

Danita

Written, Directed and Produced by

Scott Simpson

Science Producers

Lucija Prelovec, Alanna Canaran

Education Producers

Emily Sheepy, Heather Delagran

Field Producer

Emily Sheepy

Research

Veronica Flowers, Veronica Klassen

Participants

Cerren Richards, Jacqueline Winters, Eldred Allen

Director of Photography

Eldred Allen, Cody Westman

Drone Operator

Eldred Allen

Editor

Brendon Wilson

Location Sound

Emily Sheepy

Production Assistance

Jacqueline Winters

Sound Design and Edit

VillageWorks Content Co.

Additional Photography

Emily Sheepy

Music

APM

Archives

Artgrid

Colourist & Online Editor

Serge Verreault

Sound Mix

Luc Léger

Recording Services

Bartman Audio

Translation

NFB, Daphnée Joly

Accessibility

Difuze

Executive Producer

Jac Gautreau

Scientific Director

Boris Worm

Illustrators

Cerren Richards, Jessica Winters, Molly Wells

Activity Writers

Emily Sheepy, Nada Jreidini, Erika Sullivan, Heather Delagran

Activity Graphic Design

Nada Jreidini, Erika Sullivan

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