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Transcription of bird recordings as part of monitoring and research on boreal avifauna in Quebec and Labrador

Transcription d’enregistrements d’oiseaux dans le cadre de suivis et de recherches sur l’avifaune boréale au Québec et au Labrador

Description

The Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) monitors avian fauna using digital audio recorders (BAR-LT from Frontierlabs and Song Meter from Wildlife Acoustics). These recorders are programmed to capture the vocalisations and sounds of birds at different dates and times of day, mainly during the nesting season. To identify bird species and determine their relative abundance, the recordings need to be listened to by specialists in acoustic ornithology. These recordings provide important data for monitoring migratory birds, a number of which are in decline or endangered. The aim of the work is to transcribe bird species and the abundance of individuals of each species by listening to recordings and visualising their representation in the form of diagrams as a function of time, frequency and sound power (sonograms). ECCC will provide pre-selected recordings that can be accessed via the Wildtrax transcription interface (www.wildtrax.ca). Transcription will be carried out via the Wildtrax interface.
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Quick Summary

The Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is seeking specialists in acoustic ornithology to transcribe bird species and their abundance from audio recordings collected in Quebec and Labrador. The work involves analyzing digital audio recordings of bird vocalizations during the nesting season and visualizing the data using sonograms through the Wildtrax transcription interface.

Ideal For

Companies or specialists with expertise in acoustic ornithology and experience in analyzing bird vocalization recordings should bid.

wildlife monitoringacoustic ornithologyenvironmental researchdata transcriptionavian studies
High complexity

Tender Details

Reference Number
cb-229-49842470
Solicitation Number
5000083089
Publication Date
Aug 14, 2025
Closing Date
Aug 29, 2025
Expected Start
Oct 1, 2025
Expected End
Mar 31, 2026
Procurement Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection Criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Notice Type
Request for Proposal

Classification

UNSPSC Code
70121706; 77111507
UNSPSC Description
Livestock identification and recording service; Endangered species protection services

Trade Agreements

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)

Set Up Alert

Contracting Entity

Department of the Environment (ECCC )

Environment Canada, 351 boul. Saint-Joseph

Gatineau, Québec

Contact

Anne-Marie Boucher

anne-marie.boucher@ec.gc.ca

(819) 307-7492

Regions of Delivery

Newfoundland and Labrador; Quebec (except NCR); Canada

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