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Identification and Enumeration of Waterfowl using Neural Network Techniques Michael Cash ECE 539 Final Project 12/19/03 Background (i) Annual waterfowl surveys required for population estimations Many techniques used: Area search (direct count) Point count Aerial Survey Hunter seasonal survey Aerial surveying is costly but covers the most ground Background (ii): Aerial Surveys Aerial pilots cruise along selected route, record number and species of birds seen Cost prohibits large number of pilots; small sample of actual population recorded Subject to human discretion and error Birds in