Upper Rousay Lake

<body background="../_themes/mbs/piebkgnd.jpg" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#996633" vlink="#999966" alink="#CC9966"><font face="Arial, Arial, Helvetica"> <p align="center"><font size="2">This page uses frames.  To view properly, download a browser which supports frames.</font></p> <a name="top"></a> <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times New Roman, Times" color="#996633"><font color="#336600" size="7">Upper Rousay Lake</font></font></h1> <p align="center"><img src="../_themes/mbs/apierule.gif" width="600" height="10"></p> <p align="center"><script language="JavaScript"></script><script language="JavaScript"></script><a href="../index.htm" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav1'].src=MSFPnav1h.src" onmouseout="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav1'].src=MSFPnav1n.src"><img src="../_derived/home_cmp_mbs010_hbtn.gif" width="140" height="60" border="0" alt="Canada" align="middle" name="MSFPnav1"></a> <script language="JavaScript"></script><a href="../alberta.htm" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav2'].src=MSFPnav2h.src" onmouseout="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav2'].src=MSFPnav2n.src"><img src="../_derived/alberta.htm_cmp_mbs010_hbtn.gif" width="140" height="60" border="0" alt="Alberta" align="middle" name="MSFPnav2"></a> <script language="JavaScript"></script><a href="../sask.htm" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav3'].src=MSFPnav3h.src" onmouseout="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav3'].src=MSFPnav3n.src"><img src="../_derived/sask.htm_cmp_mbs010_hbtn.gif" width="140" height="60" border="0" alt="Saskatchewan" align="middle" name="MSFPnav3"></a> <script language="JavaScript"></script><a href="../nwt.htm" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav4'].src=MSFPnav4h.src" onmouseout="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav4'].src=MSFPnav4n.src"><img src="../_derived/nwt.htm_cmp_mbs010_hbtn.gif" width="140" height="60" border="0" alt="NWT/Nunavut" align="middle" name="MSFPnav4"></a> <script language="JavaScript"></script><a href="../mbsa.htm" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav5'].src=MSFPnav5h.src" onmouseout="if(MSFPhover) document['MSFPnav5'].src=MSFPnav5n.src"><img src="../_derived/mbsa.htm_cmp_mbs010_hbtn.gif" width="140" height="60" border="0" alt="MBS Act" align="middle" name="MSFPnav5"></a> </p> <p align="center"><img src="../_themes/mbs/apierule.gif" width="600" height="10"></p> <p align="center"><i>Go to the <a href="#bottom">bottom</a> to view the map!</i></p> <p><font size="5" color="#800000">About The Sanctuary</font></p> <font SIZE="2"> <p>    The Upper Rousay Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established in 1948 by Order-In-Council P.C. 1948-5070 on November 3rd to replaced a sanctuary that was delisted.  Located 6 km Southeast of <a href="http://www.city.yorkton.sk.ca/" target="_blank">Yorkton, Saskatchewan</a>.  Its exact location is 52<sup>o</sup>11' N latitude and 102<sup>o</sup>35' W longitude and it is about 518 hectares in size.  It consists of 55% open water and 45% marsh/sedge meadow.</p> <p>    The lake is part of the Yorkton wetland complex located on the level to gently rolling terrain in the boreal parkland ecoregion of Saskatchewan.  The lake has an average depth of 0.5m, and contains a number of bays, peninsulas and temporary islands, as well as several man-made islands.  The entire shoreline of the lake consists of sedge and associated wet meadow grasses.  Other vegetation includes scattered clumps of aspen, willow, and maple.</p> <p>    Some emergent vegetation includes bulrush, associated marshes, cattail, spangletop, and phragmiles.  Sedges occur in many areas.  Submergent aquatics include pondweeds, water milfoil, mare's tail, bladderwort, wigeon grass, and associated species.</p> <p>    This sanctuary provides excellent breeding and moulting habitat for waterfowl.  There are large numbers of ducks (dabblers and divers), and several pairs of Canada Geese that nest here every year.  It is also an important fall-staging area for ducks (mostly Mallards) and geese.</p> <p>    Other water and marsh species which breed here are Horned Eared, Pied-billed and Red-necked Grebes; Sora; Marsh Wren; and Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds; Great Blue and Black-crowned Night Herons, American Bittern, Common Loon, Western Grebe, White Pelican and Herring and Ring-billed Gulls have been observed there in the summer. A variety of shorebirds use the area as well: Wilson's Phalarope, Marbled Godwit, Killdeer, Common Snipe, Upland Plover, Willet, Spotted and Baird's Sandpipers and American Avocet are known or suspected breeders. Semipalmated Plover; Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs; Pectoral, Least and Solitary Sandpipers; and Short-billed Dowitcher are migrants.</p> <p>    Upland species known or believed to breed in the area include Belted Kingfisher; Yellow-shafted Flicker, Eastern Kingbird; Yellow Warbler (<a href="images/Ywarbler.AU">click here </a> to listen to their call, courtesy of Tony Phillips) and Yellow-throated Warblers; Barn and Tree Swallows; Western Meadowlark; Clay-colored, Savannah, Vesper and Song Sparrows; Chestnut-collared Longspur; Red-tailed and Swainson's Hawks; and Northern Harrier.</p> <p>    The sanctuary is protected by Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations under the Migratory Birds Convention Act.  Part of it is protected by Provincial Game Preserve regulations under the Provincial Wildlife Act.  There are regular patrols of the area by the Yorkton, Saskatchewan detachment of the R.C.M.P. and conservation officers of the Saskatchewan Department of Parks and Renewable Resources.  Enforcement is difficult because of the lack of roads and changing water levels which alter the boundaries</p> </font> <a name="bottom"></a> <p align="center"><img border="2" src="images/UpperRousayMap.gif" width="345" height="303" alt="Upper Rousay Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary"></p> <p align="center"><a href="#top">Top</a></p> </font></body>