![]() ![]() Sarah is wrapping up collecting resight data for the Oregon Vesper Sparrow this summer – by resighting individually color-banded birds year after year, she can analyze their annual survival. To investigate this, Sarah will be putting MOTUS nodes out in new meadows surrounding past sites, expanding her search for these birds. In previous years, very few juveniles have returned to the same meadow where they were hatched. This summer KBO will also continue to deploy MOTUS tags on late-stage Oregon Vesper Sparrow nestlings. Oregon Vesper Sparrow (c) Frank Lospalluto KBO will look at the Willamette birds’ migratory routes and overwintering areas, and compare them to the data KBO has gathered from birds in the Rogue Basin. Sarah will also be training partner Bob Altman with the American Bird Conservancy to expand the study and place GPS tags on Oregon Vesper Sparrows in the Willamette Valley this summer. KBO will be deploying more tags at our Lily Glen study site near Howard Prairie. Sarah Rockwell, one of KBO’s Research Biologists, is excited to be expanding the Oregon Vesper Sparrow GPS tracking project. Each staff member has their own favorite thing to look forward to this field season: starting a new project, expanding an active project, or wrapping up data collection.ĭr. Klamath Bird Observatory (KBO) is preparing by dusting off field gear, mapping out survey sites, and hiring summer staff. Spring has sprung, and migratory birds are making their way back to the Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion. ![]()
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