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Student Researcher

January 2014–May 2015 (10 hours/week)

  • Constructed trap nests for turkey research project

  • Recorded data on which birds were captured in trap nests and laid eggs

  • Took part in mist-netting of white-throated sparrows

  • Assisted in husbandry of northern wheatears

  • Helped develop breeding plan for captive northern wheatears

  • Acknowledged in project publication here

Photos

Trap nest with top open

Trap nest with top open

Trap nest with top closed

Trap nest with top closed

Inside of trap nest

Inside of trap nest

Turkeys interacting with trap nests

Turkeys interacting with trap nests

White-throated Sparrow in mist-net

White-throated Sparrow in mist-net

Northern Mockingbird in mist net

Northern Mockingbird in mist net

Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Proposed breeding structure

Proposed breeding structure

For Northern Wheatear

Proposed breeding structure

Proposed breeding structure

For Northern Wheatear

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