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Graham Gorgas
Program Specialist
Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island

Student Researcher
January 2014–May 2015 (10 hours/week)
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Constructed trap nests for turkey research project
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Recorded data on which birds were captured in trap nests and laid eggs
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Took part in mist-netting of white-throated sparrows
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Assisted in husbandry of northern wheatears
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Helped develop breeding plan for captive northern wheatears
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Acknowledged in project publication here
Photos
![]() Trap nest with top open | ![]() Trap nest with top closed | ![]() Inside of trap nest |
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![]() Turkeys interacting with trap nests | ![]() White-throated Sparrow in mist-net | ![]() Northern Mockingbird in mist net |
![]() Northern Wheatear | ![]() Northern Wheatear | ![]() Proposed breeding structureFor Northern Wheatear |
![]() Proposed breeding structureFor Northern Wheatear |
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