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Tracking Swans in Oregon Using GPS Collars

January 22 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Trumpeter Swan-Photo By Peter Pearsall

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 Tracking swans in Oregon using GPS collars

Wednesday

January 22, 2025

9:00 a.m. Pacific Time

In February 2023, a dozen swans were captured and received GPS collars at Oregon’s Summer Lake Wildlife Area and Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge. Biologists wanted to know where these swans spend the summer, their migration routes in spring and fall, and if they raised families. 

This webinar will highlight how and where the swans were captured and collared. Then we will explore some of te results, teaching you how to use GoogleEarth and the GPS data to discover:

  • How to see the wetlands where the birds were captured and collared- from a bird’s-eye view to a landscape view.
  • How to do simple calculations, like a biologist, to determine flight speed, temperatures, distances and altitude.

This webinar is also a teaching resource for the educational packet about the Oregon GPS tracking research project.

Presenter:

Dr. Gary Ivey, TTSS Past President, TTSS leader Oregon Restoration Project

This webinar is free, but registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and sent to all who register.

The webinar will be about 45 minutes with time for questions and answers.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Can’t make it? Register anyway and I’ll send you the recording through Zoom.

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For questions about the webinar contact:

[email protected]

Details

Date:
January 22
Time:
9:00 am - 10:00 am