Despite the 2-4 feet of snow piled in drifts, Spring is happening. Red-winged Blackbirds were staking out nesting territories and singing over a month ago. Meadowlarks have been singing for a week and yesterday Mountain Bluebirds have returned to Castle Rocks. Storksbill – a weedy geranium bloomed on February 24, and Wave-wing Spring Parslay bloomed […]
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The research team, Led by Rory Eggleston, returned to the City of Rocks Jay feeding sites on Friday 2/9. After more than a week of letting the birds grow accustomed to the traps and the irresistable alure of peanuts, the team was able to trap, band, and collect data on at least six jays. The
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Rory Eggleston (PhD student at Utah State working with Drs. Dave Dahlgren and Eric Thacker) is conducting research focused on habitat selection and movement ecology in Pinyon Jays in the Tri-State area of UT, ID, and NV. Part of her research involves trapping jays and deploying GPS transmitters to obtain habitat use and movement data
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