Results tagged “Adriane” from EcoMap Costa Rica

The world through binoculars...

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From left, Kat Miller, Katherine Biernat, and Adriane Smith.  Photo by Jim Varnum

Today we went to the Cedar Ridge Preserve with Dr. Brown in order to get first hand experience sighting and identifying bird species. We were even fortunate enough to see a Painted Bunting and Indigo Bunting as well as some other bird species. In class we wrote our finalized project protocol and equipment list. We met with the mapping group and determined that an x-y coordinate system would be used for our labeled observation points. We also decided what information we'd like them to record for each site. We also typed up our data sheets.

- The bird group

BIRDS!

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Today we discussed specific avian habitat types. We correlated island biography with fragmentation due to deforestation. Based on this relationship, the goal of the Meso American Forest Corridor is to reconnect the forest by creating larger islands and decreasing distance between islands. We talked about bird phylogeny and methods of identifying birds. AND we discussed how excited we are for 6am mornings!

- Katherine, Kat, and Adriane

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