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Radio telemetry nest monitoring of Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Animalia)
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Description
Daily tracking of radio-marked female grouse to locate nests and determine nest success through triangulation and minimal-disturbance monitoring until nest fate determination.
Typical Equipment
- spot-lighting equipment
- 17g necklace-style radio transmitter
- numbered leg band
- Advanced Telemetry Systems Inc. radio transmitter
- National Brand and Tag Company leg band
- LOCATE II triangulation software
- radio telemetry equipment
Output Measurements
- nest locations
- nest initiation dates
- nest success
- nest age
- daily survival rates