Aug 8, 2023 | Birds, Wildlife Monitoring
Montagu’s harriers are migratory raptors wintering in Africa from Europe. However, once there and as many migrant birds, they do not stay at the same place during the whole winter, but move from site to site. Understanding this behaviour can give hints on the...
Jun 30, 2023 | Birds, Wildlife Monitoring
Eurasian teals are migratory ducks. A behavioral aspect still unknown for this species is the effect of environmental cues on triggering departure for migration and departure from stopover sites along the migratory route. Argos satellite telemetry, in conjunction with...
May 15, 2023 | Birds, Wildlife Monitoring
On 11 July 2022, in the grassy tundra northwest of Nome, Alaska, biologists Jesse Conklin and Dan Ruthrauff had found a brood of Bar-tailed Godwits. They fitted each of the three small chicks with a 0.75 g radio-transmitter, so that they could find the young birds...
Apr 25, 2023 | Birds, Wildlife Monitoring
Water birds need specific environments, but may use new areas. Double-crested cormorants are now nesting in the South-East of USA, including on small reservoirs, not only in the Great Lake system. Their behaviors can be studied using Argos satellite telemetry, to...
Mar 27, 2023 | Birds, Wildlife Monitoring
Common cuckoos are found in Eurasia, from Europe to Korea. All over the continent, they migrate to Africa, while they parasite different birds’ nests. Tracking them using Argos helps understand the similarities and differences between all of them. Main Photo: A male...
Feb 16, 2023 | Birds, Wildlife Monitoring
Eurasian Woodcocks are birds which migrate across Europe. Their studies have long been led using rings, but the advent of small-enough satellite telemetry emitters now enables to follow them all along their migrations, from wintering to breeding sites, and to know...
