Second PinPoint returned!

Jul 11, 2019

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Second PinPoint returned!We recovered our second PinPoint GPS from a breeding male that returned to the study site from migration. This device collected over 60 fixes during fall migration, wintering, and spring migration. The individual that carried the PinPoint has no signs of feather matting, no sores, and is a very healthy weight (slightly heavy for a male this time of year). We're still out lure netting for PinPoints every week, and we expect to recover a few more before the season is over!
 

Angie, O. William Bruins, and 6 others like this.

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O. William BruinsBacker

Will you ever publish a map of the routes?

Jul 11, 20190

Eliza D SteinResearcher

Yes! Our goal is to collect a few more seasons of returned PinPoints before publishing.

Aug 13, 20190

Angie NanesBacker

What great news! Keep up the good work! Angie from O H I O

Jul 11, 20190

About This Project

Where do flammulated owls go in the winter?

Colorado College

The presence of Flammulated Owls indicates ecosystem health in the Rocky Mountains. In the fall, "flams" leave their northern breeding grounds to over-winter in Central America, relying on islands of pine forest to sustain them along the way. Researchers still don't know exactly where these stopover habitats are. GPS devices attached to individual flams show precise locations of migratory birds during their fall and spring migration.