Presentation Year

2022

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Tristen DraperWildlifeUndergraduate Student

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This study was done on Black Brant commonly found in Arcata Bay during migration season. Preliminary camera trap data showed Brant to be utilizing Sand Island in the bay, so I used that to determine the optimal time to use a drone to survey the behavior of the birds. I conducted three different uav flights during the month of April, and obtained approximately 120 photograph stills and 15 videos. From these videos I'm going to count the number of Brant using the island within the timeframe of when the flights were conducted, and then calculate the proportion of birds engaged in gritting behavior- a process where birds swallow sand to help break down food in their gizzard.

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