List-Post: From: via Tweeters Precedence: list To: "'Tweeters'" Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 20:05:42 -0700 Reply-To: daupperlee@comcast.net Message-ID: <004201db16d3$779f4a00$66ddde00$@comcast.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0043_01DB1698.CB407200" Subject: [Tweeters] Assistance with kestrel project Message: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01DB1698.CB407200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tweeters, I received the following request (in quotes) from a professor and friend on the faculty at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. Although she is a marine biologist, she has been very instrumental in projects involving the enticement of kestrels to berry fields through the placement of nest boxes to help control starling populations. I was involved initially with the research and the methods have been quite successful. "I have a student, Jane Doe, working on a thesis relating to population levels of the American kestrel in lower mainland of BC and northwest Washington State. Beginning in 2007 there has been quite a bit of TWU-related (Trinity Western University) research on this species in the region. Many undergraduate thesis projects were completed during this time, with nearly a hundred nest boxes placed in the lower mainland and Whatcom County (WA), as well as a couple of dozen boxes in the Okanagan region. The long-term project also involved translocation of 21 pre-fledging kestrels from areas of plentiful population in eastern Washington, for release in western Washington under my direction, with appropriate permits. In summer 2022- 2024 three more students, including Jane, made observations on an occupied box near Chilliwack. Unfortunately, we have not had the resources to keep tabs on overall box occupancy per se, and many boxes have since fallen into disrepair. But we do have some anecdotal reports that overall kestrel numbers in our local agricultural areas have increased in this nearly 20-year period. Some attempts have been made to access citizen science data re AMKE sightings, to see if these numbers [at least indirectly] support the idea of AMKE population increase in the region, but we haven't gotten very far with that. Obviously, we have lots of data, and some ideas about where to go with this project. But we'd love some assistance. Would you be interested in working with Jane and me, to give input and brainstorm on this data set?" I'm hoping that someone on our list serve may have some information or a resource regarding this request. Any assistance would be appreciated. Don Aupperlee, DVM ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01DB1698.CB407200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= style>

Tweeters,

 

I received the followi= ng request (in quotes) from a professor and friend on the faculty at Trinit= y Western University in Langley, BC. Although she is a marine biologist, sh= e has been very instrumental in projects involving the enticement of kestre= ls to berry fields through the placement of nest boxes to help control star= ling populations. I was involved initially with the research and the method= s have been quite successful.

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&= #8220;I have a student, Jane Doe, working on a thesis relating to populatio= n levels of the American kestrel in lower mainland of BC and northwest Wash= ington State.  Beginning in 2007 there has been quite a bit of TWU-rel= ated (Trinity Western University) research on this species in the region. M= any undergraduate thesis projects were completed during this time, with nea= rly a hundred nest boxes placed in the lower mainland and Whatcom County (W= A), as well as a couple of dozen boxes in the Okanagan region.

 

The long-term project also invol= ved translocation of 21 pre-fledging kestrels from areas of plentiful popul= ation in eastern Washington, for release in western Washington under my dir= ection, with appropriate permits.

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In summer 2022- 2024 three more students, including Jane, mad= e observations on an occupied box near Chilliwack.

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Unfortunately, we have not had the resources= to keep tabs on overall box occupancy per se, and many boxes have since fa= llen into disrepair. But we do have some anecdotal reports that overall kes= trel numbers in our local agricultural areas have increased in this nearly = 20-year period.  Some attempts have been made to access citizen scienc= e data re AMKE sightings, to see if these numbers [at least indirectly] sup= port the idea of AMKE population increase in the region, but we haven’= ;t gotten very far with that.

 

Obviously, we have lots of data, and some ideas about where to go= with this project. But we’d love some assistance. Would you be inter= ested in working with Jane and me, to give input and brainstorm on this dat= a set?”

 

I’m hoping= that someone on our list serve may have some information or a resource reg= arding this request. Any assistance would be appreciated.=

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Don Aupperlee, DVM

 

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