Golden Eagle Photo Trapping Project.
Super PE. 2016. Golden Eagle Photo Trapping Project.. National Park Service
"The goal of this project is to estimate the size of the population of golden eagles wintering in the Appalachians. To accomplish this goal we will take multiple photographs of individual golden eagles and then use a specially designed software package to identify individuals. Once individuals are identified, photographs can be treated as ""captures"" in a mark-recapture experiment and use these data to estimate abundance. PI is the local manager for a site under a broader project and protocol headed by Dr. Todd Katzner, USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Boise, ID. A monitoring site on the north side of Purchase Knob was kept supplied with hogs from January 12 through February 23. One mature golden eagle visited the site February 15. Other wildlife observed included at least a pair of ravens, a pair of turkey vultures, and a pair of coyotes. At least seven neighborhood hunting dogs also frequented the site."
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- Super, Paul
- Date of Issue
- 2016-10-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, golden eagle, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, image, Origin:External, photo trap, photograph, Purchase Knob, SER, Southeast Region, StudyID:GRSM-01192
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds