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Kerncrest Audubon Presents MOTUS
MOTUS is an international network of antenna stations to detect signals of animals carrying tiny transmitters called tags. The data collected from these stations are collected and made available for studies of how animals (mostly birds and bats) move about the Earth. Kerncrest Audubon and the Maturango Museum have installed a MOTUS antenna array at the museum.
The presentation by Dr. Patrick Lorch of the Southern Sierra Research Station is titled “Using Modern Tech to Track Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoos in The Kern River Valley”.
After a decade doing academic research and teaching, that included radio tracking insects with the USDA, Pat moved to working with the Motus wildlife tracking system. After setting up over 58 Motus stations, Pat has tons of experience with planning and constructing Motus stations as well as with data management and analysis. At SSRS, he’s leading our Motus station projects, assisting with data analysis, and grant applications aimed at strengthening the role the station plays in regional conservation.