Radar Ecology

Doppler weather radar capabilities and its increased accessibility have presented new opportunities for tracking animal movements with radar ecology offers instantaneous, quantitative information, making it easier for scientists to understand where animals are moving and why. Listed below are examples of USGS scientists using radar ecology to learn about bird movements.

• Advancing Migratory Bird Conservation and Management by Using Radar: An Interagency Collaboration. USGS Open-File Report in Collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Download the File. (1226 KB, PDF--get Adobe Reader) (FORT) (also related to Birds)

• Godwits on the Go: Using Satellite Technology to Track Migrating Marbled Godwits (FORT) (also related to Birds, Imperiled Species)

• Method Development for Determining Causes, Timing, and Magnitude of Mortality of Common Loon Chicks in Northern Wisconsin (UMESC) (also related to Birds, Wildlife Health)

• Radar Ecology to Study Migratory Songbirds Along Louisiana and Texas Coasts (NWRC) (also related to Birds)

• Using Radar to Advance Migratory Bird Management (FORT) (also related to Birds)

• Using Radar to Advance Migratory Bird Management: An Interagency Collaboration. Fact Sheet. Download the File. (229 KB, PDF--get Adobe Reader) (FORT) (also related to Birds)