Bird Tracking Station Installed at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Staff at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary installed a Motus Wildlife Tracking System station in June 2022 as part of Audubon’s Migratory Bird Initiative. Located in the Sanctuary backcountry, the antenna picks up radio signals emitted from birds outfitted with tracking devices if their flight path takes them within seven miles of the tower.

The station joins a growing network of 16 stations in the Audubon network and countless others around the world. The data collected by the antenna is uploaded to a database where researchers who use nanotags or other tracking technology can see the exact date and time when the tagged bird was in the vicinity of a tower.

By monitoring details about the timing and duration of migratory flights for individual birds of many species, scientists can better understand the timing and seasonal duration of migration. The data also informs land managers about birds’ seasonal habitat preferences, helping our staff learn more about the role the Sanctuary plays as a stopover point or passage for migratory birds while filling knowledge gaps across the broader science community.

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