Ovenbird Pinpoint-GPS Tracker Retrieval: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
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- Ovenbird Pinpoint-GPS Tracker Retrieval: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
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- Read more in Scientific Reports: http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150609/srep11069/full/srep11069.html For the first time, researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Migratory Bird Center have tracked small migratory ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla) to their tropical wintering grounds with unparalleled accuracy which significantly improves our understanding of migratory connectivity. Understanding migratory connectivity is key to future conservation efforts. SCBI scientists have studied migration patterns of birds for decades. However, their studies are often hampered by their equipment: tracking tags were often too large for small birds, and too unwieldy, expensive or unreliable. Now, SCBI scientists Michael Hallworth and Peter Marra, reporting in Scientific Reports, have now tested a new pinpoint GPS tag device that tracks migratory birds more reliably than ever before. The miniaturized pinpoint GPS tags give the birds’ location with extraordinary accuracy: within about 10 meters (33 feet), rather than 150 to 200 kilometers (93-124 miles) from light-level geolocators.
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- 2 min 16 sec
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