Ridgways’ Rail Release and Monitoring

Three radio-tagged Ridgways Rails were released at Buena Vista Lagoon July 6. They will be monitored via radio telemetry for two months by BVAS volunteers. These birds are listed as Endangered, and historically have lived in the BV Lagoon although numbers have dwindled over the years. They live and breed in the very type of…

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RIDGWAY’S RAIL RELEASE AND MONITORING AT BUENA VISTA LAGOON

BVAS will be participating in the release and monitoring of 10 radio-tagged Ridgway’s rails at Buena Vista Lagoon in July or August.  Teams of volunteers will plot the locations of the rails twice daily for 8 weeks, using radio telemetry equipment.  We’re looking for nature lovers interested in signing up to cover one or more…

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