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URL:https://vffn.ca/events/presentation-woodpecker-project-with-tanya-lusz
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Studying Lewis’s Woodpeckers and other species with
  Tanya Luszcz
DESCRIPTION:The global population of Lewis’s Woodpecker is showing signif
 icant declines and the loss of wintering habitat (oak woodlands and their 
 acorns) in the pine-oak ecosystems of southern Oregon to northern Baja Cal
 ifornia and Mexico maybe as important to population declines as the loss o
 f breeding habitat. However\, the population-specific migration routes and
  wintering areas are unknown\, making it challenging to assess the relativ
 e importance of breeding and wintering habitat loss on population declines
 . Using the Motus wildlife tracking system\, we propose to to determine po
 st-fledging habitat use\, migration timing and routes\, and overwintering 
 sites for Lewis’s Woodpecker that breed in British Columbia (BC). We wil
 l collaborate with US colleagues who have already started studying migrato
 ry connectivity of this species. To date\, we have deployed nine Motus sta
 tions across BC’s southern interior from the Similkameen to the East Koo
 tenay. Tanya will speak about this proposed study and the other projects t
 hat are benefiting from the southern interior Motus network.\n\nBio:\n\nTa
 nya works as Species at Risk Monitoring Biologist with the Canadian Wildli
 fe Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Her current priority s
 pecies include interior migratory birds that are also species at risk\, as
  well as bats. She also continues to work with partners in reducing impact
 s of outdoor roaming cats on birds and other wildlife. In her spare time\,
  Tanya is a member of the board of the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation A
 lliance\, where she coordinates nature-based school programs and leads som
 e tours for the Meadowlark Festival. Born and raised in BC\, Tanya current
 ly lives in Penticton BC and in her spare time\, she likes to hike\, mount
 ain bike\, cross county ski\, and garden.
CATEGORIES:Meeting
LOCATION:Riverside Centre\, 118 Old Hedley Road\, Princeton\, British Colum
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