VARC Research Projects (Links)
Motus Projects
– Swainson’s Thrush – Molt Migration
– Northern Saw-whet Owl – Migration Movements
Migration Monitoring
– Mist-net monitoring of migratory activity
Raptor Monitoring and Banding
– Improving the understanding of raptors migrating in British Columbia
Thermal Imaging
– accessing the abundance and diversity of birds using agricultural set-aside fields in Delta for nighttime roosting
Hummingbirds
– Investigating pesticide residues in hummingbirds
Juvenile Birds
– Post-breeding monitoring of juvenile birds
Bird Surveys
– Transect surveys of bird abundance
Breeding Bird Activity
– Monitoring of breeding bird activity
RFID Research – Tree Swallows
– Remote sensing of swallow breeding activity
