Evaluation of a Solar-Recharged Micro-GPS Datalogger for Northern Bobwhite in the Rolling Plains of Texas

National Quail Symposium Proceedings Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI:10.7290/nqsp09vdsi

Byron R. Buckley, Rowdy A. White, C. Dabbert

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The use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) transmitters on northern bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus ; hereafter, bobwhite) could increase our understanding of fine-scale movements and habitat use for a declining game bird species. We evaluated solar-recharged micro-GPS dataloggers to determine the effectiveness of the units on free-ranging bobwhite and we conducted a controlled experiment to determine the accuracy of the dataloggers under a variety of canopy cover. We deployed the micro-GPS dataloggers on 25 bobwhites between August 2016 and April 2017 across 4 different ranches in the Rolling Plains of West Texas, USA. Accuracy (± standard error) for the 8 dataloggers across 3 trials for the stationary tests was 25.4 ± 3.8 m. Daily movement of bobwhite averaged 0.96 ± 0.09 km and morning movements averaged 0.49 ± 0.07 km. Average 95% and 50% minimum convex polygons for bobwhite area utilization were 15.2 ha and 3.6 ha, respectively. Our data indicate that solar-recharged micro-GPS dataloggers can be used to monitor bobwhites’ short-term fine-scale movements in West Texas. Citation: Buckley, B. R., R. A. White, and C. B. Dabbert. 2022. Evaluation of a solar-recharged micro-GPS datalogger for northern bobwhite in the Rolling Plains of Texas. National Quail Symposium Proceedings 9:218–224. https:

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全球定位系统(GPS)发射器在北山齿鹑(Colinus virginianus;此后，山齿鹑可以增加我们对一种正在减少的猎鸟物种的精细运动和栖息地利用的理解。我们评估了太阳能充电的微型gps数据采集器，以确定其在自由放养的山齿鹑上的有效性，并进行了对照实验，以确定数据采集器在不同树冠覆盖下的准确性。2016年8月至2017年4月，我们在美国西德克萨斯州滚动平原的4个不同牧场的25只山齿鹑身上部署了微型gps数据记录仪。3次试验中8台数据采集器的精确度(±标准误差)为25.4±3.8 m。山齿鹑日平均活动距离为0.96±0.09公里，晨平均活动距离为0.49±0.07公里。山齿鹑可利用面积95%和50%的最小凸多边形平均值分别为15.2 ha和3.6 ha。我们的数据表明，太阳能充电的微型gps数据记录仪可以用来监测西德克萨斯州短尾山齿鲨的短期精细运动。引用本文:巴克利，B. R.， R. A.怀特和C. B.达伯特。2022。德克萨斯州起伏平原北部山齿鹑太阳能充电微型gps数据记录仪的评估。全国鹌鹑研讨会论文集:218 - 224。https:

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