Raptors of the Rios: Ecology of the Riparian Obligate Birds of Prey in the Trans Pecos (Webinar)

Wildlife Diversity Webinar Series – Raptors of the Rios: Ecology of the Riparian Obligate Birds of Prey in the Trans Pecos

Dr. Clint W. Boal (Professor of Wildlife Ecology, USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Texas Tech University)

Webinar Description:

Raptors are high trophic level predators that are important members of biological communities. Within the Trans-Pecos region of Texas are several raptor species depend on riparian systems for nesting and foraging habitat, three of which are state-threatened species. Little is known for the state threatened species in particular, which I have been studying different aspects of since 2018. I will provide information on the distribution, comparative nesting ecology, habitat, and productivity of multiple raptor species within sampled riparian systems of Jeff Davis, Brewster, and Presidio Counties, the Trans-Pecos. I will then present data from a GPS based study of zone-tailed hawks, providing previously unknown information regarding the species home range size, migration, and winter range.