Honors Program
Honors in Biology
Date of Award
5-2014
Thesis Professor(s)
Fred J. Alsop III
Thesis Professor Department
Biological Sciences
Thesis Reader(s)
James Stewart, Gary Henson
Abstract
American Kestrel Nest Box Programs have been established since the mid 1960’s. The population of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) along nest box trails has decreased by 47 percent since their original implementation. There are existing technologies that can help in the location of prime kestrel habitat (open fields with conspicuous perching locations) along highways, which reduces the amount of labor in searching for new box locations. These technologies can also help increase the efficiency of monitoring and maintaining kestrel nest trail programs. This study provides an example of how Google Maps can be implemented into a kestrel trail and explains the multiple benefits of the integration.
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Harper, Dylan M., "The Integration of Google Maps into American Kestrel, Falco sparvarius, Nest Trail Programs" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 207. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/207
Copyright
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