Duck count studies numbers and behavior with drones flying above them
Working with Ducks Unlimited staff and others, UND graduate student Mason Ryckman spent much of last summer on DU’s Coteau Ranch and adjacent Davis Ranch, which is owned by The Nature Conservancy, counting duck pairs, locating and tallying nests and studying how ducks behave when a drone passes overhead.
Written By: Brad Dokken
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UND junior Cailey Isaacson (left) and UND graduate student Mason Ryckman with a quadcopter drone they used to observe duck behavior as part of a research project in central North Dakota to determine the effectiveness of using drones to survey ducks. Ducks Unlimited also is a partner in the project. (Photo courtesy of Susan Felege, UND)