Two Liberty University faculty members, Dr. Gene Sattler (Department of Biology and Chemistry) and Dr. David Snead (Department of History), have been presented the Provost Award for Excellence in Research Mentorship by Liberty’s Center for Research & Scholarship (CRS). The.
Saw-Whet Owl Research Gives Students Hands-On Experience With Wildlife
A professor and two students stood around a small object tangled in a thin, barely visible net in the cool November night air.
“How about the scissors first. Come in here and snip that thread first,” Dr. Gene Sattler, professor of biology at Liberty, said. “Now take the crochet hook and catch those few threads and go the other way, up here, and we are going to take it right off the wing.”
After a few minutes of meticulous pulling, cutting, twisting and turning, a saw-whet owl emerged from the net, wide-eyed and beak snapping in defense. Another student came in to hold the owl, gripping the legs right at the body. The owl flapped its wings a few times before settling into its new perch.