*Why are Wild Turkey's so Successful in Urban Areas? * By Karl Tinsley, University of Minnesota
Join us to hear about Karl’s research on urban Wild Turkeys home ranges and successful versus unsuccessful nest sites. "I am conducting a telemetry study examining the behavioral response of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) to the urban environment. My research investigates the influence of available habitat types and landscape features have on home range characteristics and nesting success. Therefore, I am examining home range and habitat usage of the birds in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, including both annual and seasonal home range characteristics for differences between urban individuals and individuals in more rural or natural settings. I am also examining nest site characteristics of successful nests, comparing them with unsuccessful nest sites and non-use areas. It is expected this research will provide a greater understanding of the response of species to fragmented ecosystems, as well as a basic understanding of urban wild turkey ecology." * When: *Please join us May 24th from *7:00-7:30 pm *to socialize over cookies. A brief business meeting and the featured speaker begin at *7:30 pm *. The meeting will conclude before 9:00 pm. Meeting is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, first come, first seated. But, this is not anticipated to be a problem. * Where: *Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington. Take Hwy 494 to 34th Ave. Go south to American Blvd; turn left and go 2 blocks. Center will be on your right. * Public Transit: *Accessible by Hiawatha Light Rail line, The Visitor Center is a couple of blocks from the American Blvd. stop. -- Steve Weston MRVAC Program Chair swest...@comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
