Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Satellite Telemetry and Observational Data, Western North America, 1993-1997 ...

• Main Authors: Craig, Erica, Fuller, Mark R, Zarriello, Thomas J., Craig, Tim, Enns, Kyle D, Bell, Tara M., Bates, Kirk, Falvo, Cristiana I, Schueck, Linda S., Everette, Anthony L
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2020
• Subjects: legacy data, data at risk, argos system, annual movements, golden eagles, telemetry, satellite data, birds of prey, Biology, Ecosystems; Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p9qp0tdh; https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a5795b1e4b01e7be245cdcf

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data at Risk (DaR) team partnered with the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) to preserve and release a subset of their golden eagle telemetry data. In the 1990's, researchers from what is now FRESC worked with Boise State University (BSU) and collected telemetry and ground observation data that documented the local and migratory movements and behaviors of golden eagles. Over the course of this study 21 golden eagles in the conterminous western US were captured and marked with Argos platform terminal transmitters (PTTs) and tracked by satellite as they moved between breeding and wintering locations (individuals marked with Argos PTTs and tracked by satellite are referred to as 'satellite-tagged' in this release). Of these 21 satellite-tagged eagles, 10 were also fitted with tail-mounted VHF (very high frequency) transmitters and tracked by radio to allow for behavioral observations (individuals fitted with tail-mounted VHFs and tracked by radio are ...