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(The Center Square) - How should researchers measure the populations of migratory birds? Researchers developed an idea around a campfire that was put to the test for the first time in Bosque Del Apache earlier this month, according to the University of New Mexico.

(The Center Square) - How should researchers measure the populations of migratory birds? Researchers developed an idea around a campfire that was put to the test for the first time

An idea to simplify how migratory populations of ducks, geese and cranes are counted first hatched around a campfire. The project took flight in Bosque Del Apache earlier this month for its first-ever waterfowl survey. Every winter, wildlife managers...

For her PhD research, University of New Mexico graduate student Rowan Converse is part of the team using new tech to better understand wildlife passing through New Mexico. The Drones for Ducks program is using drones and machine learning to record birds migrating through New Mexico's Bosque del Apache, near Socorro.