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Episode #216 Tracking Blue-Winged Teal: Duckling Survival & Predator Impacts with Biologist Grant Rhodes
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In this episode of The North American Waterfowler Podcast, Elliott is joined once again by waterfowl biologist Grant Rhodes. Grant shares updates on his PhD research, including the move from LSU to UC Davis, the switch from Saskatchewan to Manitoba, and what his third field season revealed about blue-winged teal duckling survival.
We dive into how drones are changing brood surveys, the role of predators like ravens, surprising insights into hen and duckling behavior, and what these findings mean for the future of waterfowl management.
Listeners also hear Grant’s story as an…
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