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UNK researchers use grape jelly to study oriole migration

June 5, 2019 by gottulatm

UNK associate professor of biology Letty Reichart releases an oriole after the bird was documented last week during a research project along the Platte River near Gibbon. Reichart and her students have been studying orioles and their migration habits since 2015. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

Surprised by the number of orioles lured into his yard by grape jelly, Gary Lingle decided to start counting the hungry visitors.  In 2015, he invited UNK associate professor of biology Letty Reichart to join the project, and they’ve been working together since. By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications GIBBON – The research project started with an odd question. How many birds does it take to eat 2 pounds of grape jelly? That’s what retired ornithologist Gary Lingle … [Read more...] about UNK researchers use grape jelly to study oriole migration

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: birds, Gary Lingle, Jonathan Wentz, Letty Reichart, Luke Hamilton, Migration, orioles, Platte River, research, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

$230K grant allows UNK’s Mary Harner to expand river research

September 5, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney associate professor of communication and biology Mary Harner was recently awarded a $230,932 research fellowship for a project that aims to enhance the public’s understanding of river systems and their importance as a global resource. The National Science Foundation grant, awarded through the federal Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will fund a collaboration between UNK and the University of … [Read more...] about $230K grant allows UNK’s Mary Harner to expand river research

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: EPSCOR, Mary Harner, National Science Foundation, Platte Basin Timelapse, Platte River, River Systems

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