I spy a quail chick waiting on mom to scout the area

I really have to invest in a tripod. Momma singing it this morning 🎶🔊

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Morning stroll Prairie Wildlife

SECOND BOBWHITE BOOTCAMP A SUCCESS! Over forty wildlife professionals gathered at Prairie Wildlife in West Point, Mississippi for a second Working Lands for Wildlife Bobwhite Framework Training bit.ly/3zxo8AN #TheHabitatOrganization #quailforver

Great showing by MSU Forest Resources WFA at #TWS2022. And we're actually missing a couple of folks in this photo!

First conference presentation ✔️ such a fantastic time hanging out with the MSU crew and getting to meet so many amazing new people! #TWS2022 Mark McConnell Kristine Evans Ray Iglay

Successfully defend thesis ✔️🎉🐥 Mark McConnell Ray Iglay Kristine Evans

We are proud to introduce the Central Grasslands Assessment Map. This map will help guide the improvement and health of our grasslands from degraded and fragmented to thriving, productive lands for both people and wildlife. ow.ly/fUle50LYFwI

Black Hills South Dakota, here I come! Though I don't *technically* graduate until Spring, I will be starting a new job as a Private Lands Wildlife Biologist after the holidays! Excited for what the future holds! Mark McConnell Prairie Wildlife

A nice South Dakota welcoming

From capture -> radio collar -> building nest -> incubating for 23 days -> hatch -> leaving nest with cutest lil chicks

I owe it to Prairie Wildlife , Mark McConnell , and Olivia Lappin for the opportunities I had to develop my love for bobwhite on this property. Mr Jimmy is a very well deserved recipient!

Such a fun day constructing bluebird boxes with a group of students from 5 different rural schools in SD. It's not everyday young students get to work with hammers and nails in school to build something for the birds!

Didn't fly back to Mississippi to walk at graduation but today I get to call myself an official Master of Science 🐾🐤

Doing their lil dancy dance #sharptailedgrouse

Could watch upland birds run all day... just goofy...

My first first-author paper is live! We studied breeding season roost site selection of northern bobwhite and provide further evidence of the importance of proper habitat management for bobwhite population persistence.