Lotek telemetry systems for tracking avian species

Monitoring Avian Species

Species | Options | Sample studies
Types of Research | Recommended products | How can we help?

Lotek's product line includes a number of devices for ornithologists wishing to monitor birds in the air or in the water. We offer a growing number of radio receiver, datalogger, transmitter and archival tag solutions that are ideally suited to avian research.

Species

Lotek's radio and archival technology have been used to study a variety of bird species. The list includes Western Sandpipers, Red Knots, Northern Fulmars, California Condors, Sooty Shearwaters, Bald Eagles, Thick-billed Murres, Mallards, and many more.

Options

Radio transmitters can be digitally encoded, allowing over 500 birds to be uniquely identified on the same frequency. Conventional "beeper" transmitters are also available.

Radio receivers can be used for automatic remote datalogging and downloading or for manual tracking.

Archival tags provide temperature and dive depth profile information. Archival tags providing geolocation information, also known as Global Location Sensing or GLS tags, are also available.

Contact one of our experts for details.

Sample studies

Migration tracks of Sooty Shearwaters:

Using Lotek LTD 2400 archival tags, researchers have revealed for the first time the extraordinary migrations of the sooty shearwater seabird. Click the image above to view the full research article (PDF), or see our news section for more info and links.
Seabird foraging behaviour: publication
Location and timing of staging areas for Western Sandpipers
Diving performance of Thick-billed Murres
Parental attendance of Red Knots during chick rearing

Types of research

Lotek's telemetry instruments can monitor bird location, temperature, pressure/depth and light. This means that a variety of study questions can be addressed. Some examples include:

Movement patterns within a breeding territory
Diving patterns in relation to fisheries operations
Determination of migratory routes and staging areas
Ambient environmental temperature at roost sites

Recommended Products

Radio telemetry solutions
Radio Receivers	SRX 600: Datalogging or manual tracking receiver for coded transmitters SRX 400: Datalogging or manual tracking receiver for coded and beeper transmitters Biotracker: wide band waterproof receiver
Transmitters	Avian NanoTag series (PDF): Smallest coded transmitters. Avian models include ANTC-M-1, ANTC-M-2, ANTC-M-3. MCFT series: Microprocessor coded transmitters Customized beeper tags (PDF) : Appropriate for warblers to eagles; designed by our sister company Biotrack (www.biotrack.co.uk).
Archival tagging solutions
Geolocation Tags (a.k.a. Global Location Sensing / GLS tags)	LAT 2000 Series: Includes LAT2500 & LAT2510
Temperature and Depth Recording Tags	LAT 1000 Series: Includes LAT1400, LAT1410, LAT1500

How can we help?

Lotek offers a wide choice of receiver configurations, transmitters, archival tags and accessories. If you are at all uncertain about which technology might best serve your study, we'd be glad to help you sort through the options to select the best system for your research needs.

In fact, the telemetry system design most suitable for a particular study is dependent upon a range of application-specific factors. We invite you to contact us for answers to your questions. Our application specialists will be happy to discuss individual tracking system requirements with you in detail, and assist you through all the stages of your project planning to ensure that your system design and data gathering capabilities are optimized for your study.

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