The last few weeks have been a blur, consumed by our new favorite activity – sage grouse nest site monitoring.  Sage grouse is the big buzz word around here as the local subspecies may be put on the threatened or endangered list soon. So besides counting males this spring, the Bishop field office put radio collars on a few birds, and as been tracking them as they nest.  Now that the females have left their nests, team Botany gets to get off the bench and get into the thick of it – by monitoring the vegetation around the nests.

All I can tell you is that sage grouse like to nest  in some pretty remote areas. That we have to hike to. With all of our equipment.

An example of sage grouse nesting spots

Its a great way to see some of the most beautiful mountain views, away from everything 🙂