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A Mother’s Work is Never Done: Using Thermal Imaging to Detect Torpor in Nesting Hummingbirds

By Erich Eberts, Peter J. Auger, Ph.D., Anusha Shankar, PhD, Maria Curley, M.Ed., and Glenn J. Tattersall, PhD
Backed by Dr. Eric Strauss, Rita Crabtree-Kampe, Maggie Crabtree & Glenn Bloiso, Glenn J. Tattersall, PhD, Peter J. Auger, Ph.D., Maria Curley, M.Ed., Katherine Realbuto, Sayalee Wandkar, Satish Kumar, Lisa Crabtree, and 102 other backers
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
BiologyEcology
DOI: 10.18258/8027
Grant: Ornithology
$5,026
Raised of $4,900 Goal
102%
Funded on 12/02/16
Successfully Funded
  • $5,026
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Lab Notes

FLIR Blog Article
May 19, 2017
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Stunning Thermal Images with the FLIR Vue Pro R!
February 3, 2017
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Basics of Hummingbird Nesting and Life Cycle
January 28, 2017
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Nest 1 babies
January 27, 2017
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Hummingbird Babies!
January 17, 2017
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Live Feed from Nest 1!
January 17, 2017
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Hummingbird Nest Searching Tips
January 17, 2017
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First Nest!
January 5, 2017
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​We've Ordered Our First Thermal Camera!
December 13, 2016
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100% Funded!
November 29, 2016
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We're Raffling Off Hummingbird Prizes!
November 17, 2016
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AmA on reddit, hummingbirds!
November 14, 2016
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Sample images of what we can see with thermal imaging
November 4, 2016
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Welcome!
October 28, 2016
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