Help a student researching Red-Tailed Hawk nests?

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Lauryn Benedict

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May 23, 2022, 2:05:17 PM5/23/22

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Hi CO Birders. A student and I are working on the following project looking at how humans might impact red-tailed hawk nests. Please see the note from that student below and contact them if you know of a Red-tailed Hawk nest that they could survey. Here’s more info about our research lab: https://www.unco.edu/nhs/biology/about-us/benedict-lauryn/lab-home.aspx. We study bird ecology and behavior. Thank you for any help you can offer! - Lauryn Benedict

My name is Ash Austin. I am an undergrad at the University of Northern Colorado conducting research with the help of Dr. Benedict on the effects of human impacts on Red-Tailed Hawk nests. I am looking for confirmed sighting of RTH nests. For my research, I will visually survey all nests that I find for the presence of human materials in the nest, but will not disturb the nests in any way. If you know of a RTH nest, I hope you will share that location with me. It would be especially helpful if you know of the GPS coordinates or can provide an exact location. If that isn't possible then the nearest landmark would also be helpful (such as “the North side of Windsor Lake”). If you have any information, I would love to hear from you. Please contact me at britane...@unco.edu. Thank you for your time.