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Approving Request from Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance to install sound collection devices at Warner Park
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Southern WI Bird Alliance is requesting to install sound collection devices, attaching them to a tree or post on the island where the eagle nest is, near where wildlife is, but inaccessible for a passerby to mess with it.
The units will be battery-powered and the data stored on an SD card. Once the units are in place, we will have a volunteer use a canoe to paddle out to the units once a week to replace the batteries and swap out the SD cards. WBA has the volunteers, canoe, and equipment all arranged. They also carry insurance for their volunteers.
They would like to install the units in mid-June, and they will remove them after the final fireworks show in August. Once the data are collected, they'll be analyzed and summarized, and results shared with the city and Mallards. They seek to be partners in understanding the situation and provide ideas for solutions, if needed.