Ryan Evans Email & Phone Number

Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Wyoming

Eagle/Avian use surveys in northwest MO and southwest IAGolden and Bald Eagle surveys in east central WYGreater and Lesser Prairie Chicken surveys in western KS and eastern COAcoustic monitoring, mist-netting and radio-telemetry associated with Indiana Bat presence or probable absence studies in MO, IL, and OH.Bald Eagle aerial winter roost surveys in.

Hitchcock Nature Center Honey Creek, IA

Locating and identifying migrating raptors and entering the data into Hawk Migration Association of America (HMANA) website. Educational outreach with visitors to the nature center.Worked in this position in the falls of 2008 - 2012 as well.

San Diego, CA

Surveying for and conducting demographic research on endangered Least Bell's Vireo.

Northwest Missouri, Northeast And Central Kansas

Conduct avian use surveys focusing on raptors and flight paths, Greater Prairie-Chicken lek surveys, and deployment and servicing of bat detectors.

Hitchcock Nature Center Honey Creek, IA

Invasive species removal by use of chainsaw, brush cutter, and herbicide application. Trail renovation and maintenance using John Deere 5510 Tractor and Bobcat A300.

Northwest Missouri

Conduct avian and bat fatality searches at wind farms located in northwest Missouri.

Missouri Ozarks

Avian nest searching, nest monitoring, nest concealment, and point counts associated with habitat assessment and usage of shortleaf pine restoration in the on Peck Ranch Conservation Area.

Lake Tahoe Area

Avian nest searching, monitoring, concealment, point counts, butterfly surveys, small mammal trapping, and meadow wetness associated with meadow restoration efforts around Lake Tahoe.

Lower Colorado River AZ/CA Border

Mist-netting, banding, sexing, ageing of migratory birds on Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. Radio-telemetry, re-sighting, and foraging observations of Wilson’s warblers.

Newcastle, Wyoming

Writing of survey protocol and field work pertaining to Northern Goshawk, Burrowing Owl, and Mountain Plover. Involved in writing a survey protocol for BLM species of concern by point count method. Setting up these point count transects in the field and manipulating them with GIS software.

Fort Hood, Texas

Demographic research dealing with the Golden-cheeked Warbler on Fort Hood, Texas. Target mist-netting, ageing, sexing, and banding of individual birds. Re-sighting of color banded individuals. Locating and monitoring of nests, nestlings, and fledglings.

Research dealing with spatial distribution and moisture readings of mounds belonging to ants of conservation concern on prairies in Missouri. Research dealing with the western prairie fringed orchid on three high quality prairies in Missouri. Research dealing with a 10+ year study concerning the Tumbling Creek Cave Snail (Antrobius sp.), and accompanying.

Vegetation data recording and plant identification in conjunction with a project to determine plant distribution in various successional stages of a created chute of the Missouri River. Avian point counts in prairie, forest, and riparian habitat types. Literature research and data analysis.

Central Arizona

Peregrine falcon eyrie observation. Exposure to mist-netting, trapping, banding and various morphological measurements taken on bat species. Bat box erection and monitoring. Radio-telemetry tracking of Merriam’s turkey. Vegetation measurements to determine habitat preferences of bats and turkeys. Desert tortoise transect surveys and capture for processing.