Tessa Boucher Email and Phone Number

I conducted two summer Bobwhite Quail monitoring surveys located at Riverby Ranch Mitigation site. I analyzed data collected and wrote seasonal reports.

A major part of my thesis work was to conduct a two year long summer breeding bird survey. I focused on documenting the early succession of bird communities in response to restoration efforts employed in prairie and emergent wetland units at Riverby Ranch Mitigation site. Data collected and analyzed on population abundance and community composition provide useful information on the efficacy of the overall ecological integrity and processes at this restoration site. This required onsite field work all summer long along with additional short seasonal trips throughout the year. I was required to design this project form the ground up because this site had been recently restored and no avian data had been collected in this area. I conducted point count sampling to quantify the avian community and measured habitat features using a Robel pole and Daubenmire Frame. I also employed a field technician to help collect data for my second field season because some funding options opened up.

Mosquito monitoring for Arboviral disease

Imaged, Transcribed, and Geolocated all 14,000+ specimens in the University of North Texas herbarium.

I worked as a research assistant conducting intense summer field work on the Painted Bunting research project. This included using mist nests to trap birds and collect blood samples for further DNA analysis. My role was to aid a graduate student to collect data for her masters thesis. I also collected vegetation data for my own project to identify if Painted Buntings exhibited a preference nest site selection.