{"id":1659,"date":"2019-07-09T21:57:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T03:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/?p=1659"},"modified":"2019-07-12T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T20:21:16","slug":"busy-furry-days-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/2019\/07\/09\/busy-furry-days-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"busy \/ furry days ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So much time in the field this week! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending a windy \/ rainy Monday setting traps on the West Knoll of Niwot Ridge, we had our hands full of pikas on the first day of trapping season! I learned how to assemble and position traps in the field yesterday, which involves a lot of strategic rock positioning and frankly reminded me a little of building rock dams .. totally different setting, totally different purpose, still dependent on finding the best fit in variable conditions : )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning, Ashley, Airy, Emma, Coco and I all met Chris and Max up at the West Knoll for trapping. We checked each trap (there were 20 in total) and each crew member stopped to sit with a pika if the trap was holding a calm, previously untagged animal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all, we found T E N pikas and took data\/samples from S I X. This might sound like a tiny sample size for folks involved in microbiology  and other sciences, but I can assure you that this is a considerable number for the first day of the season. It&#8217;s also extremely exciting if you consider that the outlook for pika survival this season was &#8230; a little grim &#8230; after a late winter snow onset and very prolonged snowpack into the growing \/ haying season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>pictures to come &#8211; everyone had their hands full in an intense and coordinated effort to collect good data without stressing or harming our favorite alpine lagomorph.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-reu-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1667\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/2019\/07\/09\/busy-furry-days-ahead\/claire-atkins-reu\/#main\" class=\"wp-image-1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-reu-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-reu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-reu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-reu.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>i truly love these mountains;<br>here is the proof<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/pika-release-claire-atkins-1-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/pika-release-claire-atkins-1-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/pika-release-claire-atkins-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/pika-release-claire-atkins-1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/pika-release-claire-atkins-1-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>i am constantly amazed by these animals;<br>here is the proof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/minyue-hu-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1670\" class=\"wp-image-1670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/minyue-hu-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/minyue-hu-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/minyue-hu-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/minyue-hu-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption>science is so fun;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1671\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/2019\/07\/09\/busy-furry-days-ahead\/claire-atkins-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1\/#main\" class=\"wp-image-1671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/reccs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/07\/claire-atkins-sleds-in-niwot-trough-1-1.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption>here is the proof<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; photos courtesy of Dr Chris Ray &amp; Ashley Whipple, July 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So much time in the field this week! After spending a windy \/ rainy Monday setting traps on the West Knoll of Niwot Ridge, we had our hands full of pikas on the first day of trapping season! 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