Master of Science in Raptor Biology student Solai Le Fay is in the thick of summer research, studying burrowing owl colonies in north-central Oregon to determine direct and indirect effects of weather on nesting productivity and adult owl survival. Le Fay’s research is supported by the Boise State University Raptor Research Center and a National Science Foundation grant, and she collaborates with the Oregon Military Department, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and other wildlife researchers.
Read more about Le Fay’s work from the perspective of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Visual Information Distribution Service in “Oregon National Guard’s Rees Training Center Hosts Nation’s Most Successful Burrowing Owl Colony.”
Burrowing owls are handled with permits and ethical review.