Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Rachel Vanausdall

Rachel Vanausdall
PhD
Email: rachel.vanausdall@colostate.edu

Research Publications Publication Date
Vanausdall, R. A., W. L. Kendall, D. P. Collins, and Q. R. Hays. 2024. Time of year and weather influence departure decisions of sandhill cranes at a primary stopover. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12:1279279, doi: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1279279. March 2024
Project Completion Date
Spring and fall stopover food resources and land use patterns for Rocky Mountain Population Sandhill Cranes in the San Luis Valley, Colorado (RWO121) September 2023
Spring and fall stopover food resources and land use patterns for RMP Sandhill Cranes in the San Luis Valley, CO December 2023
Presentations Presentation Date
Vanausdall, R. A., W. L. Kendall, and D. P. Collins. 2023. Time of year and weather influence departure decisions of sandhill cranes at a stopover area in south-central Colorado. 30th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Louisville, KY, 5-9 November 2023. November 2023
Vanausdall, R. A., W. L. Kendall, D. P. Collins, and Q. R. Hays. 2022. Greater sandhill crane roost selection and distribution during stopover in Colorado: implications for management in an arid system. 29<sup>th</sup> Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Spokane, WA, 6-10 November, 2022. November 2022
Vanausdall, R. A. and W. L. Kendall. 2025. Energy availability for sandhill cranes during spring and autumn migration in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. 2025 Annual Meeting of the Colorado and Wyoming Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Fort Collins, CO, 4-6 March, 2025 March 2025