To find out what Drake students are already doing out there, click here . Depart 2 pm and return before 6 pm. Contact Dr. O'Brien for details. 10 students max. Each spring male Greater Prairie Chickens gather in groups and start their elaborate courtship displays at dawn.
Females move through the group to choose their mate.
This bird is threatened or endangered throughout its remaining range-truly a rare sight. We will locate a site either in southern Iowa, travelling down the Friday night and returning mid-day Saturday. We will camp in tents, weather permitting. Devil's Lake , Baraboo, WI 14 students max. The glaciers missed this part of Wisconsin, and so there are rugged bluffs of ancient rock.