It could help the Ontario poultry industry to know whether avian influenza is coming from areas in the south where there have been outbreaks of the deadly virus.
The project, in partnership with 50 Ducks, a private company out of Georgia, and the University of Windsor will explore how artificial light affects the behaviour and movements of ducks and geese.
Matthew Olewski, executive director of the Jack Miner Bird Foundation, said this is a continuation of the 115 year tradition of bird banding at Jack Miners.
