The images below were captured during a flight by Sara Mathews to evaluate the effectiveness and impact on birds of using UAS to count birds.

HSU students Jordan Adair and Sara Mathews with Robbie Di Paolo from the Mono Lake committee, prepare to capture images of birds on the surface of Mono Lake.

The image above shows a gull swimming through the foam on the surface of Mono Lake with another bird floating in clear water in the lower right. The shape in the middle of the image is one of the submerged "tufa" formations that Mono Lake is famous for. Click on the image for a high-resolution view.

Image of a gull while in flight. To the left of the gull is another gull floating on the water.