Separate Vacations
Scientific Data Table
On June 4th, 1996, scientists temporarily captured two Osprey mates
at their nest in Mutnomah County, Oregon. They named the female X2, and
the male X3. Small sensors were placed on the birds that would allow them
to be tracked by satellites. Once they were set free again, satellites were
then used to determine the location of each bird. Contained in the table on
the following page are some of the latitude and longitude readings that were
recorded for female X2 and male X3. As you explored in earlier activities,
latitude and longitude act like a large grid system that help identify specific
locations on a map.
The data in the table indicates the locations of female X2 and male
X3 on 15 different days during 1996 and 1997. Whenever possible, data
from the exact same day was used in each row. As you will see, however, on
certain days, the satellites could only identify the location of one of the
birds. When that happened, the next closest data available (usually within a
day or two) was used.
After examining the Scientific Data Table below, answer the
Separate Vacations "Scientific Data Table Questions".
Data Table for Osprey Mates X2 and X3
DATA
OSPREY
DATE
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
LOCATION
#1
Female X2
Male X3
6/14/96
6/15/96
46N
46N
122W
122W
Columbia River, OR
Columbia River, OR
#2
Female X2
Male X3
7/04/96
7/05/96
46N
46N
122W
122W
Columbia River, OR
Columbia River, OR
#3
Female X2
Male X3
8/23/96
8/26/96
45N
46N
122W
122W
Columbia River, OR
Columbia River, OR
#4
Female X2
Male X3
9/02/96
9/02/96
39N
Unknown
121W
Unknown
Chico, CA
Unknown
#5
Female X2
Male X3
9/12/96
9/16/96
22N
45N
105W
122W
Mazatlan, Mexico
Columbia River, OR
#6
Female X2
Male X3
9/22/96
9/26/96
22N
28N
105W
98W
Mazatlan, Mexico
McAllen, TX
#7
Female X2
Male X3
9/26/96
9/26/96
Unknown
26N
Unknown
108W
Unknown
Sinaloa, Mexico
#8
Female X2
Male X3
11/20/96
11/17/96
22N
26N
105W
108W
Mazatlan,Mexico
Sinaloa, Mexico
#9
Female X2
Male X3
12/20/96
12/19/96
22N
26N
105W
108W
Mazatlan, Mexico
Sinaloa Mexico
#10
Female X2
Male X3
3/15/97
3/14/97
22N
26N
105W
108W
Mazatlan, Mexico
Sinaloa, Mexico
Female X2
3/22/97
32N
112W
Male X3
3/24/97
26N
108W
Mexico/Arizona
Border
Sinaloa Mexico
#12
Female X2
Male X3
3/25/97
3/24/97
36N
26N
121W
108W
S.W. of Fresno, CA
Sinaloa Mexico
#13
Female X2
Male X3
3/28/97
3/28/97
44N
29N
123W
112W
South of Eugene, OR
N.W. of Sonora,
Mexico
#14
Female X2
Male X3
3/31/97
3/31/97
46N
38N
122W
121W
Columbia River, OR
E. of San Francisco,
CA
#15
Female X2
Male X3
4/07/97
4/07/97
46N
46N
122W
122W
Columbia River, OR
Columbia River, OR
#11