We have developed a Geiger-mode lidar system for detecting individual birds in large flocks and tracking them using a real-time processing system. We present initial results of field tests conducted in North Dakota observing large flocks of red-wing black birds and their predators. We analyze the signals and tracks arising from the birds and from a small UAS in the scene. We also present data from testing in Lawrence, Massachusetts observing American Crows in which we tested a real-time processing system. The exquisite sensitivity and rapid measurement rates achievable with Geiger-mode lidars enable rapid surveillance of airspaces for the detection of small targets (cross section of 100 cm2 at 20 percent reflectivity) at operationally relevant standoff (400 - 800 m) with high revisit rates (5 - 10 Hz). The objective of this demonstration was the tracking of over 1000 birds in a flock occupying a volume of interest of (100 m)3 at a standoff of 400 m. We will present initial results from field campaigns observing red-wing blackbirds, predators and American crows.
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