We were very fortunate to receive a grant from Mohamad bin Zayed Conservation fund in October 2024. It was too late to start studies in that season as breeding was already well underway, and the species migrates north in March, but we plan to start in the Argentine spring of 2025 (late Sept/Oct)The grant will help us to study the species using nest/egg counts with volunteers that will monitor the nests. We have already purchased 4 Gardepro camera traps plus mounts that are very wide angle and work well with nests. We have asked a team of bird ringers from Tucoman University to come and ring the adults before they start breeding, using coloured rings to help identify the individual as well as metal rings.The grant will also help us maintain our habitat for this and other grassland/wetland species by repairing fences that were burnt in the wildfires of 2022, in order to keep out neighbour's livestock, which is very detrimental to breeding for our species. We have already started on this process.Due to climate change, we need to cut or burn areas that are vulnerable to wildfires in the autumn/early winter, after breeding is completed. This will be completed during the next 2 months.