A while back, I was in the field counting murre eggs and nests in windy conditions. The wind wasn’t a problem or anything new; we avoid issues by ducking low to the ground to reduce the impact of the wind and stabilize the scope we use. In those conditions, I Read more…
Hello everyone! Thanks for coming around to my blog again. I’m not sure if any of you have ever experienced the state of “time flies by when you’re having fun” but that has been my state of being these last couple of days. I’ve been busy with the usual surveys Read more…
When spring came to Cordova, there were Varied Thrushes whistling like flutes in the trees, Steller’s Jays squawking harshly, Dusky Geese and Trumpeter Swans honking at Eyak Lake, and of course, large flocks of sandpipers and dunlins whirring past on the mud flats of Hartney Bay. After the nesting period ended Read more…
We walked in the classroom, arranged the activity, and rushed down the hall to pick up the students; we all knew the drill by now! We had a few more students than expected, but after doing this so many times, we came prepared. This was our last day of our Read more…
“Heck yeah” I exclaimed right after being offered to take a Beginners Basics Bird Biology Course. Sure I can name a few birds and know a few terms, but it’s not quite the same as having a more in-depth knowledge about birds. Besides, I no longer had to feel out Read more…
There are a couple sounds I haven’t heard since I’ve moved to Alaska. I haven’t heard sirens. I haven’t heard the steady rumbling of the 60 freeway. I haven’t even heard an ice cream truck or the afternoon call of the elotero man. Alaska, instead, becomes a stage for the Read more…
HONK Immediately, we started giggling. We couldn’t help ourselves. The swan’s honk broke the steady silence of the dark, cold night. We were in a pull-off near Mile 10 on the Copper River Highway and I could see only a few stars speckled here and there in the sky. We Read more…
I thought I knew a great deal about invasive species until I saw a nutria swim across a wetland at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. It was a gorgeous morning without a single cloud in the sky. And no, the immense flock of geese hovering over our heads was Read more…