Semipalmated Plover roosting 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...
Check out all of the information about the 2016 internships and apply soon! Candidates are being hired as qualified applications are received!...
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. ...
My shorebird surveys wouldn't have been the adventure it was if it wasn't for my volunteers. Rain or hail (slight exaggeration, there were a few sunny days) my volunteers stuck it out with me because as they've said, "After all, we are Alaskans." Translation: 40mph...
Okay. So there's not really such a thing as quicksand. But spend a couple of hours trekking across the MacIntyre Simpson marshes, and you might start to question the validity of quicksand being deemed an urban legend. And if you ever get the chance to...
As I write “Week 13” I am shocked how many weeks have gone by since all the interns departed from the training in San Diego. Throughout these past weeks I have grown to become a better citizen scientist and an environmental educator. Every work day...
It's incredible how marked the difference in climate is with only a few hours of driving distance from the coast. For all of the days I spent dancing in the rain of Newport, I am now tanning in the endless sunshine of Oregon's central valley....
(Traducción al español esta abajo de la sección en ingles) Wow! I have been given the honor to work with the CALIDRIS Association from mid September to early November! Calidris is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Cali, Colombia. Originally formed by biology students fresh out of college along with the guidance of their...