Surveys!

This blog post has been in the works for a while. By “in the works” I mean I would often think of what to write about, for a whole month from March 26 – April 26, while running over potholes and sloshing through puddles of rainwater in my research vehicles (plural, yes. Car breakdowns were…

Spying on Birds

“So, like, what do you do every day?” I get asked this often and I’m not always sure how to explain it to people without pictures at hand or infinite patience for follow-up questions. So, in this blog post, with the benefit of time to pick the right words and theoretically infinite space to write…

Why, What, Where

Trying to write the first blog post of a new endeavor is overwhelming. There is so much to say, but it needs to be organized into some sort of framework that makes sense. So, for now I will withhold the charismatic animal photos and fieldwork anecdotes, and first try to explain where I am and…

Up and at It Again

Hi there! It’s been a while. Since my last post, at the end of fieldwork in Australia, I graduated from college, published a paper about my work at Shoals Marine Lab, spent a couple of years doing field jobs (+ filming birds) and office jobs (was assistant editor on this awesome film about Philippine Eagles),…