CJ has been on the first big adventure of his life. Short trips taken thus far have included: bike riding near Mt. Lassen peak, climbing and summiting Mt. Shasta,without even crampons, and a trip…
Polar bears are impressive creatures. They are the world’s largest land carnivores, whose habitat is dispersed over the annual ice in Polar Regions. An average adult male weighs between 500 to 900…
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell University, Rachael knew she wasn’t ready to continue on to an advanced degree. With lots of questions left surrounding ecological systems…
Jerome Fort is a PhD student at the DEPE (Département d’Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie) lab and is funded by the University of Strasbourg located in Strasbourg, France. He is conducting some of…
Here is a chart of chick growth as of July 28. Slashes indicate data points that were not able to be collected, due to chicks too far back in the nesting crevice to be taken out. (Some of these…
A select group of people are born knowing what career will drive them forward; others take a long, winding pathway to get to find what they truly love.
Ann Harding falls into the second category.…
Observation of Parental Behavior
One plot was label for attendance recording. In this area, eleven pairs of parents were successfully caught and marked, along with their nests. One unpaired parent…
The babies are growing!
Yesterday, Jerome and Ewan continued their chick growth data collection. Chicks would only be gently removed when they were at least five days old. At this point the chick…
We are collecting data on chick growth. Chicks are measured every 3 days until they fledge about 21-28 days old. The graph below shows mass gain of chicks at Kap Höegh in 2005 and 2006. Little…
...it's bird poop! When thousands of birds become startled and soar as a squadron overhead, they leave behind evidence of their flight. On us, around us, on our gear, and in our hair.
Ann Harding…
Ewan is the birder among the team, although everyone else here is also interested in species identification. He has been birding since the age of 10 (is currently 22) and carries a banding kit and…
Are we ready yet?
A trip to collect data is no minor feat. If I dash off to school, I have my schoolwork snuggled in my pack, grab the wallet, yell for help to find out where I tossed my keys the…
