By Research Department on
1/19/2008 6:13 PM
I'm writing this chapter after an pulling an all-nighter, banding all-nighter, that is. When I left off last the team (11 of us) was just off to set up mist nets on the mud flats at Bahia Lomas. At the catching site we meet up with a team of biologists from Chile's Department of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG in Chilean) and US Department of Agriculture who are here to collect fecal and saliva samples to check for avian influenza.
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By Research Department on
1/14/2008 4:34 PM
Successful expeditions to catch sandpipers, whether they occur in South or North America, takes considerable work. My take on it that the effort ratio is 90% preparation, 10% execution. The better the preparation, the greater the probability of success. A little luck never hurts either...
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By Research Department on
1/13/2008 11:58 AM
Our trek to Tierra del Fuego (means "Land of Fire" in Spanish) to monitor Red Knot populations on their wintering grounds began today. For me it started with a 90 mile drive to Philadelphia International Airport from my house in Atlantic County, NJ. Here I met up with my colleagues, Larry Niles, Amanda Dey and Steve Gates, who drove a similar distance from the Trenton/Princeton area.
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By Research Department on
1/12/2008 10:11 PM
The mass migration of birds every spring and fall ranks among the greatest of natural wonders on our planet. Of the many avian species that migrate, a few make spectacular journeys that set them apart from their globetrotting counterparts. These marathon migrants cover many thousands of miles, sometimes non stop, over open oceans, deserts, mountain peaks and inhospitable terrain. ...
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