anyone know of small (~$500 - $2k) grants that fund interdisciplinary projects in art & field ecology / ornithology? I have two projects in mind: an exhibit on bird-window strikes at UMASS and a short film on shorebird migration in Alaska.
this is a long-billed dowitcher 4 fun
Mrs. Bond(E07) fighting with neighbor W20 for the best territory next to a lapwing's nest, or does she want to hijack her husband...? Unbelievable what a spirit for my oldest(18yr) #redshank in my 25year studying #redshanks! @GlobalFlyway@WaderStudy@niooknaw@waderquest
We got one! Update from the LEYE: one bird from the AK Peninsula is seeming like it'll winter in the Pacific. Others are heading across the Gulf of MX to Central America and Caribbean islands.
Oh boy, it might be happening. Lesser Yellowlegs we put transmitters on in King Salmon, AK are departing the breeding ground - will they continue down different flyways?? Stay tuned...
Read all about the Greater Yellowlegs that flew in from Alaska and has been hanging out in the #LARiver for a month! --> https://t.co/0QFOQ3JvPZ By @rozybathrick of @UMassAmherst
Compared to the population we're tracking from the interior, the Peninsula breeding birds are showing more variation in their initial departure (timing and destination). Seems that the Gulf offers some options...could be wind access?
Shorebird tracking in Alaska - field tech position open! I am hiring one early-career assistant to help with fieldwork from mid-May - early July in southwest AK.
Apply here - review begins 3/14. ๐งตhttps://t.co/FcauTaaSOf
field sites will be varied, and our team will move around southwest AK quite a bit - so strong applicants will also have good organizational and planning skills to help with the many logistics of field prep
applicant will work alongside myself (1st year PhD student in the Senner Lab at UMass) and one UMass undergraduate student. we will be nest searching for Yellowlegs spp. and deploying tracking transmitters on breeding adults.
bird handling experience not required - more important is a sense of humor about long days of bog-tromping, contribution to a healthy and safe working/living environment, and an interest in the natural history of mosquitoes