Hey ya'll! So, yes, I'll be signing off of this blog for awhile. I'm headed to Costa Rica, where I'll be working at the Saladero Ecolodge on the Gulfo Dulce. At this waterfront destination, accessible only by boat, my job ...

Happy Multimedia Monday, all! I treat you to a seabird photo collage of pictures from past years working on Project Puffin's Seabird Restoration Program. :) ...

Whelp, I'm back! Left the seabird island yesterday and hardly had a chance to wave goodbye as the USFWS boat motored us eastward before the rocky island was swallowed by thick, ravenous fog. I was sad to leave but when ...

Being back on Seal Island, a 66-acre spit of land more than 20 miles off the coast of Maine, I feel like I've returned to paradise. But while this beautiful island, rich with life, appears at first glance to be ...

Since I only rolled into Seal for just the post-season this year, I thought I’d brush up on the deets of what went on this summer with our beloved terns and puffins as well as the guillemots, razorbills, eiders and ...

I am thrilled to bid you good day from 23 miles off into the Atlantic Ocean where I will be living for the next two weeks on a remote island off the coast of Maine. I am here thanks to ...

Just because I'm immensely proud to have been a part of this, not to mention wanting to toot–ugh I hate clichés–my own horn, but.. I was honored to have the opportunity to be this week's featured guest poster on the ...

For our next foray into the Pining for the Field series, I’ll take a look back to 2006 when I travelled to Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge to study Smooth-billed Anis. I remember flying into the airport and the air was ...

First off, I’m going to ruin a childhood surety. Are you ready? Brace yourself.. There is no such thing as a seagull. The very word makes any seasoned birder shudder. In fact, no such creature exists. Except, that is, in ...