10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Upon arrival we were given strict and non-flexible rules: never go even one inch off the ice paths, never allow the tiniest piece of litter to escape, never interact in any way with the wildlife, and cause absolutely no environmental damage. Researcher” is a term that should differ greatly from the term “trophy hunter.”

Collecting 240

Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Data collection for the Second Breeding Bird Atlas Project of Pennsylvania took place from 2004 through 2009, roughly twenty years after the first official atlas project, 1983 through 1989. It was a gigantic, innovative project that collected and catalogued massive amounts of data about birds, habitat, and ecological change.

Pennsylvania 227

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 227

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

Rather than collect them on your face, which was what happened initially to Grant, we collected a stick from the forest floor and cleared our way. Ferns were prominent and it was very easy to walk quietly due to all of the damp leaf litter. Imagine a grey peacock…well it’s sort of like that! In the gully!

Parrots 160

Parrots Collecting Litter Transported 160

Animal Person

DECEMBER 21, 2009

I followed his call, but so did Emily The Hunter. Based on whatever data she collected, she’d alter her course and continue her search. Before I could even process his presence and figure out what to do, I heard the scrapes of Emily’s paws on her litter box in the guest room bathroom.

Greyhounds 100

Greyhounds Dogs Ducks Litter 100