Larid Research and Conservation

April was a wonderful start to a project that Lindsay Addison and I have been working on since 2017. This year we were able to deploy GPS...

It has been a while since I last posted and I realized that I should everyone updated with ongoing research. As you all can verify, the...

As we enter into a new decade, I feel it is only appropriate to nod my head at the accomplishments of 2019. I ended the year with five...

So I have been home exactly 48 hours and being in the Amazon already feels like a dream. This was my third season and we accomplished a...

Today is our last day in Cusco. The team is all assembled and we are completing final shopping and getting in last minute tourist stuff...

The time is drawing nearer for departure to Manu and I am starting to get really excited to go back. You never realize how much you miss...

A few great things have happened lately that I want to talk about. First, the Elegant Terns I have been tracking all winter made it back...

It is early February and I have already begun the process of planning for fieldwork in the Amazon again. This upcoming season will be...

The Elegant Tern or Charran elegante is a crested tern that is considered by the IUCN to be listed as near threatened due to the fact...

As I sit here writing this blog, I am also quietly jumping for joy! My terns made the re-tern trip to Californa (yes, sorry for the pun)...

The Amazon River basin is a vast area covering about 40% of the South American continent, and it is responsible for about 20% of the...

We are getting ready to hit the road with fundraising for our Amazon Skimmer project! Check it out at https://experiment.com/projects/whe...

Exciting news on the South American Skimmer research front! Garrett MacDonald (Ball State University) and Rose Swift (Cornell University)...

The season is coming to an end for me. I will be jetting my way home to Oklahoma in three short days. The season has been chaotic with...

All of the terns and skimmers are well on their reproductive way. The Elegant Tern colony is the largest it has ever been in San Diego-...

I'm expanding my research activities to include an old favorite of mine, the American Oystercatcher (AMOY). I will be collaborating with...

Exciting things are beginning to happen! I'm making plans for the field season and goodness it is busy! Robert and I will continue...

Happy New Year to everyone reading this blog. Tomasz and I celebrated the end of 2015 by making pizza and dancing at the Deli Bar until...

So it doesn't seem like a whole year has gone by. This year went so quickly with so many things going on in both my professional and...