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Nov 6, 2020
1 min

It's been too long!

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 u...

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Kate Goodenough

Jan 20, 2020
2 min

End of a decade

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 pa...

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Kate Goodenough

Oct 9, 2018
1 min

Post-season notes

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 l...

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Kate Goodenough

Jul 15, 2018
1 min

Tomorrow to Atalaya!

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 f...

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The countdown has begun T-minus 60 days!

Kate Goodenough

May 10, 2018
2 min

The countdown has begun T-minus 60 days!

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 ...

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Kate Goodenough

Apr 13, 2018
2 min

It is April and spring is in the air!

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 ...

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All is well in Peru...meanwhile in Oklahoma...

Kate Goodenough

Feb 7, 2018
1 min

All is well in Peru...meanwhile in Oklahoma...

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

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Elegant tern (aka Charran elegante) tracking in the Gulf of California

Kate Goodenough

Jun 1, 2017
2 min

Elegant tern (aka Charran elegante) tracking in the Gulf of California

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 tha...

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Kate Goodenough

Apr 20, 2017
1 min

A tern-kind of week!

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) ...

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Waterbirds in the Amazon- where do they go?

Kate Goodenough

Apr 11, 2017
2 min

Waterbirds in the Amazon- where do they go?

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 worl...

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Kate Goodenough

Apr 7, 2017
1 min

Our Experiment.com project is now live!

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

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Kate Goodenough

Sep 3, 2016
1 min

B2 found in Aucar, Chile!!!

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

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Kate Goodenough

Jul 4, 2016
2 min

Season's end

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 ma...

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Kate Goodenough

Jun 10, 2016
1 min

In the thick of things in San Diego, CA

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- w...

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Kate Goodenough

Mar 3, 2016
1 min

And the planning continues!

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

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Happy February

Feb 2, 2016
1 min

Happy February!

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

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Kate Goodenough

Jan 1, 2016
1 min

Happy New Year! 2016 has rolled in!

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 w...

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Kate Goodenough

Dec 19, 2015
1 min

End of 2015 review

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 pers...

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