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This female Lesser Scaup is being swabbed to test for current infection with an avian influenza virus. By understanding prevelance among different species we can better understand the risk of transmisison across the wild bird - domestic poultry interface.

A long-tailed duck with an underwater speaker in the background. This is part of a study by the USGS and partners to identify the frequencies at which sea ducks can hear underwater. The research can help inform decisions on the use of sound devices to deter ducks from fishing gillnets and other threats. Credit: Jonathan Fiely, USGS. Date: March 2017.

USGS scientist, Barb Lubinski, practicing arm bandage wrap on another scientist, Kelly Maloney, as part of first aid training in 2017 at the Leetown Science Center in West Virginia

Northern snakehead (Channa argus) are an invasive species in the mid-Atlantic region.  Scientists from EESC are working with our federal and state partners to learn more about northern snakehead and their potential impacts to other aquatic animals in the region. Here, a scientist is collecting a blood sample from a northern snakehead specimen.

Northern snakehead (Channa argus) are an invasive species in the mid-Atlantic region.  Scientists from EESC are working with our federal and state partners to learn more about northern snakehead and their potential impcats to other aquatic animals in the region.

Three wild Sandhill Cranes at Eastern Ecological Science Center on the Patuxent Research Refuge.

Three wild Sandhill Cranes visit the Eastern Ecological Science Center located at the Patuxent Research Refuge

2017 winter photo of USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center, Administration and Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Building in Kearneysville, West Virginia

Morning snowfall at the Leetown Science Center's Administration building.

Beautiful prehistoric endangered species fish the Shortnose Sturgeon floating in the ABIKIS Burst Flume during research runs at the EESC-USGS-Conte Fish Research Lab in Turners Falls, MA

Beautiful prehistoric endangered species fish the Shortnose Sturgeon floating in the ABIKIS Burst Flume during research runs at the EESC-USGS-Conte Fish Research Lab in Turners Falls, MA

This a juvenile lead-backed color morph of the Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah). The Shenandoah salamander is a federally endangered species. Its entire range encompasses only on three mountaintops within Shenandoah National Park.

Ducks involved in underwater hearing studies at the Eastern Ecological Science Center (formerly PWRC) at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD dive in our tank facility at our Sea Duck colony. 

This is an adult three-lined salamander (Eurycea guttolineata). The three-lined salamander is a stream-adapted salamander, meaning that the larvae are fully aquatic and live in streams. This species is found throughout the southeastern US

Northern dusky salamanders (Desmognathus fuscus) are a species of stream-adapted salamander found throughout the northeastern US. The larvae are aquatic and live in streams, while the adults live on streambanks. This individual is an adult.

This is a red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber), a large stream-adapted salamander species found throughout the eastern US. The larvae of this species are fully aquatic and live in streams, while the adults are more terrestrial and can be found near stream banks.

Common Five-lined Skinks with ticks attached                                     

Common Five-lined Skinks with ticks attached.  Photo by Michael Lutmerding of the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD.

Common Five-lined Skinks with ticks attached                                         

The green frog (Lithobates clamitans) is a large species of frog found throughout the eastern US.

Northern Cricket frog calling at the edge of a pond in Owings, MD USA