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Aerial photo of a laboratory campus consisting of 5 main buildings surrounded by trees and located between a canal and a rive
Aerial photo of the USGS Conte Research Laboratory
Aerial photo of the USGS Conte Research Laboratory
Aerial photo of the USGS Conte Research Laboratory

Aerial photo of the USGS Conte Research Laboratory located on the Connecticut River in Turners Falls, Massachusetts.  Photo take in mid September of 2022.

Aerial photo of the USGS Conte Research Laboratory located on the Connecticut River in Turners Falls, Massachusetts.  Photo take in mid September of 2022.

A bird's wing being gently pulled open to observe feathers.
American Redstart wing
American Redstart wing
American Redstart wing

An American Redstart wing being examined in the hand, the bright contrasting orange and black indicate this bird is an after hatch year male. 

 

An American Redstart wing being examined in the hand, the bright contrasting orange and black indicate this bird is an after hatch year male. 

 

A yellow transect tape has been laid out along a stream.
Salamander Stream Survey
Salamander Stream Survey
Salamander Stream Survey

This photo shows a salamander stream survey. During these surveys, transects are run along a stream, and rocks are flipped to find and capture salamanders. Each captured salamander is placed in a bag to be identified and measured. Salamanders are released after the survey is complete.

This photo shows a salamander stream survey. During these surveys, transects are run along a stream, and rocks are flipped to find and capture salamanders. Each captured salamander is placed in a bag to be identified and measured. Salamanders are released after the survey is complete.

USGS official in green shirt answering questions from attendee on duck dive tank
Alicia Berlin at Congressional Event duck colony station
Alicia Berlin at Congressional Event duck colony station
Alicia Berlin at Congressional Event duck colony station

Alicia Berlin answers questions during the Congressional Event duck colony station, demonstrating research on duck behavior.

USGS staff wearing green shirt and hat presenting next to table with bird banding equipment, including different colored tags
Tony Celis-Murillo presents on BBL & BBS
Tony Celis-Murillo presents on BBL & BBS
Tony Celis-Murillo presents on BBL & BBS

Tony Celis-Murillo presents on the Bird Banding Lab and Breeding Bird Survey during the congressional event.

USGS Staff, Congressional Staffers gather by wetland pond to listen to presentation by EESC Researcher Joel Carr
Joel Carr Presenting during the 2022 Congressional Event at PRR
Joel Carr Presenting during the 2022 Congressional Event at PRR
Joel Carr Presenting during the 2022 Congressional Event at PRR

USGS staff and Congressional Staffers listen to a presentation by Joel Carr at PRR on Coastal Wetlands 

USGS staff in official green hat and shirt presenting on benthic macroinvertebrates during the Congressional Event
Taylor Woods presenting at first station of Congressional Event
Taylor Woods presenting at first station of Congressional Event
Taylor Woods presenting at first station of Congressional Event

Taylor Woods presents at the first station on stream ecology and benthic macroinvertebrates during the Congressional Event at Patuxent Research Refuge 

Attendees gather for first station of the morning session during the Congressional Event at EESC's Patuxent Research Refuge
Congressional Event attendees gathering at first station
Congressional Event attendees gathering at first station
Congressional Event attendees gathering at first station

Attendees for the Congressional Event at EESC's Patuxent Research Refuge gather before the first station of the morning 

A bright yellow bird, with a blueish-gray back, held in the hand
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler

This is the first Prothonotary Warbler since 2007 at the BBL's Fall Migration Station. 

This is the first Prothonotary Warbler since 2007 at the BBL's Fall Migration Station. 

A bird's tail is held gently extended in the hand, the tail is black with white patches
Tail of a Magnolia Warbler
Tail of a Magnolia Warbler
Tail of a Magnolia Warbler

To age and sex Magnolia Warbler's in the hand, scientists look for clues in the tail. These large square white patches are an excellent indication that this bird is an after hatch year, male Magnolia Warbler. 

To age and sex Magnolia Warbler's in the hand, scientists look for clues in the tail. These large square white patches are an excellent indication that this bird is an after hatch year, male Magnolia Warbler. 

A small gray bird in the hand, with a white eye-ring and white outer tail feathers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

In the fall of 2022, the BBL's Fall Migration Station had a surprising number of early migrants pass through the station at the end of August, including an abundance of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. 

In the fall of 2022, the BBL's Fall Migration Station had a surprising number of early migrants pass through the station at the end of August, including an abundance of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. 

The Leetown trout pond on a beautiful, sunny day with blue skies and green foliage all around.
Panoramic View of the Leetown Trout Pond
Panoramic View of the Leetown Trout Pond
Panoramic View of the Leetown Trout Pond

A beautiful, sunny day with blue skies at the Leetown trout pond while on a birding excursion with the Potomac Valley Audubon Society.  This trout pond plays an important role in the community and gives veterans and handicapped groups the chance to get outside and catch big trout!  It also provides nourishing trout to the resident  bald eagles.

A beautiful, sunny day with blue skies at the Leetown trout pond while on a birding excursion with the Potomac Valley Audubon Society.  This trout pond plays an important role in the community and gives veterans and handicapped groups the chance to get outside and catch big trout!  It also provides nourishing trout to the resident  bald eagles.

A person crouches next to a pond with a drone overhead.
Drone flight at Leetown
Drone flight at Leetown
Drone flight at Leetown

A USGS researcher pilots a drone over the Leetown Research Laboratory ponds as part of an effort to explore how remote sensing may be able to inform efforts to identify and track the extent of Harmful Algal Blooms.

A USGS researcher pilots a drone over the Leetown Research Laboratory ponds as part of an effort to explore how remote sensing may be able to inform efforts to identify and track the extent of Harmful Algal Blooms.

Matt Burgess pilots a drone over research ponds
Matt Burgess pilots a drone over research ponds
Matt Burgess pilots a drone over research ponds
Matt Burgess pilots a drone over research ponds

Matt Burgess from the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office pilots a drone over research ponds at the Eastern Ecological Science Center as part of a methods development campaign to examine how multiple types of remote sensors may be used to map and identify algae, including those that lead to Harmful Algal Blooms.

Matt Burgess from the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office pilots a drone over research ponds at the Eastern Ecological Science Center as part of a methods development campaign to examine how multiple types of remote sensors may be used to map and identify algae, including those that lead to Harmful Algal Blooms.

A bird in the hand, with a black back and orange chest, with brown spotting covering it's body.
Banded American Robin
Banded American Robin
Banded American Robin

This hatch-year American Robin was the 100th newly banded bird at the Patuxent Research Refuge's MAPS station during the summer of 2022. 

This hatch-year American Robin was the 100th newly banded bird at the Patuxent Research Refuge's MAPS station during the summer of 2022. 

Restoring a native fish to Catoctin Mountain Park
Blue Ridge sculpin acclimation
Blue Ridge sculpin acclimation
Blue Ridge sculpin acclimation

Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum) are being acclimated to the water temperature and chemistry of the Experimental Stream Laboratory at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in West Virginia. Fish from this study will be used to restore an extirpated population in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland.

Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum) are being acclimated to the water temperature and chemistry of the Experimental Stream Laboratory at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in West Virginia. Fish from this study will be used to restore an extirpated population in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland.

Technicians squat next to drone to evaluate and calibrate it before it takes flight
Unmanned aerial system (UAS) at Leetown
Unmanned aerial system (UAS) at Leetown
Unmanned aerial system (UAS) at Leetown

Technicians calibrate a UAS before conducting aerial surveys at Leetown Research Lab ponds.

Man holds live bird of prey to display to patrons
Kestrel visits the USGS Bird Banding Lab table
Kestrel visits the USGS Bird Banding Lab table
Kestrel visits the USGS Bird Banding Lab table

One of the raptor handlers educates people for Latino Conservation Week at the National Wildlife Visitor Center, Patuxent Research Refuge. 

Six people are sitting or standing around a USGS bird band table display talking
Bird Banding Lab Table at Latino Conservation Week
Bird Banding Lab Table at Latino Conservation Week
Bird Banding Lab Table at Latino Conservation Week

Elaine Nakash educates visitors and volunteers alike at the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory's display table, which was setup for the Latino Conservation Week event at the National Wildlife Visitor Center at Patuxent Research Refuge. 

Elaine Nakash educates visitors and volunteers alike at the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory's display table, which was setup for the Latino Conservation Week event at the National Wildlife Visitor Center at Patuxent Research Refuge. 

A juvenile Yellow-breasted Chat looking out from within a dense green shrub
Yellow-breasted Chat, juvenile
Yellow-breasted Chat, juvenile
Yellow-breasted Chat, juvenile

A juvenile Yellow-breasted Chat peers out from a shrub, Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge

A juvenile Yellow-breasted Chat peers out from a shrub, Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge

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