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Annaliese Seibel is a Biological Sciences Technician specializing in fish passage research at the Eastern Ecological Science Center's S.O. Conte Research Laboratory in Turners Falls, MA. 

Man in the forest wearing waders holding a crayfish

USGS Scientist, Cassia Busch, casts the CDT rosette - an instrument that stands for Conductivity, Depth, and Temperature which is used to collect water parameters as well as collect seawater at different depths with the affixed Niskin bottles.

USGS scientist, Cassia Busch, collects water samples by obtaining water collected by a CTD rosette. These samples will be analyzed to determine nutrient composition within the water column as well as the bottom of the ocean within the Gulf of America.

An eel ladder constructed along the Eden Mill Damn to help American eels make their way up and over the water. 

The barrel that the eels go into after they make it up the eel ladder at Eden Mill. 

Birds enrich America’s outdoor spaces and support a thriving recreation economy. In 2022, about 96 million Americans participated in birdwatching, generating \$279 billion in economic output. Pictured here are four birdwatchers exploring Patuxent Research Refuge. 

A group of birders explore Patuxent Research Refuge. 

Head shot of Jeffrey Hostetler of the EESC

A graphic depiction of what banders can learn from banding information. 

A banded Peregrine Falcon (band # 1266-00837, color marker 87/BU Silver on Black/Green) suffered a cracked beak after it collided with a window at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The bird is being treated by Congress of the Birds, a rehabilitation facility.

Cheyenne Smith pipetting in the lab

Head shot of emeritus Alex Haro of the Eastern Ecological Science Center

Clayton Raines, PhD, is a fish biologist at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Leetown, WV.

A flock of Evening Grosbeaks at a feeder during the winter. 

A banded Peregrine Falcon (band # 1266-00837, color marker 87/BU Silver on Black/Green) suffered a cracked beak after it collided with a window at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The bird is being examined by Congress of the Birds, a rehabilitation facility.

A blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) swims in the shallows of Dogue Creek near Mount Vernon, Virginia. 

One of the many trails at Leetown Research Laboratory behind the Fish Health building. It is a beautiful, shaded path that leads to the baseball field and degassing building. A very relaxing place to stroll and listen to the birds in the woods on either side of the path. Oftentimes, flycatchers can be heard or spotted in this area.

Sturgeons are among the most endangered animals globally. Once plentiful along the Atlantic coast, the shortnose sturgeon suffered severe population declines due to overfishing and habitat loss. In 1973, it was listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, as the Hudson River—its key habitat—was heavily polluted and oxygen-deprived.

Native to the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, and Rio Grande Rivers, blue catfish were first introduced as a novel sportfish to the James River in the 1970s (Chesapeake Bay Program, 2020). The map below depicts observational records of the spatial and temporal invasion of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large, wading bird known for its striking blue-gray plumage, long legs, and graceful demeanor, commonly found near water bodies across North America. This one was photographed in Ocean City, MD.