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A Baltimore Oriole sits in a tree.

Tom O'Connell is the Center Director for the Eastern Ecological Science Center. 

Ducklings born in the Sea Duck colony at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD, are housed in a separate building. The ducklings receive round-the-clock care. 

The Sea Duck colony at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD, is the only facility of its kind in the United States. Pictured are White-winged Scoters on the edge of their pond. 

The Sea Duck colony at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD, is the only facility of its kind in the United States. Pictured are two male and one female Common Eiders floating in their pond. 

A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird buzzing among the bee balm stops to get some nectar. Shot in front of the Gabrielson Building at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD. 

Brian Richardson is the Assistant Center Director for the Eastern Ecological Science Center

Emily is a biologist with the Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge

A CTD rosette prepped for deployment at the edge of the R/V Nancy Foster overlooking a sunrise.

Dave is the Program Manager of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD.

Shannon Skalos is a Biologist with the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center.

Allison Sussman is a Biologist with the Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Team (RSGAT) at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD. 

Allison Sussman is a biologist with the USGS EESC in Laurel, MD                

Dave is the Program Manager of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD.

A conceptual box-and-arrow diagram of avian influenza transmission. In each box, the first letter indicates low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) infection status (susceptible, infected, recovered) and the second indicates highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection status.

Diana is a Biological Science Technician at the Eastern Ecological Science Center Patuxent.

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

Photo shows the fall colors along the east side of the river road passing through the riparian hardwood forest dominated by the American beech (Fagus grandifolia) at the Patuxent Research Refuge.

Laurel, Maryland

Fall 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Serguei Drovetski, Honorable Mention

EESC's Fish biologist, Aaron Heisey, holds a shortnose sturgeon (acipenser brevirostrum) caught and released on the Merrimack River outside Lowell, Massachusetts.  This freshwater fish was captured as part of a 2024 population dynamics study.

These tiny balls of energy are sometimes referred to as mice with the way they scurry around the forest floor. During the breeding season, males will sing one of the more complex songs out of North American bird species. Each song lasts 5-10 seconds and consists of unique bubbly notes which the individual will combine and modify over time.  

One can really see how a Golden-crowned Kinglet got their name! This bird was handled and marked at the EESC Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.