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Friday's Findings - June 10, 2022

Friday's Findings - June 10, 2022

Title: The USGS National Bird Banding Laboratory: a century supporting and advancing management and conservation science

Date: June 10, 2022 from 2...

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EESC in the News: Tracking trout on the Deerfield

EESC in the News: Tracking trout on the Deerfield

By Michael Vito

May 5, 2022

For the past two-plus years, TU’s Deerfield River Watershed Chapter members and community volunteers have been tracking the...

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Employee Spotlight: Retirement of Bird Banding Lab Biologist Danny Bystrak

Employee Spotlight: Retirement of Bird Banding Lab Biologist Danny Bystrak

The USGS Bird Banding Lab announces the retirement of Danny Bystrak.

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Translating the Relevance of USGS Science to Trout Unlimited’s Conservation and Engagement Work

Translating the Relevance of USGS Science to Trout Unlimited’s Conservation and Engagement Work

Scientists with the USGS and Trout Unlimited (TU) recently hosted an event to facilitate cross-organizational learning and collaborative...

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USGS Bird Banding Laboratory curates more than 80 years of Pacific albatross banding and resighting records to build a complete dataset

USGS Bird Banding Laboratory curates more than 80 years of Pacific albatross banding and resighting records to build a complete dataset

The Bird Banding Lab finalizes work on a 20-year-old project to build a complete dataset of all banded and resighted pacific albatrosses. This dataset...

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Friday's Findings - February 11 2022

Friday's Findings - February 11 2022

Date: February 11, 2022, from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern time

Speakers: Diann Prosser, Research Wildlife Ecologist, USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center

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Amateur and Professional Bird Watchers Collaborate for 80th Annual Winter Bird Survey at Patuxent Research Refuge

Amateur and Professional Bird Watchers Collaborate for 80th Annual Winter Bird Survey at Patuxent Research Refuge

On December 31, 2021, staff from U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will join forces with...

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BBL’s Fall Migration Station Wrap-up for the 2021 Season

BBL’s Fall Migration Station Wrap-up for the 2021 Season

Highlight of birds banded and recaptured at the BBL during Fall 2021 Migration. 

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Banders Without Borders Continues To Make Connections

Banders Without Borders Continues To Make Connections

The United States Bird Banding Lab’s (BBL) Banders Without Borders Initiative is pushing forward towards its goal to improve communications between...

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Genomic Mixed Stock Analysis of American Shad and River Herring to Support Interstate Management

Genomic Mixed Stock Analysis of American Shad and River Herring to Support Interstate Management

Scientists at the Eastern Ecological Science Center are working with partners across the Atlantic Coast to better understand the impacts of bycatch on...

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Current Science on Tick-Borne Diseases in Rhode Island

Current Science on Tick-Borne Diseases in Rhode Island

A new article led by the USGS summarizes what’s happening in Rhode Island, specifically what diseases transmitted by ticks are present, which tick...

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