Matthew C. Perry, Ph.D.
Matt Perry is an Emeritus at the Eastern Ecological Science Center located at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
Professional Experience
Involved with several writing projects of past research of waterfowl movements using satellite telemetry, waterfowl food habits, and management of wetlands for optimum wildlife use
Completed forty years of employment at Patuxent in October 2011 and retired in December 2011
Education and Certifications
B.S., University of Rhode Island 1963
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1970
Ph.D., University of Maryland 1985
Affiliations and Memberships*
Chair of the November 2005 Second North American Sea Duck Conference
Past President of the Washington Biologists' Field Club
Co-Chair of the Satellite Telemetry Workshop held in Puetro Iguazu, Argentina June 2011.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees Association Board Member
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Heritage Committee Member
Friends of Patuxent Board Member, non-profit, Friends of Patuxent Laurel, MD Laurel, MD Board of Directors
Rivers of the World Foundation Board Member
Science and Products
Comments on recent canvasback habitat trends and threats on Chesapeake Bay Comments on recent canvasback habitat trends and threats on Chesapeake Bay
Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks
Early egg laying for the Carolina wren Early egg laying for the Carolina wren
Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V
Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part IV Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part IV
Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland
Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland
[Book review] The Ecology of Stray Dogs: A Study of Free-Ranging Urban Animals, by Alan M. Beck [Book review] The Ecology of Stray Dogs: A Study of Free-Ranging Urban Animals, by Alan M. Beck
Wood duck observed following geese Wood duck observed following geese
Science and Products
Comments on recent canvasback habitat trends and threats on Chesapeake Bay Comments on recent canvasback habitat trends and threats on Chesapeake Bay
Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks
Early egg laying for the Carolina wren Early egg laying for the Carolina wren
Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part V
Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part IV Looking out for the canvasback. Canvasback--King of the bay. Part IV
Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland
Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland Red-cockaded woodpecker near Bowie, Maryland
[Book review] The Ecology of Stray Dogs: A Study of Free-Ranging Urban Animals, by Alan M. Beck [Book review] The Ecology of Stray Dogs: A Study of Free-Ranging Urban Animals, by Alan M. Beck
Wood duck observed following geese Wood duck observed following geese
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government