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Sharon Johnson

Sharon is a Supervisory Biological Science Technician at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel, MD

Sharon is a Supervisory Biological Science Technician at Eastern Ecological Science Center located at Patuxent Research Refuge. Prior to working at EESC, she was Senior Keeper of Birds at The Maryland Zoo. As a Bio Tech at EESC, Sharon was a lead technician with the Louisiana Whooping Crane Project, assisted with the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership, and is currently managing the Animal Care Technicians. 

Professional Experience

  • Supervisory Biological Scence Technician USGS at EESC Patuxent Wildlife Research Center March 2023 to present 

  • Biological Science Technician  USGS at EESC Patuxent Wildlife Research Center January 2005 - February 2023

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Member American Zoo and Aquarium Association

Honors and Awards

  • Star Award April 2019 for re-vamping the safety program at the Sea duck colony

  • Achievement Award March 2019 for working through the government shutdown

  • Achievement Award May 2010 for working through the "Blizzard of 2010"

Science and Products

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Banded whooping crane and mate observed during fall migration in central Kansas.

Whooping Crane Restoration

At more than five feet tall with brilliant white plumage, black primary feathers, a red cap, and yellow eyes, the highly endangered Whooping Crane ( Grus americana ) is one of the most spectacular birds native to North America. In 1942 there were fewer than 20 birds in the flock that migrates from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. An additional six...
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Eastern Ecological Science Center
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Whooping Crane Restoration

At more than five feet tall with brilliant white plumage, black primary feathers, a red cap, and yellow eyes, the highly endangered Whooping Crane ( Grus americana ) is one of the most spectacular birds native to North America. In 1942 there were fewer than 20 birds in the flock that migrates from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. An additional six...
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Science and Products

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Banded whooping crane and mate observed during fall migration in central Kansas.

Whooping Crane Restoration

At more than five feet tall with brilliant white plumage, black primary feathers, a red cap, and yellow eyes, the highly endangered Whooping Crane ( Grus americana ) is one of the most spectacular birds native to North America. In 1942 there were fewer than 20 birds in the flock that migrates from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. An additional six...
By
Eastern Ecological Science Center
link

Whooping Crane Restoration

At more than five feet tall with brilliant white plumage, black primary feathers, a red cap, and yellow eyes, the highly endangered Whooping Crane ( Grus americana ) is one of the most spectacular birds native to North America. In 1942 there were fewer than 20 birds in the flock that migrates from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. An additional six...
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*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