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Bird Collision Surveys at Duke: Why Everyone Should be Involved
Though most of my graduate classes are in the new Environment Hall, occasionally I do have to walk across campus to Perkins Library, Duke Gardens, or just to take a mental break. On one of these...
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Human Impact on the Falls Lake Trail
The sun was going down as my fiance and I jumped out of the car, slamming the doors behind us. Cars whizzed past me on Route 98, but I hoped to quickly leave them behind and have some quiet time deep...
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A Green Roof in Durham
This weekend I discovered an ecological gem right in downtown Durham. I have walked by the parking garage green roof maybe a thousand times, situated as it is between Foster Street and Morris Street,...
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Searching for Snow Geese: Three Birders Journey to Lake Pocosin and Lake...
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl7DWAyeZ9c What better way to celebrate the end of a long semester than with a birding trip to eastern North Carolina? That is exactly what two Nic School friends and I...
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To Historic Yates Mill County Park
Now that the fall semester has ended, it is really hitting me that I only have one more semester at the Nicholas School. In addition to finishing my class requirements and Master’s Project, there are...
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Searching for Snowy Owls Once Again
Happy New Year! I ended 2014 and began 2015 in Maine, where temperatures shifted from the warm mid-forties to the bitterly cold single digits. Regardless of the weather however, Maine is always...
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Maine Moose: An Unexpected Winter Sighting
Moose are an iconic species in Maine. They are the inspiration for thousands of stuffed animal variations, paintings, photographs, sculptures, even chocolate shapes. Yet, they can be difficult to see...
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Citizen Science and eButterfly
I am already an avid user of eBird, a website and app that allow birders from all over the world to record their data, while simultaneously providing a wealth of data to scientists and...
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Landscapes of Instagram: Making the Globe a Smaller Place
This morning I woke up, turned on my cell phone, and knew what the sunset looked like in Japan. I saw a European Robin in England, all puffed up against the cold. I looked in awe at snowy peaks in the...
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Dawn at Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve
Photo by Erika Zambello You know you have two good friends when they agree to wake up before the sun to go birding! When we arrived at Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve, the sky was full of clouds, casting...
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City Lights and All-Night Robins
I’ll admit something, even though it’s hard: there are times when I don’t like birds. While that is difficult to write – especially given how much I love birding – I was painfully reminded of this fact...
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A Tale of Conservation: Maine Atlantic Puffins
We boarded the boat just after 5 p.m. It was large, complete with a covered downstairs and a roof-deck full of seats. The sun had begun its descent but was still high, and bright light reflected off...
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Protecting Tern and Skimmer Chicks
Summer on the Florida Pandhandle means nesting seabirds! Near my new home in Navarre nest two beautiful species, the Least Tern and Black Skimmer. Their nesting location may seem a little odd at first...
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Rescuing a Northern Gannet
Summer is a busy time for beaches. I have just moved to Florida for a new post-graduate job, and on my very first night I jumped out of the car and sunk my feet into the sand on Okaloosa Island, part...
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Traditions and Ecotourism in Hopkins, Belize
Nestled in southern Belize, Hopkins is a small community of 1,500, but with a burgeoning tourism industry. My husband and I arrived in the village in the afternoon, as one of the first thunderstorms of...
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Coming Face to Face with an Endangered Species
It was a hot morning near New Smyrna Beach, Florida. I was standing on a wooden marina pier facing the inter-coastal waterway, on a trip to visit family. My husband suddenly pointed to the water, where...
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Nature Photography: Part of or Set Apart from the Scene
I love nature photography. I try to take my camera everywhere, and when I forget it at home I inevitably see something I wish I could photograph and internally curse myself. I chose my new phone not...
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Calling in Bird Bands: Actively Participating in Citizen Science
It is very satisfying when my birding activities can advance science and ecology. I have bird banded in the past, both at the Prairie Ridge Ecosystem during a wildlife surveys class, and also during a...
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Exploring Gulf Islands National Seashore
In addition to National Parks, National Forests, and National Monuments, the United States also boasts ten National Seashores. They are concentrated along the Atlantic Coast, which encompasses seven of...
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Freelance Nature Writing in One Word: Waiting
In addition to my work for Okaloosa County on the Florida Panhandle, after graduation I decided I wanted to try out the life of a freelance nature writer as well. I wrote frequently during graduate...
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