Studying social structure and the evolution of sociality
Research Assistant, Duke University, Tambopata Macaw Project Tambopata Research Center, Peru
From May to August 2003, I worked at the Tambopata Macaw Project, a long-term monitoring site in Peru run by Donald Brightsmith (now at Texas A&M). I collected data during observations of parrot behavior at the clay lick, conducted point counts, learned technical tree climbing techniques, and presented slide shows about research goals and findings to ecotourists.… [Read full details]
Bird bander, MAPS Program, Institute for Bird Populations — Umatilla National Forest, Oregon
Operated constant effort mist nets, banded birds
Map tile by Stamen Design, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under CC BY SA.… [Read full details]
Research Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks — Lovango Cay & Leduck Island, U.S. Virgin Islands
I assisted Hector Douglas in his PhD research on the endangered roseate tern. I recorded foraging and chick feeding observations of colonial seabirds, handled juvenile and adult birds, and trapped adults.… [Read full details]