Tag: 2004

Research Assistant, Cornell University — Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

From September to December 2004 I assisted Susannah Buhrman-Deever in her Ph.D. research on behavior of Aratinga pertinax, the brown-throated parakeet (locally known as the “Prikichi”). I captured parakeets in mist nets, took blood samples, observed behavior, recorded vocalizations, and conducted playback experiments.… [Read full details]

Supervising Biologist,  MAPS Program, Institute for Bird Populations  –Siuslaw, Willamette, & Fremont National Forests, Oregon.

I trained interns in extraction, banding, aging and sexing techniques during an intensive two-week training course, then supervised crews of interns at three banding stations.… [Read full details]