Field Guide to May 2018
…There Are Leaves Sugar Maple leaves beginning to open. /© K.P. McFarland The trees in the northern hardwood forest have to be exposed to a long freeze period before warm…
Spring Wildfire
…of abandoned pasture now covered by second-growth forest and mats of common juniper before it was doused. While working to ensure that the fire was completely contained, he came across…
Mission Monarch Nearly Nixed by Missing Milkweed
…plant even looked like. The town of Norwich seemed to have been struck by a mowing fever, and all of the patches that Kent had remembered spotting on his commute…
Where are the Whip-poor-wills? 2018 Field Season Update
…plying town roadways at night, I am often asked what I’m doing. Upon replying that I’m searching for Whip-poor-wills, and then asking if any have been heard nearby, the most…
Poison in the Pools: Mercury in Vernal Pool Amphibians
…in montane ecosystems and Caribbean birds. Recently, our groundbreaking investigation of mercury levels in vernal pool foodwebs (in collaboration with Dartmouth College Research Associates Dr. Vivien Taylor and Dr. Kate…
Loon Departure Times
…variability in migration routes for Common Loons. (Image from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Status Assessment and Conservation Plan for the Common Loon) After spending the winter eating seafood on…
Live Alongside Loons
…lead-free is one of the best ways anglers can help protect Vermont’s loons. Thankfully, there are plenty of widely-available, lead-free alternatives made from non-toxic materials such as tin, bismuth, steel,…
Broadening Our Vision for Community Science
…benefits from them. Our outreach activities and internship program reflect our commitment to cultivating diversity not just in our corps of volunteers but in the field of community science itself….
Miracles on Wings
…whistled from the speaker in regular intervals. “Peeer….peeer….peeer.” From the dark forest a reply came almost immediately. It then gave a couple agitated growls and darted from the understory landing…
Nightlife With Upland Sandpipers
…any grassland bird enthusiast, and especially researchers. Set up as a mosaic of large-scale experimental plots and hosting 30-50 research projects each year, Konza showed me the greatest densities of…
