Category: Sea Ranch
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Watching Cormorants
Today we are in our third week of our time here at Sea Ranch, and I am amazed at how quickly the days fly by. It seems really like only a few days since we got here. From having dinner at Diane’s to walking along the top of the bluff, to watching the first western…
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Another (Nesting) Day at The Sea Ranch
Today we spotted our first BLOY egg! Hopefully there will be more to come and many new hatchlings. PECO nests aren’t too far behind either. And the day wouldn’t be complete without exploring a few tide pools.
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And so it begins
It’s been a week since we first arrived in Sea Ranch, and I can’t quite believe how much we’ve already done. It’s taken a little time to get into the swing of things, but by next week it seems we’ll be settling into a steady rhythm. While the beginning is still fresh in our minds I thought…
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SAGEHENS MEET THE SEA RANCH SEABIRDS
This summer four Sagehens (Jeffrey, Nicole, Leo and Kyle) are studying the seabirds breeding on the offshore rocks of the Sonoma coastline at Sea Ranch. The project started this past weekend with three full days of “bird boot camp” with Diane of the Madrone Audubon Society and Jim from the Bureau of Land Management introducing the…
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The Sea Ranch Journey Begins!
Leo is off to Sea Ranch to monitor the seabirds! We tested the scope and gathered warm clothes. Stay tuned for updates from the Sea Ranch crew.
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All Present at Pomona Valley Audubon
We were invited to share our bird related research at the Pomona Valley Audubon March meeting. So much fun to present our research to fellow bird enthusiasts! Birds of a feather…..
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Pacific Seabird Group 2015!
In February, we presented at the annual Pacific Seabird Group conference. While there we met Kristina’12 and alum Steve Hampton. Sagehens were well represented! A shout out to the PARENTS who attended the meeting! Thank you for your support! Nicole’s parents are pictured above and Mimi and her Mom are below.
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Brief Breakfast Reunion!
Last Sunday Neha’14 came in from Costa Rica, Jamie’14 from La Jolla, Sophie’14 from Los Angeles, and local alums Rose’14, Nai’14, joined seniors Ramon’15 and Dakota’15 and Prof. Karnovsky for breakfast! It was so great to hear about explosive frog breeding events, catching and tagging sharks, writing about biodiversity, working for social justice, building ponds and…
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Presenting Seabird Summer Research Results!
Last week students shared their summer research at the Pomona College Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Nicole’15 shared her work creating computer programs to analyze diving data in her poster, “Automating the Analysis of Cassin’s Auklet Diving Patterns Using Time-Depth Recorders and Python Programming.” Ramon’15 presented his poster on the study he carried out at Sea…