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Well, these last two days, the wind has been back, and with a vengeance. Today, we’ve been experiencing gusts up to 25-30 knots, and that’s not even as strong as the wind can get here. If you’ve never been in…
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Data Crunching Data
As you all know, we have not been on a boat for a month. In fact, despite all these lovely blog entries about the high-seas and the creatures that live there, we’ve been in lab for several weeks working with…
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Tubenoses, Upwelling, and Night Work
Sorry I didn’t write yesterday! Two nights in a row of night work have left me exhausted. Plus, tomorrow, I’ve got to do a diet watch from 6am to 8am, so I’ll be up early. But, on the bright side,…
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These Are the Voyages of the Bio Suburban…
Sorry for the lack of posts from the Channel Island crew! Augie and I went on a whirlwind tour of the Bay Area last week, and were too busy to keep up on our blogging. But here’s a recap! Last…
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MAPS and a PSA (acronym soup!)
Last Friday, John, Nina, and I did our very first banding run at the Canyon Creek MAPS site. Just as a rehash, a MAPS station is a bird-banding station where you catch wild birds in mist nets and look at…
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Murres Murres Murres
The last two days have been pretty much super busy here. Lots of stuff going on, all over the place. Yesterday, we started our murre diet watches, which begin every year when a certain number of chicks have hatched underneath…
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Epic Proportions
So, first, a quick clarification. There are two houses on the island–they are identical, and were designed as duplexes (each for two families) back when the lighthouse keepers and their families still lived on the island. One, the one all…
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The Last Two Days
So I didn’t get a chance to write yesterday because it was a very busy day for me–it was my day to cook dinner. Around here, dinner is really important. Whoever’s turn it is gets a free pass on their…