We arrived in Utqiagvik a few days ago to volunteer on a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Stellar and Spectacled Eider project. While we're here,...

The banding station has changed a lot over the last several days. A large set of nets that were passable with just hiking boots on Monday...

It was a beautiful but exceptionally slow day at the banding station. Despite our patient and hopeful efforts we only captured 5...

I took a break from the norm of banding songbirds to join a biologist from Alaska Fish and Game on her waterfowl project for the evening....

It's been an exciting year of travel and birds, and with an Alaskan summer in full swing we decided it was time to hit the road again (or...

I had the genuine pleasure of joining the Camp Habitat team over the last couple of weeks to assist their efforts to educate and instill...

The spring banding season is coming to a close with a bit of excitement. Despite the slow start and poor numbers, we captured a couple...

One of the things I love about living in Interior Alaska is how quickly and apparent seasonal changes are. A frozen pond can turn to a...

It's been a slow spring waiting for the weather to turn and for passerine migrants to make their way north. Today we caught our first...

We spent the morning in search of Sharp-tailed Grouse on Cleary Summit. Though sign was all around, we didn't catch eyes or ears on a...

Alaskan nights are dynamic and full of beautiful surprises. While heading home, we couldn't help but stop and soak in the show for awhile...

Time was closing in on a flight heading South today. Before I could hop on a plane we detoured on a short birding walk. The time was well...

Crashing and thundering from the deck this morning brought me rushing to the window. To my surprise there was a moose on the deck! He...

The days are growing continually shorter, temperature are dropping, and light snowfalls aren't uncommon. Today was the first time the...

After a long week of 4:30am wake-ups, we slept in and took a trip out to Nome Creek to hike Table Top Mountain and berry pick. At the top...

It's been months since I've crewed on a sailboat. When the opportunity presented to help crew on a homemade wooden pram on Harding Lake...

To celebrate the end of a successful week we went for a paddle down a section of the middle Chena River. All along our float we passed...

Originally we'd planned a trip to Healy this weekend to adventure in Denali Park, but uncooperative weather and foster nestlings kept us...

Berry picking is a popular late summer and early fall hobby for many Alaskans. One of the first species to ripen is the wild strawberry....

I made a quick trip to Ruby, Alaska to meet with one of our community partners in the Alaska Swallow Monitoring Network. Though the trip...