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Claire Stuyck
Birder. Ecologist. Educator.
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The Top of the World
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,...

Claire Stuyck
Jun 18, 2019


NOME
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...

Claire Stuyck
Jul 9, 2018


I can see for miles, miles, miles
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...

Claire Stuyck
Mar 31, 2018


Our footprints in the snow
One of my favorite parts about birding culture is meeting and birding with other people. It's fun to trade stories and share tips. Plus,...

Claire Stuyck
Feb 25, 2018
It's here where our pieces fall in place
Despite our venture into South Florida, our New Year 'Polar Plunge' tradition still lived up to it's name. Luckily, we had warm company...

Claire Stuyck
Jan 2, 2018


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

Claire Stuyck
Oct 20, 2017


The time of our lives is all we have
I've spent much time since the close of the tree swallow season in July ruminating on my experience and how to share that with the...

Claire Stuyck
Sep 26, 2017


The sun in our faces
All summer we have been chasing adventure and with fall's whispers of winter we keep approaching every weekend adventure as if it's our...

Claire Stuyck
Sep 16, 2017


Did you ever hear the one about the duck?
After a long week at the banding station fending off the cold mornings with hot tea and mittens, we made time this afternoon to kayak the...

Claire Stuyck
Sep 8, 2017


The creek drank the cradle
I've always loved the fall. It's the crisp coolness in the air, the rustling of yellowing leaves and the warm caress of a retreating sun....

Claire Stuyck
Sep 2, 2017


Upward, over the mountain
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...

Claire Stuyck
Aug 5, 2017


Hello, ruby in the dust
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...

Claire Stuyck
Jun 27, 2017


These shoes worn to paper
I embarked on my first trip to a village as part of my work with the Alaska Swallow Monitoring Network. I spent the better part of a week...

Claire Stuyck
Jun 24, 2017
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