2023 Intermountain West Shorebird Survey
These surveys correlate with spring and fall migration and are conducted in a short window of time to reduce the likely hood of double-counting shorebirds as they migrate.
August 31, 2023
2023 Wildlife Internship; Veda’s FINAL Update!
During these last few weeks, my main duties have included conducting submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) surveys and duck banding.
August 29, 2023
2023 Wildlife Internship; Veda’s August Update!
July has been a rewarding month. As mentioned in my previous update, Lin (the Portland Audubon intern) and I had the opportunity to travel to Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Idaho.
August 2, 2023
2023 Wildlife Internship; Veda’s July Update!
So far during my internship here at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, I have been collecting data for irrigation and water rights use for the refuge. To do this, I have been using a Flow Tracker at each of the following four locations: East Canal, West Canal, Center Ditch, and Sodhouse.
June 27, 2023
Discovering Beetle Species at Malheur
In 2015, I taught a class called Discovering Insect Species at Oregon State University. The eleven of us (nine students, a graduate teaching assistant, and me) formed a research team studying the diversity of ground beetles of the genus Bembidion.
May 28, 2023
