Field Notes

20 Nov

Field Notes, Rookery Bay News

Banded Piping Plover “EHY” Returns to Rookery Bay

• November 20, 2020
• By Amy
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A Field Note from Rookery Bay Research Reserve Avian Biologist - Collette Lauzau - On November 13th, as my team and I were monitoring o...

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25 Oct

Field Notes

Memberships on our New Website

• October 30, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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We are excited to announce our new website launch on October 31, 2019. The goal of our new website its to provide essential information...

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17 Jun

Field Notes

COEXISTING BEACH NESTING AT ROOKERY BAY – SEA TURTLES AND SHOREBIRDS

• October 11, 2019
• By chandra
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Peak nesting season for seabirds, shorebirds and sea turtles is in full swing at Rookery Bay Research Reserve. As different wildlife sp...

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11 Apr

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THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF WADING BIRD BEHAVIOR

• October 7, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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While Rookery Bay staff are very proud of the shorebirds that call reserve beaches their “winter getaway” or “permanent home,” we are e...

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03 Jan

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STUDYING THE SECRETS OF SHARK SURVIVAL

• October 11, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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On May 22, my last evening of sampling for May in Fakahatchee Bay, we caught only one shark, but that small neonate (newborn) bull shar...

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05 Dec

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TRACING THE ORIGINS OF A BANDED RED KNOT

• October 3, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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Last month, our avian team noticed a Red Knot on Keewaydin Island with a colored/numbered flag on its leg. Using a zoom lens, photos ta...

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12 Oct

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MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD RESCUED

• October 10, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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Over the past week, our avian team has observed magnificent frigatebirds roosting at the ABC Islands Critical Wildlife Area. While they...

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27 Jul

Field Notes

SECOND CHANCE, THIRD CHANCE?

• October 7, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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Several weeks ago, I accepted an invitation from Anne Mauro, our avian ecologist, to assist her team with counting birds and bringing b...

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18 Jul

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NOT ONE, NOT TWO BUT THREE

• October 4, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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On Wednesday evening, I set out with Pat, our fisheries biologist, and a boat full of volunteers for Pumpkin Bay to enjoy a night of sh...

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11 Jul

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STALKING THE ELUSIVE MANGROVE CUCKOO

• October 11, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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I was skeptical when Keith asked if I wanted to zip down to Shell Island Road with him to see if he could find the Mangrove Cuckoo that...

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06 Mar

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ONGOING MANGROVE RESTORATION PROJECT ON MARCO ISLAND

• October 11, 2019
• By admin@rookerybay.org
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Recently I assisted scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) studying the mangrove ecosystem at a future restoration ...

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