I had the opportunity in the summer of 2022 to conduct ecological conservation research studying the Gray-Crown Rosy-Finch across 27 alpine sites in the Sierra Nevada.
Published
August 1, 2022
1: Using the range finder to measure the distance between the observer position and the sited bird. Additionally, to document the heterogeneity (vegetation, weather, ambient sound level, etc.) of the landscape within 50 meters of the observer.
2: Conducting a seven minute bird count survey.
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4: Camped at Thousand Island Lake just after hiking from the top of Koip Peak Pass. We are getting ready in the morning to conduct bird count surveys at the base of Mount Davis.
5: Scaling some snow.
6: A morning photo at an unnamed lake near Lost Lakes in Humphreys Basin.
7: A Rosy-Finch standing on the cage and on the rocks in the background. This is at the top of White Mountain Peak.
8: The top of Baxter Pass. This is a brutal hike.
9: Me holding a Grey-Crowned Rosy Finch at the top of White Mountain Peak.
10: The GCRF team just after spending a weak trapping birds and collecting data at Humphreys Basin.
