Hi there! Jessica here. I’m starting this diary to log the tribulations and triumphs of my PhD research on shorebirds in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Always exciting, grueling, and full of surprises, field season is my favorite part of the year . . . however, the first field season of a new project can be…
Sunday Sketch: An old wolves’ tale
Check out this amazing sketch packed with cool wolf facts!
Creature Feature: Leafcutter Ants
Learn about these tiny farmers who beat us to it!
Sunday Sketch: Whale of a Tale
A fun fact about one of the world’s largest mammals.
Sunday Sketch: Halloween Crab
A fact about a Halloween creature!
Field Frame Friday: Tree Tadpoles
While the joys of fieldwork are many, sometimes field research involves a lot of time staring at immobile study subjects high in the trees. I study coppery titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus), who spend much of their day in the canopy foraging or resting. While titis do move throughout the day, they spend multiple hours at…
Creature Feature: Dragonflies
Learn about a voracious but tiny predator from the air and water – dragonflies!
Field Frame Friday: We’re Baaaaaaaaack!
Just like this spooky little cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae), Field Frame Friday is back just in time for October! After a brief hiatus, Field Frame Fridays will now be posted every other Friday. This is no trick, but we are hoping these posts will be more of an anticipated treat with our slower schedule. See what I…
Sci Hero: Dr. Emma Milne
The Ethogram believes that science should be accessible and diverse in order to increase the sense of belonging within the science community. As a part of our continuing effort to make science a more inclusive field, we will be highlighting a “Sci Hero” each month so that the next generation of scientists and naturalists may…
Arts & Crafts: Sea Otter Week
Come celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week with us!
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