Seeing chimps in the wild was the main reason that I came on this trip to Uganda. I have had a fascination with chimps since I discovered how closely our social networks are to theirs. Really, Facebook is a glorified Pant-Hoot, the vocalization chimps make to one another. Many of us humans tend to cryContinueContinue reading “Tracking the Sonso Community of Chimps”
Tag Archives: Citizen Science
The Ugandan Tree Phrenology Project
One of our roles on this Earthwatch expedition is to help with the Phrenology project, where they are studying how trees are budding, blooming and fruiting. The long term goal is to understand what is happening in the Budongo Rain Forest and to understand what is causing the changes, such as dwindling pollinators or climateContinueContinue reading “The Ugandan Tree Phrenology Project”
Destination: Tracking Chimps in Uganda
Tomorrow I leave for the Budongo Forest Reserve, where 700 chimps live, one of the largest populations of chimps in Uganda. I am volunteering with an expedition organized by Earthwatch.org, called Tracking Chimps Through the Trees of Uganda. During this volunteer research expedition, I will be investigating human, chimpanzee and monkey interactions while looking at strategiesContinueContinue reading “Destination: Tracking Chimps in Uganda”
May 27, 2013: Tsunami Debris Monitoring
When I first told friends about my Japan Tsunami Marine Debris Monitoring volunteer work, they warned me about being radiated by the items I would find. I thought about buying a Geiger counter and searched online for a while but I was confused by the multiple models and eventually passed on the idea, like IContinueContinue reading “May 27, 2013: Tsunami Debris Monitoring”
Backyard Birds
This is a somewhat gratuitous page where I am going to post photographs of birds in my backyard. I have taken these photos with my very enjoyable Wingscapes BirdCam. I am a member the Project FeederWatch at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where I provide them data about the type of birds that I seeContinueContinue reading “Backyard Birds”
Beachwatch: Point Reyes
Our walk from North Beach to Abbott’s Lagoon on Sunday was a quiet day, with no complaints about the mix of sun, wind and beach action, though we were a bit slow on the birding. Were are the birds? was our main question. The Snowy Plovers starting to nest; some Dunlins with black bellies, whichContinueContinue reading “Beachwatch: Point Reyes”
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