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Bird is the Word! By Hannah and Neely

We began the first phase in our Round River fieldwork with bird surveys of the lakes throughout the Chacabuco Valley.  The bird surveys are an important part of our work here because it gives Conservacion Patagonica an idea of the…

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Our Abstract Wild

Our Abstract Wild by Mike Howe (Gustavus Adolphus College) *While Mike wrote this blog weeks ago, a busy schedule of early morning bird surveys, academics, and the occasional Patagonian cultural experience (all subjects of future blogs) has kept us from…

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Los Patagones: First week in Chile!

Greetings from Chile! Our 8 students arrived on January 17th and we all have finally settled in to life in Patagonia. For the first few days we camped at the Coyaique National Reserve and enjoyed the warm weather and a nice…