Brandon Lawton, of the University of Vermont Chilean Swallows circle about as the spring sun shines through my window. It’s early in the morning, and I remove the crust from my eyes. Peering outside, I see pasture and fields with…
By Ian Nelson, of Westminster College The Okavanago Delta is internationally recognized for its abundance of wildlife and diversity of plant species. Among these plants are over 50 different species of trees. Many of the trees found in the Delta…
by Emma Buckardt, of SUNY ESF This has been a week of travel. On Monday the 15th we had to say goodbye to our camp in the woods in NG18. We packed the cars in record time and were on the…
by Matt Hendrickson, of University of Wisconsin Ineffable: a word to describe the indescribable. Looking down at the Catharitiforme bird that soars above everything else sure emits this feeling. Standing on the rocky summit of a mountain in El Mosco Reserve…
by Hannah Thorne, University of Vermont The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana is a species rich wetland system that is home to hundreds of different bird species. As in any region, some of these birds are more common than others, and a…