More from Avian Island
Meet Jen Mannas, who along with Cameron Rutt, were left to camp on Avian for 5 days to study the birds' behavior and weigh the chicks. Of course if you…
Avian Island Travels
The research team is currently heading back to the United States. The following blogs will feature some of the work and observations from their travels. On January 18, the research…
Chipping Away at the Ice
Let’s tell it like it is: women are greatly underrepresented in many fields of science and engineering although great gains in women's participation have been seen in the biological sciences…
Avian Island Elephant Seals and Skuas
Avian Island is home to more than pengiuns. There you will also see elephant seals.
How do you study whales?
Dena Seidel has been learning how whale biologist Dave Johnston studies whales. Dr. Johnston and Zach Swaim study humpback whales in the waters near Palmer Station using zodiacs and Dena…
Phytoplankton Sampling Begins
Dena Seidel reports that despite the weather, Oscar Schofield and Grace Saba, both of IMCS and of the LTER phytoplankton group, keep sampling. In the photo below, you can see…
Filming and Learning in Antarctica
Dena Seidel reports the "science continues to be amazing." Here are 2 photos from Antarctica - one taken on Humble Island interviewing penguin scientist Donna Fraser (you may recognize the…
Arriving at Palmer
The Gould arrived at Palmer Station, on the Western Antarctic Peninsula, last Friday and Dena Seidel sent these photos over the weekend. She writes, "Here is a photo of us…
Meet the Adélie Penguins
Dear all, We spent today (January 3) filming Donna Fraser and her team tagging Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Humble Island, a small island off of Palmer station. This population…
Southern Giant Petrel
Chris Linder, a cinematographer and photographer on the AQ Team, managed to capture a shot of this magnificent Southern Giant Petrel (Maconectes giganteus). If you look closely, you'll see the…