Center for Conservation Biology

October 23, 2017

Grace Remains on York River 10/17/2017

There is very little satellite data for Grace this week. Only 2 days, Oct 14 and 17. She is on Puritan Island at the mouth of […]
October 16, 2017

Grace on York River Oct 14, 2017

Very few satellite data points this week. Grace has flown northwest from Poquoson to the York river across from York River State Park. As of this […]
October 9, 2017

Grace Returns to Poquoson, VA Oct 8, 2017

Grace spent the week on the move. She began the week at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Dare County, NC. She then flew west […]
October 6, 2017

A tough year for Chesapeake osprey

By Bryan Watts | bdwatt@wm.edu | (757) 221-2247 October 6, 2017 The grumblings have gotten louder and louder over the past three years and have increasingly […]
October 5, 2017

Clutch size in Chesapeake Bay bald eagles: an unexpected history

By Bryan Watts | bdwatt@wm.edu | (757) 221-2247 October 5, 2017 There was a time during the late 1800s through the mid-1900s when bird eggs were […]
October 4, 2017

No good news for eastern black rails in NC and GA

By Bryan Watts | bdwatt@wm.edu | (757) 221-2247 October 4, 2017 The eastern black rail is listed as endangered in six states and is currently under […]
October 3, 2017

Reese Lukei, Jr.

By Bryan Watts | bdwatt@wm.edu | (757) 221-2247 October 3, 2017 One half hour before dawn we walked the trail in darkness with no conversation, placed […]
October 2, 2017

Grace Flies to North Carolina Oct 2, 2017

Grace has returned to Dare County, NC. Again there is very limited satellite data but Grace left the James River area on Sept 29 and flew […]
September 25, 2017

Grace Does Roundtrip Sept 17 to Sept 23, 2017

Grace flew a roundtrip on Sept 17 to Sept 23 from the James River at the Episcopal Conference Center to the Great Dismal Swamp, to Stumpy […]
September 18, 2017

Grace at Episcopal Conference Center Sept 17, 2017

Grace has spent the past week in Surry County, VA visiting the Episcopal Chanco Conference Center on the James River near Spring Grove. She also visited […]
September 13, 2017

Hope survives

By Bryan Watts | bdwatt@wm.edu | (757) 221-2247 September 13, 2017 Irma, the storm that began as a puff of wind off the western coast of […]
September 12, 2017

The leaving ecology of whimbrel

By Bryan Watts | bdwatt@wm.edu | (757) 221-2247 September 12, 2017 We have spent years standing on Box Tree Dock listening for their rallying calls through […]
September 11, 2017

Grace Visits Norfolk Returns to Surry County 20170911

Grace made a brief one-day visit to Mason Creek and Bayview in Norfolk. She made the 40-mile one-way flight on Sept 5 then flew right back […]
September 11, 2017

Grace Visits Norfolk-Back to Surry 20170911

Grace is still in Surry County Virginia on the James River. But, on Sept 5 she made a 40 mile flight to the Mason Creek/Bayview section […]
September 4, 2017

Grace at Pipsico Scout Reservation 9/2/2017

Grace has remained in Surry County Virginia along the James River all week. As of this map Grace is at or near the Pipsico Boy Scout […]
August 28, 2017

Grace Flies to James River – Aug 27, 2017

Grace has returned to the James River north of Spring Grove, VA. She has been in this area a few times in the past. This satellite […]
August 21, 2017

Grace at Stumpy Lake Aug 18, 2017

Grace has finally left the North Carolina Tidewater Research Station and has flown north to Stumpy Lake in Virginia Beach, VA. Only have satellite data for […]
August 14, 2017

Grace Still At TRS Aug 12, 2017

Grace spent another week at the Tidewater Research Station east of Plymouth, NC. WHITE arrow shows her location as of this satellite map Aug 12 at […]