Introducing Edward the Egret

curmudgeoness
curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
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Hello, environmentally-conscious PJ fans -- especially those of you in the New York area. I wanted to take a minute to introduce you to Edward the egret (named by my family for biologist EO Wilson and one Mr. Vedder). Tracking bird movement and behavior helps scientists learn more about the birds and it also helps determine what areas need to be protected (and how to protect species adversely impacted by human activity).

As you probably know, you can support environmental causes in a variety of ways. This particular egret tracking program is supported both by donations and by many hours volunteered by citizen scientists to collect data -- so, targeted giving of money as well as time.

You can see cool pictures of the project here: http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCitizenScience/HarborHeronSurveys/GreatEgretTracking.aspx There is a link at the bottom of the page where you can follow the birds' movements. I hope some of you check it out.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    These sorts of things are always fun to watch and imagine just what they are doing. Edward doesn't seem to be transmitting at present, or at least his data isn't coming up for me, just Clare's. I hope Ed's all right! :smile:
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Excellent, curmudgeoness! Will follow this.

    I'm a big fan of both Eds mentioned. Can we add one Mr. Abbey to the list of Edwards- especially as one of the others mentioned has a monkey wrench tattoo? :wink:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Egrets, I've had a few...but then again, too few to mention :whistle:
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,602
    'sup, Edward?
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,602
    hedonist said:

    Egrets, I've had a few...but then again, too few to mention :whistle:

    Ha! This made me laugh.


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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    JimmyV said:

    hedonist said:

    Egrets, I've had a few...but then again, too few to mention :whistle:

    Ha! This made me laugh.


    Hahaha! Same here! 'Egrets, agads!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Thanks for checking out the site! My son, now in college, spent hundreds of hours doing citizen science while he was in high school. Because of his involvement and interest, we try to support the efforts of local organizations.

    Ed was doing okay when I looked this morning; I hope he's alright!
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    curmudgeoness said:

    Thanks for checking out the site! My son, now in college, spent hundreds of hours doing citizen science while he was in high school. Because of his involvement and interest, we try to support the efforts of local organizations.

    Ed was doing okay when I looked this morning; I hope he's alright!

    We're moving more in that direction as well. We support the American River Conservancy (ARC) and The Eldorado National Forest Interpretive Association (ENFIA), both on the western slope of the Sierras. It's great to support major environmental groups but just as important and often even more rewarding to support local efforts.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    I agree. When we first began supporting environmental/conservation groups, our natural impulse was to focus on the national groups (Audubon, etc.). But people with more experience told us that the local groups were more likely to be making an impact; it's also easy for us to see how our time and money help. The state Audubon organization is active in education and conservation, as well as policy/legislation efforts.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Wonderful photos of Edward the Egret, capture, release, and being fabulous in the wild:

    Photo album
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    curmudgeoness said:

    Wonderful photos of Edward the Egret, capture, release, and being fabulous in the wild:

    Photo album

    Nice! Egrets are awesome. We see them pretty much any time we head down to the Sacramento delta or the valley and even up here at 2,000 feet once in a long while. Wonderful birds!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    hedonist said:

    Egrets, I've had a few...but then again, too few to mention :whistle:

    Hehehehe.
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    If you are or if you know a bird geek, you know that the Big Day -- the World Series of Birding -- is this Saturday.

    If you are not a bird geek: the WSB is a 24-hour competitive birding event that doubles as a fundraiser for many environmental groups. Teams scour the state of New Jersey in an effort to spot the largest number of species in one day. New Jersey jokes aside, the state is a birding hotspot, with over 70% of North American species being sighted here at some point during the year.

    You can donate to support Edward the Egret and other citizen science projects here: http://worldseriesofbirding.org/teampage.asp?fundid=2056

    And you can see what Edward is up to here: https://www.movebank.org/panel_embedded_movebank_webapp?gwt_fragment=page%3Dsearch_map_linked%2CindividualIds%3D78588036%2B78588007%2Clat%3D40.51562620688839%2Clon%3D-74.19166088104248%2Cz%3D16.
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