{"id":1720,"date":"2010-06-17T05:20:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T12:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2010-06-17T05:20:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T12:20:01","slug":"bird-nerd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=1720","title":{"rendered":"Bird Nerd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1720 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=1725'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Bird-Nerd-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1725\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1725'>\n\t\t\t\tBird Nerd\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=1726'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Good-Ol-Arc-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1726\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1726'>\n\t\t\t\tGood Ol Arc\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=1731'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Marco-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1731\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1731'>\n\t\t\t\tMarco\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u00a0 This is round two for me with the CLM internship program, last year I was with the BLM out of the Rawlins, WY Field Office within the fisheries division.\u00a0 I learned much from my\u00a0CLM internship last year and had many great experiences, which in large part is why I pursued a second CLM internship.\u00a0 Before starting my second CLM internship most of my experience was in fisheries.\u00a0 While I enjoyed my fisheries work I had become increasingly interested in avian research and conservation over the years and always wanted to pursue work in this field, but because I didn&#8217;t have much experience in this field no one would give me a chance, opting for those who had the experience; needless to say my frustration grew exponentially.\u00a0 But Krissa, Marian, and everyone else who makes the CLM internship program what it is came through for me once again, sending my application materials out to internships that were bird focused.\u00a0 One such internship was with the wildlife biologist of the Newcastle, WY BLM Field Office.\u00a0 Well, luck was finally on my side as I interviewed with Nate West, the NFO wildlife biologist, and was offered an internship.\u00a0 So here I am, in Newcastle doing bird work and loving it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 And now onto my internship and the kind of things I&#8217;ve been up to.\u00a0 As I&#8217;m sure others have been experiencing, the weather has been hampering field activities, turning roads to the bentonite batter that I so disdain.\u00a0 But, being grounded has allowed me to study up on my protocols, bird identification, and the use of ArcMap.\u00a0 Some other in office activities includes building a housing for\u00a0an Anabat bat\u00a0detection system, modifying flying squirrel nest boxes, and managing data.\u00a0 It hasn&#8217;t been all rainy days and when venturing out in the field I&#8217;ve been checking on some of the field offices nesting raptors and relocating some of our collared sage grouse, both of these activities are great fun.\u00a0 Also, I had the chance to go out with some biologist from the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory when they were conducting point counts in the Newcastle area.\u00a0 As the field season progresses I&#8217;ll be performing habitat assessments for sage grouse, conducting mountain plover surveys, conducting northern goshawk surveys, conducting burrowing owl surveys, deploying Anabat units, trapping sage grouse, and putting up flying squirrel nest boxes.\u00a0 I should also mention that my mentor is great, answering my endless questions and making sure I&#8217;m in the thick of it with bird work.\u00a0 To be continued&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Rapp, BLM, Newcastle, WY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 This is round two for me with the CLM internship program, last year I was with the BLM out of the Rawlins, WY Field Office within the fisheries division.\u00a0 I learned much from my\u00a0CLM internship last year and had &hellip; 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