Saturday 24 June 2017, week 6: Buldir Island I take such joy in naming crevices that I’ve decided to revisit this topic from last year. Once again I’ve chosen to follow the creative route, this time choosing themes for each of my work areas. Like I said last year, finding new nests is one of my favorite activities. Up until this point in the season – because eggs are hatching…
Saturday 27 May 2017, week 2: Buldir Island If there’s one thing I learned from last summer, it’s that I love riding the Tiglax so far west that it becomes east. Unlike everyone else on board, I hope for headwinds and troughs to slow down our progress and rock the boat. Because my love of boat time is common knowledge, I surprised everyone – the ship’s crew, Kevin and McKenzie,…
Monday 6 June 2016, week 3: Buldir Island, 22:01 As I look to the northeast in the mornings, I see clouds of small birds rising and falling as one: a changing shape dancing in the sky’s foreground. Captivating, these shapes are; they’re swarms of activity flying just above the water’s surface and shifting as they rise up and change direction. These auklets – crested, least, parakeet, and whiskered – go…