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Smiling scientist next to a van full of sample boxes.
Prepping boxes for sampling
Prepping boxes for sampling
Prepping boxes for sampling

Rachel Atkins organizes boxes and PPE in preparation for sampling at several facilities in Utah using an oversized cargo van.

Rachel Atkins organizes boxes and PPE in preparation for sampling at several facilities in Utah using an oversized cargo van.

EESC Bird Banding Lab_Team Photo_Sep 15 2021_Tom OConnell Credit
EESC Bird Banding Lab_Team Photo_Sep 15 2021_Tom OConnell Credit
EESC Bird Banding Lab_Team Photo_Sep 15 2021_Tom OConnell Credit
EESC Bird Banding Lab_Team Photo_Sep 15 2021_Tom OConnell Credit

EESC Bird Banding Lab Team Photo Sep 15 2021_Tom O'Connell Credit.  This photos show the team of banders at the bird banding station during fall migration at Patuxent Research Refuge

EESC Bird Banding Lab Team Photo Sep 15 2021_Tom O'Connell Credit.  This photos show the team of banders at the bird banding station during fall migration at Patuxent Research Refuge

EESC Bird Banding Lab with Matt Rogosky on Sep 15 2021 photo by Tom O'Connell
EESC Bird Banding Lab with Matt Rogosky on September 15, 2021
EESC Bird Banding Lab with Matt Rogosky on September 15, 2021
EESC Bird Banding Lab with Matt Rogosky on September 15, 2021

EESC Bird Banding Lab showing Matt Rogosky on Sep 15 2021 photo taken by Tom OConnell.

Man and Woman in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
RNA Extractions
RNA Extractions
RNA Extractions

Luke Iwanowicz (left) Christine Densmore (right) perform RNA extractions in the Biosafety Level-3 lab

Luke Iwanowicz (left) Christine Densmore (right) perform RNA extractions in the Biosafety Level-3 lab

Two men in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Purification of extracted RNA 2
Purification of extracted RNA 2
Purification of extracted RNA 2

Purification of extracted RNA via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration in the BSL3 lab.

Purification of extracted RNA via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration in the BSL3 lab.

FedEx truck with man inspecting sample boxes.
First Samples Arrive
First Samples Arrive
First Samples Arrive

An early morning FedEx delivery brings great news - the arrival of the first Saturday delivery!

An early morning FedEx delivery brings great news - the arrival of the first Saturday delivery!

Man sitting in a chair outside a building.
Waiting for Boxes
Waiting for Boxes
Waiting for Boxes

Christopher Ottinger sits outside the Leetown, WV lab, waiting for delayed deliveries

Christopher Ottinger sits outside the Leetown, WV lab, waiting for delayed deliveries

Photo of a 45" muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality during warmer summer conditions.
Muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality
Muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality
Muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality

Photo of a 45" muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality during warmer summer conditions.  This study was led by Kyle Hartman from West Virginia University and his graduate student, Taylor Booth.

Photo of a 45" muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality during warmer summer conditions.  This study was led by Kyle Hartman from West Virginia University and his graduate student, Taylor Booth.

Two women in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Day 1 Sample Processing
Day 1 Sample Processing
Day 1 Sample Processing

Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore processing first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.

Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore processing first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.

Two women in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Day 1 Sample Processing - Logging Samples
Day 1 Sample Processing - Logging Samples
Day 1 Sample Processing - Logging Samples

Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore Logging in first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.

Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore Logging in first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.

Sample boxed stacked on lab table.
First Boxes Arrive
First Boxes Arrive
First Boxes Arrive

The first three samples from Utah and Colorado arrive at the Leetown Lab.        

The first three samples from Utah and Colorado arrive at the Leetown Lab.        

A small, yellow bird with a black face held in the hand, with a metal band on it's leg.
A recently banded Canada Warbler
A recently banded Canada Warbler
A recently banded Canada Warbler

A Canada Warbler with new band at the Bird Banding Lab's fall station.          

A Canada Warbler with new band at the Bird Banding Lab's fall station.          

A small, yellow bird with a white eye-ring, held in the hand.
Conneticut Warbler
Conneticut Warbler
Conneticut Warbler

A Connecticut Warbler banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

A Connecticut Warbler banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

Large office room full of cardboard sample boxes.
Box Party at Utah WSC
Box Party at Utah WSC
Box Party at Utah WSC

Sample boxes prepped in Utah for sampling to start take over offices as they wait to be delivered to facilities. 

Sample boxes prepped in Utah for sampling to start take over offices as they wait to be delivered to facilities. 

Tail feathers are spread out and examined next to ruler.
Downy Woodpecker tail molt
Downy Woodpecker tail molt
Downy Woodpecker tail molt

Downy Woodpecker's tail is spread to better view marking and two new tail feathers growing in, during banding at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

Downy Woodpecker's tail is spread to better view marking and two new tail feathers growing in, during banding at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

a yellow songbird with a blue-wing and black eyeline is held in the hand
Blue-winged Warbler in the hand
Blue-winged Warbler in the hand
Blue-winged Warbler in the hand

An adult female Blue-winged Warbler at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station. 

An adult female Blue-winged Warbler at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station. 

a brown-backed bird with a bright yellow eye, with a metal band around its leg
Brown Thrasher with USGS band
Brown Thrasher with USGS band
Brown Thrasher with USGS band

A Brown Thrasher who has just received its unique 9-digt USGS band at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

A Brown Thrasher who has just received its unique 9-digt USGS band at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

Summer photo of Hopewell Run below the reservoir.
Hopewell Run at the Leetown Research Laboratory
Hopewell Run at the Leetown Research Laboratory
Hopewell Run at the Leetown Research Laboratory

Photo of Hopewell Run below the reservoir (located off Leetown Rd) taken during a bird walk with the Potomac Valley Audobon Society. The reservoir above where this photo was taken often has ducks (such as wood ducks, gadwall, black ducks, mallards, and even canvasback) and geese swimming around on it.

Photo of Hopewell Run below the reservoir (located off Leetown Rd) taken during a bird walk with the Potomac Valley Audobon Society. The reservoir above where this photo was taken often has ducks (such as wood ducks, gadwall, black ducks, mallards, and even canvasback) and geese swimming around on it.

A bird with a long bill is being banded with specially-designed pliers
Banding an American Woodcock
Banding an American Woodcock
Banding an American Woodcock

An American Woodcock receives its USGS metal band at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

An American Woodcock receives its USGS metal band at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

A small yellow-olive bird in the hand.
A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the hand
A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the hand
A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the hand

A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.

A laboratory technician in a yellow lab coat seated at metal biological safety cabinet
Technician at BSC
Technician at BSC
Technician at BSC

Photo of a technician working at a biological safety cabinet.                                                                    

Photo of a technician working at a biological safety cabinet.                                                                    

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