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EESC scientist Terry Chesser, PhD, leads the committee tasked with classifying North American bird species.

Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose strengths are in...

RESTON, Va. — Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive...

In July 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) at Patuxent Research Refuge wrapped up a project to replace...

The EESC Bird Banding Laboratory has completed a project to digitize over a million legacy bird banding paper records from the 1960s to the early...

USGS is working with Maryland Department of Natural Resources to sample blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) to measure levels of per- and...

Imagine you could use just a few drops of water to know what sorts of animals and plants were present in an area. What an incredible tool this would...

This article focuses on an American Woodcock migratory ecology study in the eastern United States. “Notes from the Field” are contributed articles...

Spring migration has officially begun and now is the time to make sure your windows are safer for birds! 

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the USGS EESC Bird Banding Lab is highlighting 10 prominent female banders in the North American Bird Banding...