The Morning Commute
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R/V Tiglax deckhand, Patrick, transports scientists from the ship to Hall Island, in order to conduct distance-sampling surveys for Rock Sandpiper and McKay's Bunting.
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Public Domain.
Photo taken by Laura McDuffie, U.S. Geological Survey
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