Matthew C. Perry, Ph.D.
Matt Perry is an Emeritus at the Eastern Ecological Science Center located at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
Professional Experience
Involved with several writing projects of past research of waterfowl movements using satellite telemetry, waterfowl food habits, and management of wetlands for optimum wildlife use
Completed forty years of employment at Patuxent in October 2011 and retired in December 2011
Education and Certifications
B.S., University of Rhode Island 1963
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1970
Ph.D., University of Maryland 1985
Affiliations and Memberships*
Chair of the November 2005 Second North American Sea Duck Conference
Past President of the Washington Biologists' Field Club
Co-Chair of the Satellite Telemetry Workshop held in Puetro Iguazu, Argentina June 2011.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees Association Board Member
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Heritage Committee Member
Friends of Patuxent Board Member, non-profit, Friends of Patuxent Laurel, MD Laurel, MD Board of Directors
Rivers of the World Foundation Board Member
Science and Products
Estimating population abundance and mapping distribution of wintering sea ducks in coastal waters of the mid-Atlantic
The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects
Mute swans and their Chesapeake Bay habitats: proceedings of a symposium
Food habits of mute swans in the Chesapeake Bay
On the trail of Black Scoters
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Chesapeake Bay – The role of science in environmental restoration
Breeding productivity of Smith Island black ducks
Understanding food webs in the Chesapeake Bay
The exotic mute swan (Cygnus olor) in Chesapeake Bay, USA
Science and Products
Estimating population abundance and mapping distribution of wintering sea ducks in coastal waters of the mid-Atlantic
The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects
Mute swans and their Chesapeake Bay habitats: proceedings of a symposium
Food habits of mute swans in the Chesapeake Bay
On the trail of Black Scoters
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Chesapeake Bay – The role of science in environmental restoration
Breeding productivity of Smith Island black ducks
Understanding food webs in the Chesapeake Bay
The exotic mute swan (Cygnus olor) in Chesapeake Bay, USA
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government