Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
Rachel M Richardson
Rachel is a Wildlife Biologist for the Alaska Science Center.
Professional Experience
2012 - Present Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center
2011 - 2012 Biological Science Technician, USGS, Alaska Science Center
2009 - 2011 Wildlife Biologist, Beartooth Wildlife Research, LLC
2008 Research Technician, University of Minnesota
2007 Research Technician, University of Montana
2006 Biological Science Technician, USFS, Pacific Northwest Research Station
2005 - 2006 Research Technician, University of Arizona
2005 Research Technician, University of Minnesota
2004 - 2005 Wildlife Biologist, Ventana Wildlife Society
2003 Field Assistant, The Peregrine Fund
Education and Certifications
M.S. 2022 University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska Interdisciplinary Studies; Concentration: Wildlife Ecology
B.S. 2011 University of Montana, Missoula, Montana Wildlife Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Ornithological Society
Western Field Ornithologists
The Wildlife Society
Boreal Partners In Flight (BCR1 Coordinator)
Alaska Shorebird Group
Science and Products
Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Scientist holding an Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.
Scientist holding an Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.
Female Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Female Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Science and Products
Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Scientist holding an Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.
Scientist holding an Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.
Female Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Female Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
*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