I am a roaming field biologist and a student of the natural world. I travel around working on wildlife conservation projects, doing research involving bird migration, and generally adventuring. Currently, I work as an avian biologist at Yosemite National Park and continue to work on research relating to bird migration and spatial ecology.

Because I'm in the Sierra Nevadas a lot, my ability to host is not guaranteed, but I encourage people to message me. Sometimes, rarely, I can accept surfers at the southern edge of Yosemite in El Portal.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I host when I can, and I surf I need to. Following the birds is important to me, and I hope I can occasionally help with other people's missions.

Interests

apiculture, acrylics, art, awesomeness, backpacking, bald eagle jerky, banana slugs, banding all living things, bayesian statistics, being lost, being rad, being wrong, biking, books, biogeography, bioluminescence, birds, birding, blood flukes, bot flies, bowerbirds, bread, bunny!, caguamas, camping, carnivorous plants, cecropia moths, cephalopods, chickens wearing hats, coconut curry, cygnus, david attenborough, deviance, dinosaurs, ecology, entomology, epiphytes, eusociality, extinction, falcon frog, falconry, field research, fishes, flying vicariously, food, foraging, fucking, getting fucked up, golden gate raptor observatory, grasshopper poking, hansa yellow: medium, hardman lore, hardmen, hypocrisy, indiana jones, jacketing pigeons, james bond, klepting, lactobacillus, land leeches, landowning kittens, mad science, megarhyssa wasps, mexico (old and new), mimosa plants, mollusks, morels, muppets, natural selection, ornithology, ornithopters, painting, parasites, phagocytosis, piaute cutthroat trout, pirates, psychedelics, raptor rehabilitation, rebellion, redwoods, road trips, sandwiches, sexual dimorphism, spatial statistics, taxidermy, thai peanut sauce, the bell museum of natural history, the raptor center, the west, the word 'quagmire', things ending with ology, time machines, titties, traumatic insemination, veterinary medicine, water color, water ouzels, yosemite

• animals
• wildlife
• chickens
• birds
• arts
• books
• coloring
• dining
• flying
• traveling
• painting
• cycling
• backpacking
• camping
• biology
• ecology
• entomology
• history
• medicine
• ornithology
• science
• statistics
• road trips

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen a world that inspires me. I have seen the sun set and moon rise on Angel's Landing, I have seen coyotes in city, I have seen creatures on the brink of extinction.

Teach, Learn, Share

The main things I know about are animals, plants, and how to not die in the woods.

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