Recently I spent time in the Maine North Woods, looking for warblers. As part of my National Geographic Young Explorer’s grant, I camped along Fifth Saint John Pond, my expedition perfectly timed with the spring warbler migration. I did well with warbler species, spotting nearly ten in the few days I was there. And yet,…
Month: June 2016
Duke Nicholas School – Creating Infographics
Infographics have become an important medium for communicating science. PeerJ and other journals allow authors to include infographics in their work, and the designs have steadily gained popularity. However, it is not easy to create effective images, so I sat down with Mary Zambello (who also happens to be my sister), and asked her about…
Birding Maine – Saying Goodbye to Shorebirds
I look forward to summer as much as anybody, but there is one sad element to the changing of the seasons: the absence of shorebirds. Shorebirds are undoubtedly my favorite group of avian species. They make their home on beaches and mudflats, where it is generally easy to see and photograph them. In addition, they…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 