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About Me
- Daniel Edelstein, M.S.
- Novato, CA, United States
- Above, Consulting/Freelance Avian Biologist and Certified Wildlife Biologist Asc. Daniel Edelstein riding an ATV while conducting raptor surveys at a proposed wind energy turbine site in the Wilson Range of Nevada. Feel free to view his resume at warblerwatch.com where you can also review his "Birding Tours" options where he regularly leads year-round birding forays for individuals and groups to view common and rare bird species in the San Francisco Bay area, the Sierra Nevada mountains, the Monterey/Big Sur coast, and the Midwest (primarily, Wisconsin). Contact him at danieledelstein@att.net Conducting field surveys since 1985 for common & special-status bird, mammal, amphibian, & reptile species (in addition to common plant species), Daniel performs diverse consulting roles related to biological, regulatory, and permitting elements. His status as a Certified Wildlife Biologist Associate (warblerwatch.com) includes earning a M.S. in Natural Resources in 1985. His permits: USFWS Endangered Species Recovery Permit for Ridgway's Rail, California Red-legged Frog, and California Tiger Salamander (TE101743-0). His resume is present at warblerwatch.com
Nobuto's Fine Photo Find: WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER
. . . SURF'S UP for the Western Snowy Plover shown here during our 12/5 field trip to Limantour Beach (photo: Nobuto Suga)
"WHO" are you?
ANSWER: The Federally-Threatened BURROWING OWL (at Cesar Chavez Park, as wonderfully captured on 11/22/09 at Cesar Chavez Park (Berkeley) by our own Debbi Brusco; thanks for submitting the photo Debbi (!) )
Who in "our" field trip for "Ornithology" can you ID here?
. . . Who is your classy classmate? & lookin' for feathered friends?
Merrit's "Waterbird" Students Hit The Beach (at their Pt. Reyes 11/22/08 field trip)
. . . and they are "wading" out the situation while IDing one shorebird species vs. another (bada bum)
Pretty & Memorable: Mt. Diablo State Park.....
.....offers brilliant scenery (and spectacular songbird diversity) for visitors, including our May, 2008 Merritt College "Bird Songing" class.
UPCOMING BLOG LIST OF OTHER MERRITT INSTRUCTORS
Daniel Edelstein, M.S.
Daniel, who teaches periodic birding/wildlife/nature classes at Merritt, can be reached at: dedelstein@peralta.edu. His Web site highlights his background and niche as a naturalist/biologist for the last 25 years: http://www.warblerwatch.com and his Blog site devoted to wood-warblers/songbirds is http://warblerwatch.blogspot.com
Daniel's Recent Merritt College "Bird Songing" Class Group Photo (May, 2008)....
.....and here's a portion of the class at Point Reyes National Seashore, a venue for one of the class' five all-day field trips (Click on photo to enlarge it.).
1 comment:
I got 'em all correct.
Frank The Loon
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