A gaze on the horizon: Spotting seabirds

Imagine being on a boat in the middle of the ocean, staring at the horizon from sunrise until sunset, trying to record every sighting of birds. It would be a job that requires a lot of patience and focus. Population ecologist Dr. Eric Woehler has set himself to this task. He leads a research project that is creating a dataset with all recorded observations of birds above the remote parts of Australian waters.

We had Dr. Eric Woehler to discuss his project and the observations he has made so far.

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