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Sam Edmonds
Field Biologist
Phone: (207) 839-7600/Fax: (207) 839-7655
Biography
Sam attended College of the Atlantic where he completed an internship and senior project studying a population of island nesting Black-bellied whistling ducks in south Texas with the USFWS. Prior to working as a seasonal biologist for BRI, he worked as a bird biologist on various research projects throughout the U.S. Currently he is pursuing a M.S. in Biology at Acadia University, Nova Scotia investigating mercury levels in the Rusty Blackbird.
Research Interests
Wetland conservation and contaminant exposure to wildlife.
Impact assessments and sustainable development.
Current Species of interest
- Rusty Blackbird
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-tailed Sparrows
- Shorebirds
Publications
Stolley, Dorie S., Samuel T. Edmonds, and Carol U. Meteyer. 2008. Mortality of ducklings of the Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) during their premier swim in a hyper-saline lake in south Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 53: 230-235.
Edmonds, Samuel. T. and Dorie S. Stolley. Population decline of ground-nesting Black-bellied Whistling Ducks on islands in southern Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 53: 185-189.
