Resumé | Noah K. Strycker
Telephone: 541.206.7314
Email: noah.strycker AT gmail.com
35995 E. Wills Road
Creswell, OR 97426
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Specialties
Avian research, photography, writing, and illustration.
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Education
June 2008: Bachelor of Science, Fisheries and Wildlife Science; minor in Arts. Oregon State University. GPA: 3.81 (magna cum laude).
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Field Experience
Ecuador (Tiputini Biodiversity Station), Jan 2012-Mar 2012
Field researcher. Tracking Wedge-billed Woodcreepers with radiotelemetry and observing their behavior in mixed flocks.
Maine (Metinic Island), Sep 2011-Oct 2011
Bird bander. Mistnetting a variety of migratory songbirds and Northern Saw-whet Owls for a standardized bird banding project.
Costa Rica (Tortuguero), Dec 2010-Mar 2011
Bird bander. Mistnetting birds, at sites near Tortuguero and elsewhere in Costa Rica, for the Costa Rica Bird Observatories.
California (The Farallon Islands), Sep 2010-Nov 2010
Field researcher. Mistnetting migratory songbirds and documenting Great White Shark attacks for PRBO Conservation Science.
Australia (The Kimberley), Mar 2010-Aug 2010
Field researcher. Studying Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens and habitat management at an Australian Wildlife Conservancy reserve.
California (Point Reyes Bird Observatory), Aug 2009-Nov 2009
Bird bander. Mistnetting a variety of migratory and resident birds for a standardized, long-term bird banding station.
Antarctica (Cape Crozier), Nov 2008-Feb 2009
Field researcher. Studying life histories, populations, ecology, and behaviors of Adélie Penguins at a large breeding colony.
Hawaii (The Big Island), Jul 2008-Oct 2008
Seasonal intern. Captive breeding of endangered Hawaiian landbirds at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center.
Oregon (Willamette Valley), 2007-2008
Volunteer surveyor. Censusing wintering raptors for the East Cascades Bird Conservancy Winter Raptor Survey Project.
Maine (Matinicus Rock), Jun 2006-Jul 2006
Field researcher. Monitoring and banding terns and Atlantic Puffins for the National Audubon Society’s Project Puffin.
Michigan (Hickory Corners), Jun 2005-Jul 2005
Field researcher. Monitoring nests on an Oregon State University (OSU) nest monitoring project, W. K. Kellogg Biological Station.
Panama (Gamboa), Mar 2004-Jul 2004
Field researcher. Monitoring nests on an OSU nest monitoring project, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Gamboa field station.
Oregon (Malheur NWR), Sep 2003-Nov 2003
Full-time volunteer. Working with Fish & Wildlife Service biologists on a variety of field projects at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Oregon (Willamette Valley), 2002-2003
Park ranger. Specializing in bird field work for the Willamette Valley Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Oregon (Willamette Valley), May 2002-Jul 2002
Field researcher. Observing Purple Martin colonies for the Western Oregon Snag-Nesting Purple Martin Monitoring Project.
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Teaching, Writing, and Technical Experience | List of Publications
October 2009 North American Banding Council Certification, PRBO Conservation Science
Jan 2006-present Associate Editor, Birding magazine; Department Editor, The Birding Interview
Jan 2005-present Columnist, WildBird magazine
Jan 2004-present Field notes editor, Oregon Birds journal
2001-present Freelance avian writer, photographer, and illustrator
February 2008 Presenter, SMILE (Science & Math Investigative Learning Experiences) workshop
Nov-Dec 2007 Reviewer, Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Collins, 2008)
Nov-Dec 2007 Student Subcommittee of the Promotion and Tenure Committee, OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Apr-Jun 2006 Course teaching assistant, Systematics of Birds, Oregon State University
May 2004-Sept 2005 Illustrator, Bird Coloration Vols. 1 and 2 (Harvard University Press, 2006)
Mar 2002-2003 Park ranger, Willamette Valley Projects, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Awards, Scholarships, and Exhibitions
2011 American Universities International Programs October Alumni of the Month
2008 Burlingham Undergraduate Student of Excellence Award, OSU College of Ag. Sciences
2008 Culture In Writing Award, OSU Writing Intensive Curriculum Program
2008 Senior Leadership Award, Dawg Brawl tennis club championship, Univ. of Washington
2008 Carl and Lenora Bond Scholarship, OSU Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife
2007 Marshall Scholarship Finalist
2007 and 2006 Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, The Morris K. Udall Foundation
2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, The Goldwater Foundation
2007 Mentors Scholarship, OSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
2007 Munson Leadership Award, OSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
2007 Multnomah Anglers and Hunters Club Scholarship, OSU Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife
2007 and 2006 Vivian Schriver Thompson Scholarship, OSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
2006 Mike and Kay Brown Scholarship, OSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
2006 E.R. Jackman Scholarship, OSU College of Agricultural Sciences
2005 Waldo-Cummings Outstanding Student Award, Oregon State University
2005 Cape May Bird Observatory, NJ Young Artists Show (photographs and painting)
2005 OSU Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity award
2005 2004 Young Birder of the Year, 14-18 yrs., American Birding Association-Leica
2005 Henry Mastin Memorial Scholarship, OSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
2004-2008 OSU Presidential Scholarship
2004-2007 American Ornithologists’ Union Student Scholarship
2003 National Merit Scholar (SAT score = 1500)
2003 Outstanding Senior Project, International High School, South Eugene High School
2001-2002 Outstanding in All Subjects, International High School, South Eugene High School
2001-2003 Most Valuable Player, South Eugene High School Men’s Tennis Team
2001 University of Oregon Museum of Natural History Scientific Illustrators (drawings)
1999, 2000, 2002-03 Finisher, Portland Marathon
1999 2nd Place, Math Skills Fair, Lane Community College
1998 1st Place, American Mathematics Competitions
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Synergistic Activities
American Ornithologists’ Union (student scholarship)
Western Field Ornithologists (field trip leader at 2004 annual meeting)
Oregon Field Ornithologists (author/editor of OFO special publications #14 and #18)
American Birding Association (2004 Young Birder of the Year; attendee, Young Adult Birders’ Conference, Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador, August 2005; Birding magazine associate editor)
Cornell Lab of Ornithology (contributing author/photographer to Living Bird magazine)
Study abroad: Ecuador/The Galapagos Islands, 2006; Australia/Fiji 2007
Commentator, Living On Earth national radio program, May 18, 2007: “Birding … with an iPod?”