<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" xmlns:schema="http://schema.org/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xml:base="https://www.usgs.gov/">  <channel>    <title>Eastern Ecological Science Center</title>    <description><![CDATA[RSS feed of news related to Eastern Ecological Science Center]]></description>    <link>https://www.usgs.gov/</link>    <atom:link href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />    <language>en</language>        <item>  <title>Notes from the Field: American Woodcock Migration </title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/notes-field-american-woodcock-migration?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><em>This article focuses on an American Woodcock migratory ecology study in the eastern United States. “Notes from the Field” are contributed articles that highlight current banding projects and the continued importance of bird banding 100+ years after the establishment of the Bird Banding Lab.&nbsp;</em></p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 09:55:14 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>kharvey@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">4bbb0f6f-426c-4049-8ab6-77490cab6cd6</guid>    <author>kharvey@usgs.gov (kharvey@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Surviving Migration Through an Urban Landscape! One Songbird’s Journey </title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/surviving-migration-through-urban-landscape-one-songbirds-journey?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Spring migration has officially begun and now is the time to make sure your windows are safer for birds!&nbsp;</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2024 08:11:28 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>kharvey@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">ff7f8c98-f8f8-4ec5-a27a-1dd704d484f4</guid>    <author>kharvey@usgs.gov (kharvey@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Celebrating Women&#039;s History Month: Women in Bird Banding</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/celebrating-womens-history-month-women-bird-banding?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>In celebration of Women’s History Month, the USGS EESC Bird Banding Lab is highlighting 10 prominent female banders in the North American Bird Banding Program’s History.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2024 09:07:05 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>kharvey@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">62d254dc-a9be-42da-b1bb-01d4234590f6</guid>    <author>kharvey@usgs.gov (kharvey@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Fostering Diversity in Science</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/news/fostering-diversity-science?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Fish biologist Clay Raines at EESC's Leetown Laboratory is helping to foster diversity in science through student internships.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:37:13 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">7e0b16a3-bb5f-48b5-8c4c-cc63d1f8292f</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>BBL Banding Station Receives a Major Upgrade</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/bbl-banding-station-receives-a-major-upgrade?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of Patuxent, the BBL Banding Station received some much needed upgrades.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2024 14:48:39 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>kharvey@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">f77fb7d7-d5c6-4320-827a-d367949795b8</guid>    <author>kharvey@usgs.gov (kharvey@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Latest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at Conferences in February 2024</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/ecosystems/news/latest-science-findings-ocean-ecology-research-be-presented?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>USGS scientists will present findings from their ocean and coastal research at three scientific conferences this February. &nbsp;USGS research in ocean ecology focuses on improving our understanding of our world’s interconnected oceanic system, from the sea’s surface to its depths.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:43:12 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>shouse@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">ee36d804-5379-4fb8-a66e-09127d7dceba</guid>    <author>shouse@usgs.gov (shouse@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Fall Migration Station 2023 Wrap-up </title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/fall-migration-station-2023-wrap?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Highlights from the USGS Bird Banding Lab (BBL) 2023 fall migration station.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:42:41 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>kharvey@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">774db9d5-ee5d-4446-98f7-079d1542a013</guid>    <author>kharvey@usgs.gov (kharvey@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Waste not, want not: How USGS capabilities enhance COVID-19 wastewater surveillance</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/waste-not-want-not-how-usgs-capabilities-enhance-covid-19-wastewater?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>You can tell a lot about someone’s health from their body’s waste. If you are fighting an infectious illness, you flush away more than yesterday’s lunch. It may be off-putting, but checking wastewater for infectious disease has become an important tool that scientists and public health officials can use to respond to and prevent new infectious disease outbreaks.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 07:00:58 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>mcollier@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">cee0a7e3-1beb-40ab-950a-f3842a62721a</guid>    <author>mcollier@usgs.gov (mcollier@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Why we have better maps of Mars than of the seafloor—and what USGS is doing to change that</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/news/science-snippet/why-we-have-better-maps-mars-seafloor-and-what-usgs-doing-change?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>The ocean covers 71% of Earth’s surface. We know only a small fraction of what the land beneath the waves looks like.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:25:41 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>mcollier@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">4839681a-8091-4c1e-867a-af3621249349</guid>    <author>mcollier@usgs.gov (mcollier@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>On a golden wing and a prayer: your actions can give birds a better chance of surviving migration  </title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/a-golden-wing-and-a-prayer-your-actions-can-give-birds-a-better?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Although we may feel worlds apart, we are connected by migratory birds. In turn, migratory birds are connected to us and directly affected by our actions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:14:19 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>kharvey@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">6dec3e27-5864-4c10-818c-b245f200a197</guid>    <author>kharvey@usgs.gov (kharvey@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/amphibians-have-one-more-thing-worry-about-mercury-large-usgs-study?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>RESTON, Va. </strong>— The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that, in amphibians, this toxic compound is common, widespread and, at least for some, can reach very high levels.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>mcollier@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">459e07e3-b872-49bf-9c54-8df5487b9500</guid>    <author>mcollier@usgs.gov (mcollier@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>USGS research helps American shad find their way</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/usgs-research-helps-american-shad-find-their-way?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Science takes time.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:11:32 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>jbattle@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">201bb0c2-40da-4ce1-8328-979030ebfac8</guid>    <author>jbattle@usgs.gov (jbattle@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>USGS scientists contribute to independent study evaluating why progress in achieving Bay water quality goals is lagging</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/chesapeake-bay-activities/news/usgs-scientists-contribute-independent-study-evaluating-why?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 9, 2023</p><p>The report by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee offers options on how restoration can be accelerated</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Tue, 9 May 2023 13:17:17 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>mnewbrough@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">c61d83c6-fe9c-4d70-940b-6dfb190ddb44</guid>    <author>mnewbrough@usgs.gov (mnewbrough@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>New insight on sea duck hearing could help protect them from fishing nets </title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/news/science-snippet/new-insight-sea-duck-hearing-could-help-protect-them-fishing-nets?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>It’s estimated that more than 100,000 sea ducks are killed worldwide annually when caught in large fishing nets known as gillnets. A recent study identifies the frequencies at which sea ducks can hear underwater, and the findings can help inform decisions on the use of sound devices to deter ducks from nets and other threats.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:16:45 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>jkfitzpatrick@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">b1b53786-31b6-48a1-8484-163ba1b6f024</guid>    <author>jkfitzpatrick@usgs.gov (jkfitzpatrick@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>From Analog to Digital: Eight Decades of Tracking Box Turtles on Patuxent Research Refuge</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/news/analog-digital-eight-decades-tracking-box-turtles-patuxent-research-refuge?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers from U.S Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been monitoring eastern box turtles (<em>Terrapene carolina Carolina)</em> on the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD since the 1940s.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">ed7f9105-d1dc-470d-84f2-54b50d70f144</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Chance Encounters of a Northern Saw-whet Owl</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/chance-encounters-a-northern-saw-whet-owl?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Bird banders at the Rushton Woods Banding Station and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Laboratory have documented an incredible movement of one northern saw-whet owl during its fall migration.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">3257bcc6-baea-496e-9319-1324b863b42d</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Unintended consequences: New research shows all California condor flocks have been exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides  </title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/news/unintended-consequences-new-research-shows-all-california-condor-flocks-have-been?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>USGS scientists of the Eastern Ecological Science Center and the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center published new findings on environmental contaminants to assist the National Park Service and Yurok Tribe in management of the California condor (<em>Gymnogyps californianus</em>), one of the rarest avian scavengers in the world.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:52:31 EST</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">05b2b432-b656-4477-9f4d-242e21bf17dd</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>One Health and Structured Decision Making</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/news/one-health-and-structured-decision-making?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>November 3 is One Health Day. One Health is the idea that the health of people is connected to the&nbsp;health of animals and our shared environment.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2022 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">db8a22b0-9270-4141-ab08-0d7748d52f00</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Partnerships encourage the public to assist with fish disease biosurveillance</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/news/partnerships-encourage-public-assist-fish-disease-biosurveillance?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Observations of fish and wildlife disease by the public can supplement biosurveillance efforts by state and federal agencies. Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center are working with partners at universities, state agencies, and recreational organizations to crowd-source smartphone images from anglers of fishes exhibiting blotchy bass syndrome.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:12:00 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">b1e06f72-a8ee-428e-83e7-22b6d8bcc765</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>A Surprising Band Recovery from the USGS Bird Banding Lab’s Fall Migration Station</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/a-surprising-band-recovery-usgs-bird-banding-labs-fall-migration?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>The Bird Banding Lab recently got a report of an amazing banding recovery! &nbsp;A Cape May warbler that was banded at the lab’s fall migration station in 2013 was found this September in Pennsylvania, shattering the longevity record at a remarkable 9 years old! Unfortunately, this warbler will not be able to continue her journey south as she was found dead after striking a window.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">9205e5fc-d39c-4beb-8d90-12e66cd15c4a</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>The North American Breeding Bird Survey: Helping Keep Common Birds Common</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc/news/north-american-breeding-bird-survey-helping-keep-common-birds-common?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>The North American Breeding Bird Survey was initiated in 1966 to monitor bird populations over large geographic areas.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2022 12:23:17 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">0918175d-d334-4839-9a48-64cea0200c2f</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Banders Without Borders Celebrates One Year of Making Connections Around the World </title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/news/banders-without-borders-celebrates-one-year-making-connections?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>The USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bird Banding Laboratory makes connections around the globe through its Banders Without Borders initiative. Since the launch of the initiative in September 2021, the lab has increased communications, formed partnerships and initiated collaborations with other bird banding schemes.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:35:32 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>sbeliew@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">84d53dd4-497c-4b02-bee7-6622e54e01b1</guid>    <author>sbeliew@usgs.gov (sbeliew@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>USGS Study Suggests Atlantic Sturgeon Spawning Population Declined by More Than 99% in the Delaware River Since the Late 1800s</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/usgs-study-suggests-atlantic-sturgeon-spawning-population-declined-more-99?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>The population of adult Atlantic sturgeon that migrate to the Delaware River each year was once comprised of hundreds of thousands of individual fish, but new estimates indicate fewer than 250 adults return annually according to a U.S. Geological Survey-led study.</p>]]></description>  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:11:56 EDT</pubDate>  <dc:creator>jburton@usgs.gov</dc:creator>  <guid isPermaLink="false">c8156344-276a-4a10-b602-493ef71d07e2</guid>    <author>jburton@usgs.gov (jburton@usgs.gov)</author>  <source url="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/400/news/feed">U.S. Geological Survey</source></item><item>  <title>Diverse Aging Rates in Ectotherms Provide Insights for the Evolution of Aging and Longevity</title>  <link>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/forest-and-rangeland-ecosystem-science-center/news/diverse-aging-rates-ectotherms-provide?utm_source=comms&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=news</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Amphibians and reptiles, particularly turtles and tortoises, are well-known examples of animals with long lifespans. 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