Katharine Goodenough

**** *** **** ***. #*, San Diego, CA 92105

cell 619-***-****

Email: abiqb6@r.postjobfree.com, abiqb6@r.postjobfree.com

Summary/Personal Statement

I have a total of ten years of experience as a field biologist involved in broad-ranging projects. My recent

experience is in shorebird and waterbird migration and foraging ecology. I have a total of five years

experience directing field studies and developing standard operating procedures and methodologies for

field projects.

Education

M.S., Conservation Ecology, San Diego State University, in progress

B.S., Zoology, Humboldt State University, 5/2000

B.S., Marine Biology, Humboldt State University, 5/2000

Awards and Grants

NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Fellowship 2010-2012.

Unsolicited Grant, U.S. Navy NAVFAC Southwest 2010

Work Experience

6/1/2010-Present

Research Assistant, San Diego State University

Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Lewison

I am currently involved in a thesis research project investigating high resolution foraging

movements and diet analysis of gull-billed terns nesting in San Diego, California.

6/2009-3/2010

Wildlife Ecologist, Tierra Data Inc.

Supervisor: Elizabeth Kellogg

My work for Tierra Data Inc. was well-rounded and included both a field component and office

work. My fieldwork was comprised of conducting point count and census surveys for passerines,

seabirds, and shorebirds for various contracts that Tierra Data holds. The office work at Tierra Data

included writing sections for Environmental Impact Statements, Biological Assessments, Interim

Management Reports, and Quarterly and Monthly reports for various projects. In addition, I

assisted with editing sections and representing the company at meetings.

3/2009-4/2009

Private Contractor/Water Lead Field Biologist, U.S. Navy, Naval Base Coronado

Primary Investigator: Patricia Baird

My duties as field lead for the water-based portion of the California least tern foraging ecology project

were varied. I was responsible for the collection of data in regards to California least tern foraging in San

Diego Bay, nearshore and pelagic Pacific Ocean waters. I was also responsible for daily and weekly work

summary reports as well as data compilation and construction of GIS maps. My duties also included

motor boat operation, behavioral observation of CLT on colony, identification and quantification of fish

species brought to nest by terns, banding, collecting morphometric measurements captured birds, and

collection of blood samples for stable isotope analysis.

2/2009

Wildlife Biologist Contract, Simon Fraser University

Associate: Sam Franks, pHd candidate abiqb6@r.postjobfree.com

I assisted Sam with the trapping and capture of wintering sandpipers for the month of February in

South Carolina at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and Tom Yawkey State Wildlife Refuge.

My duties included mistnet capture of calidrine sandpipers, banding, and taking blood samples

from the sandpipers.

10/2008- 03/2009

Biological Sciences Technician, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wheeler National Wildlife

Refuge Complex

Supervisor: Bill Gates

I had several priorities while working for Wheeler NWR: completion of bi-monthly wintering

waterfowl surveys, updating waterfowl survey databases, completing telemetry monitoring of

whooping cranes wintering at Wheeler (poster presented), water level management for wintering

waterfowl, developed a volunteer based invasive plant species removal program and

accompanying training documents, completed step-down management plans regarding nuisance

species, updated the Refuge-wide Pesticide Use Proposal database, designed and updated ArcGIS

maps for the Refuge Farm Plan, completed a comparative analysis of counting techniques for gray

bats at five cave sites in Alabama (poster presented), participated in educational clean and learn

program (led presentation for waterfowl identification), and directed Refuge volunteer activities .

4/2007- 1/2008

Wildlife Biologist Research Assistant, Clemson University

Primary Investigator: Dr. Pat Jodice

Project Managers: Christy Hand and Janet Thibault

Duties: Work with Clemson consisted of two projects assisting with American Oystercatcher

(AMOY) nesting success and wintering ecology studies. The initial project with Janet Thibault

focused on nesting ecology of American Oystercatchers (AMOY) with the goal to evaluate nesting

fecundity of AMOY using the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway and Bull’s Bay in Cape Romain

National Wildlife Refuge. The study site is comprised of shallow water bay with a rapid tidal cycle

and barrier islands accessible only at set tides. My work with Janet Thibault focused on collecting

AMOY nesting success data. This data was collected by early season searches for nests within the

study site and then continued as the birds began to lay and incubate eggs. The second project with

Christy Hand involved comparing foraging efficiency and diet composition between AMOY of

different ages and between different bays in the Cape Romain NWR area of South Carolina.

Collection of behavior data consisted of 2-4 hour observations at a selected tide watching

individual AMOY forage. My duties included daily collection of biological and behavioral data,

data entry, database management, and field equipment maintenance.

4/2006- 9/2006

Toxicology Research Assistant, Kansas State University

Primary Investigator: Dr. Brett Sandercock

Duties: The purpose of this project was two-fold. The primary objective was to obtain biological

samples from a variety of shorebird species to determine a good methodology for testing pesticide

contaminant loads using acetylcholinesterace tracers. The secondary objective was to sample Nearctic

breeding shorebird species for H5N1 avian influenza. I directed field capture and was responsible for

organizing field studies in both Texas and Kansas for up to 6 assistants. Twenty-five species of

sandpiper were selected for sample collection. Trapping of the birds consisted of two phases: night

collection for larger upland sandpiper species and day collection by mistnetting for the smaller species.

In addition to the above-mentioned duties, I also entered data, maintained a photographic and sample

database, researched shorebird sighting and possible trapping locations and crop timing for future work

to be done in South America, and maintained and repaired field equipment.

2/2006- 4/2006

Research Assistant, Simon Fraser University and Cal State University-Long Beach

Primary Investigator: Dr. Patricia Baird

I assisted with Dr. Baird’s project studying the migration of western sandpipers from Panama (wintering

grounds) to their breeding grounds in Alaska. My duties included mistnetting, banding, bloodletting for

stable isotope and metals analysis, obtaining basic avian morphometrics, and radio transmitter attachment.

Once bird capture was completed, I used a digital encoded telemetry system to follow land movements of

the tagged birds in Panama. Once the WESA departed to the north, I flew back to southern California and

conducted aerial telemetry from the California-Mexico border north to the Central Valley. My duties also

included data entry, end of season summary reports, and collection and evaluation of prey availability

samples from Costa del Este which is to the east of Panama City, Republica de Panama.

7/2004-2/2006

North Bay Salt Ponds Lead Field Technician, U.S.G.S. Western Ecological Research Center, San

Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station

Primary Investigator: Dr. John Takekawa

Project Manager: Nicole Athearn abiqb6@r.postjobfree.com

The USGS San Francisco Bay Estuary field station has numerous projects occurring during the year. As a

lead field technician, my primary project was pre-construction monitoring of the North Bay salt ponds

that were purchased through a partners collaboration for tidal restoration attempt. I performed both

biological (vegetation, invertebrate, bird, small mammal) and physical (water quality, sediment

deposition, bathymetric mapping) surveys on the salt ponds and surrounding sloughs of the Napa-Sonoma

Marshes Wildlife Area of the north San Francisco Bay estuary. Secondary duties consisted of assisting

with other projects on an as-needed basis. These projects included: surf scoter surgical implantation of

satellite transmitters and telemetry; trapping and banding of Forster’s terns, American avocets and black-

necked stilts; western sandpiper banding and prey identification sampling; and Caspian tern chick capture

and banding. In regards to my lead technician position, I planned fieldwork for lower grade technicians,

piloted boats to the field sites in North Pablo Bay and in South San Francisco Bay near San Mateo, CA.

My duties also included invertebrate identification, data entry, data analysis, assisting the primary

investigator in annual and quarterly report writing, writing methodologies and standard operating

procedures and protocols for field and lab work, primary literature research for ongoing projects, and

assisting the project manager with budget management.

9/2002-3/2004

Associate 3/Wildlife Biologist, Environmental Science Associates

Director: Dail B. Miller

My position at ESA comprised a variety of duties and was predominantly a field position. I was

responsible for biological and environmental compliance monitoring of several ESA projects that required

USFWS approval for personnel to monitor and relocate animals within and nearby special status species

habitat. In addition, I was responsible for pre-construction aquatic, herpetological, and nesting bird

surveys and stormwater pollution and prevention (SWPP) monitoring. As a part of a project requirement,

I completed training and was added under Dr. Phil Leitner’s MOU to be certified in Mojave ground

squirrel (State Threatened) live trapping in the Mojave Desert. I also assisted in primary literature and

California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) research for conference papers and project permitting

purposes. A smaller portion of my duties included NPDES water testing for a cogeneration plant in

Sacramento, California and mitigation monitoring of restored commercial construction sites.

Administrative duties included daily and weekly progress reports and acting as company representative in

field meetings for the various projects I was assigned to monitor.

4/2002-8/2002

Resource Biologist, Foster-Wheeler Environmental

Lead Biologist: Ken Hashagen

I enforced regulatory stipulations on behalf of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the

California State Land Commission (CSLC) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) by completing

pre-construction and during-construction monitoring for federal and state threatened and endangered

species and species of special interest that included the desert tortoise (Federal and State Threatened) and

neo-tropical bird migrants covered under the Migratory Bird Act. I was responsible for Storm Water

Pollution and Prevention monitoring and restoration of commercially impacted sites. In addition, I

provided direction as a crew leader for a group of 7-10 resource specialists that included daily and weekly

scheduling and written progress reports.

12/2000-4/2001

Marine Mammal Ecology Lab Intern, Texas A&M University-Galveston

Primary Investigator: Dr. Bernd Wursig

Project Manager: Paula Moreno (PhD student)

I was a member of a crew responsible for collecting environmental, behavioral, and photographic data of

bottlenose dolphins utilizing Galveston Bay as a food source. We operated as a team of four, trading off

boat driving skills and data collection in the field as needed. Collection of environmental samples

included: water salinity, turbidity, temperature, wind direction and speed. My office duties included data

entry and manipulation of collected data utilizing Microsoft Excel and Access databases. In addition, I

was responsible for developing negatives of photographed dolphin fins utilized in identification and

resighting research.

5/2001-9/2001

Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region One Arcata Field Office

Supervisor: Gary Falxa abiqb6@r.postjobfree.com 707-***-****

I, as a part of a comprehensive team, conducted at-sea marine vertebrate surveys with special emphasis in

obtaining census and productivity data for the marbled murrelet (MAMU). It was a part of my position

that I operated and maintained sea vessels utilized for the surveys. The survey routes were assigned by

RSL and crews were rotated to minimize observer bias. RSL and USFWS were responsible for census

surveys ranging from Gold Beach, Oregon south to Shelter Cove, California. My in-office duties included

transcribing recorded survey data, updating the safety and work performance protocols for the USFWS

MAMU crew, and primary literature searches for higher graded biologists. As a condition of my

employment, I completed the Department of Interior’s Motorboat Operator Control Certification (MOCC)

and marbled murrelet offshore survey and productivity workshop presented by U.S. Forest Service-

Redwood Sciences Laboratory to be certified to complete MAMU identification and productivity surveys.

M.S. Thesis

High Resolution Foraging Movements and Diet Analysis of Gull-Billed Terns ( Gelochelidon nilotica

vanrossemi) Nesting in San Diego, California. In process. Dr. Rebecca Lewison as graduate advisor.

Publications/Oral Presentations

Goodenough, K. and R. Lewison. 2010. The Use of VHF Telemetry to Investigate High Resolution

movements of a Generalist Forager, the Gull-billed Tern. Oral Presentation at the Annual Western Field

Ornithologists Meeting, Palm Desert, CA.

Goodenough, K., and R. Lewison. 2010. Gull-Billed Tern Movement and Diet Analysis in San Diego, CA.

Poster Submitted to the Pacific Seabird Meeting, Long Beach, CA.

Goodenough, K., W. Gates, C.D. Cooley. 2009. Whooping Crane, Grus Americana Wintering at Wheeler

National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama 2007-2009. Poster submitted to the Regional Biologists Conference

for Region 4, USFWS.

Gates, W., K. Goodenough, C.D., K. Hudson, B. Sabol, R.E. Melton, and R.R.Currie. 2009. A New

Thermal Infrared System for Counting Bats. Poster submitted to the Regional Biologists Conference

for Region 4, USFWS.

Athearn, N.A. et al. Napa Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area Pond 3, Hydrologic and Biotic Changes

Following Levee Breaching, 2005. Poster submitted to the 7th Biennial Conference on the State of the

San Francisco Estuary, Oakland, CA.

Takekawa, J.Y., A.K. Miles, N.D. Athearn, S.E. Spring, M.K. Saiki, F. Mejia, I. Woo, and K.S.

Goodenough. 2005. Habitat Restoration Monitoring for the Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project,

2005. Unpubl. Prog. Rep., U.S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 78pp [Technical Report]

Athearn, N.A. et al. 2005. Avian Response to Physical Changes Following the Breach of a Salt Pond

Levee, Napa Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area. Poster submitted to the Annual Conference of the Society of

the Wetland Scientist and the Western Section of the Wildlife Society.

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