GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist, birder and freelance science and nature writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning a BS in Microbiology (emphasis in Virology) and PhD in Zoology (Ornithology) from the University of Washington. In NYC, she was the Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for two years, pursuing part of her "dream" research project by reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist and her five parrots are currently relocating to Germany, where she will continue writing her blog while also writing a book and learning German. (Meanwhile, her parrots will continue to nibble on her extensive personal library.) If you appreciate GrrlScientist's writing, you can help pay her living expenses by hiring her to "blog" your conference, speak at your club or write articles for your publication (or by clicking on the Paypal button below). If you read an essay on this blog that you especially enjoyed, please nominate it for inclusion in 
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, Lincoln Center, Julliard School
A view of Manhattan from the Julliard School,
located in Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, NYC.
I posted this picture of Manhattan, which I snapped yesterday, to let you know that I am thinking of you, but I am working hard on a writing project right now. My deadline is Friday, and I am hopeful that I will deliver a good product. As you know, Friday evening, I will be visiting AMNH's sneak preview of their new mammals exhibit, so I won't be doing much writing until Saturday (although I plan to post a photoessay of the exhibit ASAP, which means it might become live on Friday evening sometime). The mystery birds and other daily features will still appear as scheduled, but my essays are further delayed.
I do have some news about whom I am writing for that might make you happy .. but I don't feel I can tell you who it is until after I have finished and delivered my essay to them, but I will share that news with you soon, though.
Humanities & Social Science
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Pretty picture, good (I hope!) news, and nice weather. Yay!
Posted by: The Ridger | May 13, 2009 9:33 PM