She also worked as an Avian Technician studying and monitoring American Woodcock and Golden-winged Warblers while navigating through the difficult terrains of Pennsylvania and Minnesota. She luckily survived the multiple Black Bear encounters and run-ins with “Bigfoot enthusiasts”.
When she’s not working, Gabby enjoys birding, looking for herps, painting and traveling with her pup Maverick. She hopes to follow her passions that flourished as a young child in what her father called “Animal Adventure Time” to a career in Wildlife Restoration and Management.
She is committed to bringing her skills and enthusiasm to assist and develop Susquehannock Wildlife Society in all of their endeavors and is looking forward to the new and exciting experiences. Gabby’s primary focus this year will be assisting Susquehannock Wildlife Society’s research team that includes Executive Director Scott McDaniel, President Andy Adams, Research Coordinator Hunter Howell and existing research assistant, John Garrison. Starting this spring through the fall, research priorities are to include wildlife biodiversity surveys for Harford County Government’s Green Infrastructure Project on four County properties, the continuation of their Eastern Copperhead behavior study and Eastern Hellbender eDNA surveys, as well as a new Wood Turtle population survey that is to include new eDNA sampling techniques to better map out populations this rare and declining species in Harford County. In addition to these projects, Susquehannock Wildlife Society is to continue to enhance habitat and monitor host plants to allow for a future Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly presence at the Susquehannock Wildlife Center property. Each year when possible, Susquehannock Wildlife Society also assists Maryland DNR, US Fish & Wildlife Service and Towson University with various herpetological surveys across the state of Maryland.
