July, 24. The Tauy River

July, 24. The Tauy River

Early morning of the July, 24 we set off for the Kava-Chelomdja portion of the Reserve. At 9am we were at the Talon village, loading out boat. This summer I decided to name the aluminum boat, which was presented to us by the prominent ornithologists who studied waterfowl in the area. His name is Arseniy Krechmar, and, naturally, the boat was named "A.V. Krechmar".

We were planning to survey the Tauy river between the Talon and Balagannoe village, and then to go upstream to the Magadan State Nature Reserve.  The day was busy, as we had to fly drone mission at every nest, and cover about 120 km up and down the fast river waters.