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Ryan Carle (he/him) Ryan grew up at Mono Lake and has made it his life's work to research and protect the migratory birds that need Mono Lake to survive. He is the Science Director at Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge and is based out of Santa Cruz, CA. He is currently studying the two phalarope species that stage at Mono Lake in summer before their long migrations to their winter grounds. Ryan has been instrumental in forming an international phalarope working group to bring scientists together along the migratory pathways of these iconic birds.