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The article titled "Flying Above the Radar: THREE TOOLS TO COMBAT IMPOSTOR SYNDROME" talks about impostor syndrome, which is the belief that we are not as intelligent or competent as others think we are. Impostor syndrome is experienced by 75% of women and 50% of men at some point in their professional lives. According to author Valerie Young, there are three fundamental tools to combat this syndrome: normalizing the situation, consciously changing the way we think, and continuing to do what needs to be done despite obstacles. Learning to think like a non-impostor and moving forward with confidence are useful tips for overcoming this syndrome. [Extracted from the article]

ABSTRACT Conditions in Alaska, USA, pose a challenge for monitoring populations of Brachyramphus murrelets using standard survey methods, because of strong winds, 2 sympatric species, short nights, and variable nesting habitat. We tested 3 methods for monitoring Brachyramphus murrelets breeding in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska, in 2010-2012. In addition to standard audio-visual and radar methods, we tested-for the first time with murrelets in Alaska-the application of autonomous acoustic recorders for monitoring vocal activity. We completed 74 radar, 124 audio-visual, and 134 autonomous acoustic surveys, focused on presunrise activity peaks; this yielded 26,375 murrelet detections. Marbled ( B. marmoratus) and Kittlitz's murrelets ( B. brevirostris) could not be distinguished using combinations of radar and acoustic recordings; therefore, at-sea surveys will be required to determine localized species proportions. Of the 3 methods, radar sampled the largest area and detected silently flying murrelets, providing the most reliable data on local populations; however, radar identification of murrelets was unreliable in winds exceeding 18 km/hr. Audio-visual surveys were useful for species identification and to document behaviors associated with local nesting, whereas autonomous acoustic recorders allowed season-long monitoring of murrelet vocal activity. Within potential forest-nesting habitat of marbled murrelets, all 3 methods gave similar measures of presunrise murrelet activity, but only radar reliably sampled murrelets commuting between nest and ocean. Because of their low cost and flexible programming, automated sound recorders offer an affordable way to sample vocal activity prior to more intensive or expensive radar and audio-visual surveys. We recommend that population monitoring and habitat studies of Brachyramphus murrelets in Alaska include combinations of all 3 methods. Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]