Contract workers deploy fresh sorbent boom
GRAND ISLE-La. - Contract workers deploy fresh sorbent boom around Queen Bess Island, near Grand Isle, La. August 6, 2010. The boom will be recovered later and disposed of at the decontamination site on Grand I... More
Queen Bess Island, US Coast Guard Photo
GRAND ISLE, La. -- Brown pelicans congregate on containment boom that surrounds Queen Bess Island, a few miles north of Grand Isle, La., Aug. 25, 2010. The island is a sensitive nesting area for brown pelicans.... More
Barrier island bird survey, Grand Isle, La.
QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La.- Beau Gregory (left), with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, carefully wades through the marsh grasses of a barrier island near Grand Isle, La., Sept. 10, 2010, during a... More
Barrier island bird survey, Grand Isle, La.
QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La.- State and federal wildlife biologists survey a barrier island near Grand Isle, La., Sept. 10, 2010, collecting data on live, dead, and nesting birds to help determine what impact the oil... More
Barrier island bird survey, Grand Isle, La.
QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La.- Jarrod Laurie, with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, wades through marsh grasses on a barrier island near Grand Isle, La., Sept. 10, 2010, as part of an extensive isla... More
Queen Bess Island bird survey, Grand Isle, La.
QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La.- Mary Peterson (right) navigates through mangrove shrubs while conducting a grid sweep here, Sept. 11, 2010. Peterson collected data on birds to help determine what impact the oil spill m... More
Queen Bess Island bird survey, Grand Isle, La.
QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La.- State and federal wildlife biologists prepare for another day conducting grid sweeps and collecting data on birds to help determine what impact the oil spill may have had on this vital r... More
Queen Bess Island bird survey, Grand Isle, La.
QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La.- Mary Peterson (left) and her field partner Beau Gregory wade through marsh grasses while conducting a grid sweep of the island, collecting data on birds to help determine what impact the... More
Michael Pixley, USFWS, scanning for oiled birds (5014774011)
Michael Pixley, USFWS, scanning for oiled birds at Queen Bess Island, near Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Mike Carloss, La. DWF goes after oiled birds at Queen Bess Island (501...
Mike Carloss of Louisiana DWF goes after oiled birds at Queen Bess Island during BP oil spill response
Brown pelicans flying at queen bess 715 (5015357946)
Brown pelicans flying near Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, USA, during BP oil spill response.
LDWF catches oiled brown pelican at mangrove island (5014701071)
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries with the Wildlife Response Group captures an oiled brown pelican at Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, Louisiana, USA
Search and capture team deploys (5015327832)
Search-and-capture team deploys a pirogue to a nesting colony to rescue an oiled pelican at Queen Bess island off Grand Isle, Louisiana, USA
Oiled pelican on Queen Bess Island (5015327076)
Oiled pelican on Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, USA
BP clean-up crew picks up oiled sorbent boom (5015295094)
BP clean-up crew picks up oiled sorbent boom at Queen Bess Island. Crews were not allowed to enter sensitive rookeries, but could clean up beach areas. July 14, 2010 Photo by Tom MacKenzie, U.S. Fish and WIl... More
BP Contractors deploy sorbent boom (5014749273)
BP contractors deploy a sorbent boom at Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, USA
Brown pelican at Queen Bess Island, La. (5014721691)
Brown pelican at Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, USA.
Brown pelican on boom at queen bess island (5015354552)
Brown pelicans perch on boom at Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, duirng BP oil spill response.
Brown pelican feeding frenzy (5015316868)
Brown Pelicans feeding during BP oil spill response off Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, USA.
Chris Reighn, USFWS, captures an oiled brown pelican (5014724391)
Chris Reighn, USFWS, captures an oiled Brown Pelican during the BP Oil spill response at Queen Bess Island, Louisiana.
Christina Tallada suits up in PPE to catch bird (5015311822)
Christina Tallada of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries suits up in Personal Protective Equipment to rescue oiled pelicans at Queen Bess Island off Grande Isle, Louisiana, USA, during BP oil spi... More
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries members of the Wildlife...
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries members of the Wildlife Response Group prepare to capture an oiled brown pelican at Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, La. Aug 2, 2010. Photo by Tom MacKenzie, U.S... More
Mini Nagerdran fws-captures brown pelican at Queen Bess Island (501535...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lead biologist at Queen Bess Island, Grand Isle Wildlife Response Group, with just-captured brown pelican during BP oil spill response.
Shane Granier on bird rescue mission (5014772671)
Shane Granier, La. Dept of WIldlife & Fisheries search and rescue team member, paddles near Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, USA, to rescue oiled birds.
Wildlife Response Group Grand Isle secures a captured an oiled pelican...
Wildlife Response Group Grand Isle secures a captured an oiled pelican in the waters off Queen Bess Island.