Set the third round of traps today, tried seining. Not so successful on that last part. Weather has been against us all semester, hopefully this time around we can make up for all the cold snaps. We finished the day covered in pond scum and mud, we must have done something productive.
Our research team meeting on Friday really made me excited for next semester’s project! I’m looking forward to doing water quality/filtration research and how I can apply it to health. What exciting research adventures does the future hold…
A few days ago, Kathleen and I decided to wear waders out to the ponds so that we could get readings from different areas and see how they compared. They were only hip waders, though, so we couldn’t do much. However, we have determined from this experience that these waders were probably made for men. [...]
So on Saturday there was a cottonmouth all tangled up in one of the traps, which had to be cut to get it out. But due to David’s extensive working knowledge of ropes, strings, and knots the trap is as good as new. I thought the snake was dead at first but I didn’t need [...]
I finally finsihed the first phase of my project. Seperating out the skulls was the tough part. Now all I have to do is identify them. There are about 3 possible species of rodents that can be identified. Voles, rats, and shrews will most likely be the type of animals found in the pellets. I did find one [...]
