Back from Ezemvelo

We have finished up most of the elephant shrew/rock rat experiment in Ezemvelo. We have to go back next week to recapture our animals and remove the temperature-sensitive dataloggers they are carrying. It was a fun project and a cool place. The one negative was the ongoing battle with vervet monkeys that repeatedly broke into our kitchen and destroyed our food, with little response from the staff. My list of animals included blue and black wildebeest, red hartebeest, impalas, water buck, duikers, plains zebra, brown hyena, meerkats, and 28 new bird species, among others.

We are also in the process of registering for the International Ornithological Congress next August in Campos do Jordão, Brazil, near São Paulo. We are planning on staying for an extra week or two to see some of the country. It will be my first trip to South America, which I'm excited about.

I've also added a few new gadgets to the right side of the blog with hopes that it makes it easier to keep track of me. I'll try to keep the calender updated as my schedule fills up.