Mist Netting and Vegetation Transects

Its Day 5 - our last day at La Milpa Station. We finished mist netting for birds this morning and about to do another round of vegetation transects before lunch. Never a dull moment here - La Milpa is beautiful!

Catherine Garnett (Belizean student from Galen University) holds a mist-netted bird for other students to photograph and record (left to right): Daniel Macias, Daniel Boykin, Dustin, Dachin, Danny V in the back and Deeriann on right edge of photo

Class photo in the La Milpa jungle. Note the huge buttress root they are sitting on. You can read about this in books, but until you sit on one...it's not the same.

Dr. Martha Desmond field instructing with bird in hand. Students: Daniel Macias and Heberto Chaparro

Heberto with a giant katydid

Shae, Dr. Ed Boles and Dustin measure a mist-netted bird

Breakfast at La Milpa outdoor dining room - and fresh squeezed orange juice! (Dr. Ed, Corrie, Julie and Daniel M)

Daniel Boykin taking a siesta up at the dorms