We have completed a week of fruitful and enlightening discussions and new experiences. Thus far we have had quite an interesting start of this new week. We got an early start on Monday and headed out to the River Point Area in Falmouth, Maine where we had the opportunity to observe mist-netting/bird banding spearheaded by the Biodiversity Research Institute. Several birds were banded with the first being considered a rare bird in the area, the Louisiana Water thrush…so we started off with a treat J Others included birds such as the Ovenbird, American Redstart, Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee, Gray Catbird (common to Belize but today I got the opportunity to see the juvenile up close and in hand. Oh, and I also got to set one free after it was banded…Yay for me!), and a few others. Thanks to BRI and QLF for the great experience. The week continues with a full agenda, new places to experience and what I am sure will be more enlightening discussions ahead.
Yesterday and today we got to enjoy nature at its best at Acadia National Park...hiking and touring the park. We hiked the beehive trail with the reward of an amazingly gorgeous view at the end. As my colleague put it, it was literally “breathtaking.”
The week continues with lots more to learn!
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