The weather forecast for the past two weeks predicted rain everyday but those Mondays. Since, we could not do our work in the rain we tried to get a full weeks worth or work done. In one day. Those days were not fun. Both days ended up being over 18 hours each, filled with lots of driving and running. That first Monday, I drove from the North Dakota border all the way down to the Nebraska border, and then back up to the middle of the state. We accomplished all of our goals each day, which turned out not too matter too much as it did not rain at all the rest of either week.
I am beginning to understand how Stockholm syndrome works. Before I came here, I had a strong dislike of country music, but now, after two months of really nothing else to listen too, I find myself enjoying certain songs. It is a terrible feeling.
With birds beginning to hatch, we ran our first trial of trapping. It went horribly. Our trap is a thrown hula hoop with a net attached to it. Try throwing a hula hoop and see how accurate you are. Now trying adding a net and a strong wind. Throw in some delicate and easily broken eggs into the mix and you can see our problem. We had one bird that we were trying to catch the hula-nets, and by the time we tried to use the stationary traps, the bird was so spooked that it would not go near the nest. We spent the drive back to the lodge coming up with new and exotic trapping ideas. It will be an interesting summer if we use any of those.
I really should write these things down sometime when I am not sitting at the gas station. Then maybe I will actually write down the exciting and interesting details of this job. Now though, I think I am going to get something to eat.
-Me
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