Another exciting event was that my first published article as first author came out. This was on a part of my research that I completed during my Masters at Arkansas State University on Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and American Kestrels (Falco sparverius). If you are interested, you can access the PDF here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-bFXDIEHRZDdi1OUW9JZGV5NzQ/edit?usp=sharing
Regarding the rest of the team, Micky made it to the States a week after I returned and joined Dr. Keith Bildstein at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Both of them have been busy preparing manuscripts and I believe Keith was hoping to get at least three papers published while Micky was there. Anna has moved to Boise, ID and started her graduate studies under the advisement of Dr. Marc Bechard. I am sure she is doing very well. In the mean time, I have been working, editing the manuscripts that Keith and Micky send to me, and attempting to find an advisor.
Since the title says this will be a "quick" update (and because I have to be up for work in 3.5 hours) I will end by uploading the video I promised in my last(?) blog on the Johnny Rooks solving the pipe puzzle in under 20 seconds during my last trip. You can view and share the video via my Youtube channel here.
OH! How could I forget? 16 October I will be going back to the Falklands to join Micky on Carcass Island and Steeple Jason. This trip will be for banding and for me to obtain more morphometric measurements on the Rooks. I definitely need to have a more concrete plan on a university/advisor because it is not possible to borrow internet on Carcass Island and there is zero communication on Steeple Jason. (Note to self: Remember to buy and pack sea sickness pills)
