I was one of the thousands stranded across the country when I attempted to return home from Florida on thursday. I shoulda known better than to fly ATA, but I'm still functioning on an intern's budget. So, I got to LA on Delta before finding out that ATA no longer existed, and my plane ticket was worthless. Hearing all the horror stories, I was actually one of the lucky ones. I got a quick flight up to SF on Virgin America (wow, nice airlines, and totally different socio-economic bracket) and from there to Honolulu the next day. I was able to stay with a family friend and actually went birding in SF on Friday. Picked up Eared Grebe on my life list in a little marina. Surprisingly, there was also a Horned Grebe about 50m further down. It was nice to see the two so close and therefore immediately comparable. Also saw a CALT in the parking lot which lifted my spirits immensely. It was nice to be back in the bay area, even unexpectedly. Wish I had had more time to organize a stop-over visit at Palo.
Now, I'm back in the islands jet-lagged and a little depressed about the Northern Cardinals, Red-crested Cardinals, Bulbuls, Mynahs, Nutmeg Manakins, MODOs, Zebra Doves, Japanese White-eyes, and feral cats around. But the waves at the beach yesterday helped. Can't wait to get over to the Big Island where they Akis await me. I'll be working with a postdoc from Stanford who is studying kipuka size for restoration. We'll be banding, resighting and doing veg surveys (no p-oak!) for the spring. Still looking for something for this summer and beyond.
By the way, those beard pictures are awesome but would scare small children.
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Palo Summer 2007
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