I took out an audio recording device from the UVic library. Unfortunately I didn’t take a photo of the device but above is a photo of a similar device. My plan was to take this to a Rocky Point Bird Observatory meet up. There is a group at Rocky Point that are researching Anna’s Hummingbirds. They are taking stool and urine samples to identify the diet of an Anna’s Hummingbird but primarily checking to see the amount of insecticide and pesticide in their system. Unfortunately, it was a rather windy day and the audio won’t be usable for the podcast but I will summarize what was said. Nick has booked a space for us to record the podcast and I’m excited about that. We’ll be using the radio equipment in the Student Union Building.

I went to the library to get more information about birds as I have found the more I’m involved in the local natural history community the more I understand that birds are often the focus. I’m trying to learn more about them and creating a bird section to the podcast I want to make.

I’m also trying to learn more about bird anatomy by learning to draw them with limited drawing ability.