Collections and events and boxes and feeders

yoooooo

So sitting here at home, i've had a bit of time to think about this new idea of creating a master lifelist for the house . .. and I'm obviously pretty stoked. Personally, I'm going to try my hardest to make something out of this, and thus have come up with a few cool ideas already. I hope all of you get excited too and contribute a few ideas of your own. Anyway, I've brainstormed a few ideas, this is what i've got so far:

• Since a few of us are in PBIO 109, we might as well make use of our empty plant presses and collect of few plants we find on the property. It would make for an interesting collection and, if done particularly well, could mean an awesome collage inside the house.
• If we all get really into it, we could schedule a few hours here and there together to cover a class not well-respresented in our list. One interesting idea that came to mind was to have a moth collecting night; set up a white sheet at night, light it up with a bright light, and watch the insects come to us. It's a great way to learn about species you haven't really paid attention to before (and possibly discover a new species to science)!
• The other night I was sitting out on the porch, and noticed bats flying around the house! It got me thinking about building a bat box for them to roost and spend the winter in. We could even install a live camera to watch them sleep. Pretty neat.
• Sometime soon I'm going to set up a bunch of bird feeders, which would offer a great opportunity for people to learn ya birds and contribute to the greater 303 super list!

thats all folks,
Amanda

Posted on October 7, 2013 06:05 PM by acspears