Friday, Feb. 19, 2014 - 1300-1700
White Oak Bayou
Sunny. Rained recently.

Everyone met in the field to establish the four sites. We took handheld GPS units, and collected points at each site. Placing the field cameras and rods was a secondary objective. Finding good, partially inundated locations was easy enough; however, adjusting the camera (once mounted on a tree) to get all of the rod into focus was difficult. We ended up using sticks, and whatever else was available to tilt the units downward. This is probably only a temporary fix.

While in the field, the issue of finite boundaries for each site was raised by myself and others. For several of our projects, data collections must occur within predefined areas, not all of which may be congruent. Dr. Entrekin challenged us to think about how best to situate our plots to accurately quantify the conditions at each site. For me, this means encompassing as much of the gradient between upland and deep water as possible. Kell made a suggestion regarding amphibian collection, proposing that we use a flat board to provide shelter for them, then count whatever crawls underneath.