Enviro Trip #2: Nest Box Monitoring

Over the weekend I went to Benella with the Enviro club to do nest box monitoring. I had a great time hanging out with some of my Australian friends. The whole point of the nest box monitoring was to go around and look into nest boxes that had been put up around the area to see if animals such as squirrel gliders or sugar gliders were living in them. We headed down there Friday night. We stayed in a boy scouts hall, which reminded me a bit of the Homeworks experience at home. There was a lot of people there. There were two other groups from different universities. I found out later that there were supposed to be over 100 people helping out that weekend. We were split up into different groups to go and look at the boxes. I was in a group with a few other Deakin Uni students. The first day definitely felt long. It wasn't until the 10th box before we found any animals. It was definitely a lot of walking and climbing ladders. And then it was frustrating when it was hard to find the nest boxes. But when we finally did see a sugar or squirrel glider they were really adorable! I got some good pictures. There also was a BBQ Saturday night, which was good. It was definitely a good experience to see some native Australian wildlife. I'm glad I went. I had a fun time.