Part 3 - Camp Life
Since I've returned from James Bay I've had a lot of people ask me questions about how the people were on the trip & also what i did other then look at birds ? The best way for me to describe it would be to break down our daily routine.
7-8am Breakfast
9-11am Leave camp and head for the coast
11-5pm Survey shorebird numbers two hours before & after high tide. Also search for knot flags
6-6:30pm Each day someone (usually Mark) would cook supper and sometimes desert
9pm Leave camp again for night time banding! from 9-12 we would try and catch birds in the mist nest. Some nights we stayed much longer due to how many birds we caught. One night in particular we got to see the northern lights for a short time. Definitely a highlight of my time along the coast.
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| My bed |
On days that it rained heavily we would stay in camp and do water filtering, a never ending job. Some of the team played cribbage which i too learnt how to play. While i was at camp i got to read two books and keep a detailed journal of my activities. Every person i got to meet while volunteering this summer was very friendly and knowledgeable about birds and birding in general. I got to learn so much and also spend my 18th birthday with a great group of people.
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| Fresh buns ! |
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| Mosquitoes... the never ending battle |
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| Mine & Marks cabin (also kitchen cabin) |
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| Girls cabin |
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| This one speaks for itself |
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| Hellen Fu |
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| Janice Chard photographing shorebirds |
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| Ready for action |
Eventually ill post some more photos from my trip and possibly some footage taken with my Gopro camera
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