#FieldworkFriday: Field Research Preparations – Bricks and traps
Bricks and traps. For those more verse with Urban Dictionary, you’d think I was dealing in contraband, but nope. I was doing the necessary work to expand my field sites this year.
By DNLee
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Bricks and traps. For those more verse with Urban Dictionary, you'd think I was dealing in contraband, but nope. I was doing the necessary work to expand my field sites this year.
Instead of flags, I use these large bricks with painted numbers and letters to designate the coordinates of the trap station.
It's a lot of bricks, but bricks last much longer than puny flags and they stay put better.
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The grid marker bricks were still in place from last year, even after the area had grown over and mowed over.
- I have a lot of bricks to paint.
- Assembling the live traps.
- Assembling these traps can get a little sticky!
Thanks to my friend C. Wandolo for taking these pictures of me as I worked so diligently. LOL
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