Birds and Bugs

So over the past two days we have experienced a lot here in Costa Rica. My team is in the field everyday around five thirty in the morning. We check the mist nets and usually catch something. Today I got to hold a grassquip and we caught a woodpecker that tried its best to break Austin's fingers. The poor guy we bleeding from his knuckles! Also, we finally solidified our plan and our field work. We will observe 5 bird points for a total of twenty minuets for bird behavior and record everything we see. This way we can obtain a clear idea of what behaviors are associated with what type of forest and exactly how many birds are in each type of forest. Today was unbelievably hot, but we accomplished a lot.  At our break we saw a toucan and a very large sloth who was fairly active ( well as active as a sloth can be)! Tomorrow we plan on continuing our same procedure to observe birds. Thankfully we are only out during the early morning and evening because the middle of the day is unbearable with the heat. I feel sorry for the habitat and the invertebrate groups! I understand why birds do not like going out in the middle of the day now!