Cool Critters

After dinner 30 Aug 2010, Amanda and I took a night walk along the beach. The rhythmic sound of waves crashing against the sand and lava rocked beach accompanied with the breeze off the ocean was peaceful. We followed along the shore by star light, but we were also equipped with head lamps and camera this time!

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On the island of Kauai are two Tombolo (an attached island formed by erosion and wave action) and one of those is located on Poipu Beach near where we stayed. While walking the beach (28 Aug 2010), I enjoyed my first sighting of an endangered seal, roped off along the sand bridge that connected the small island of volcanic rock (the Tombolo).

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After a long and difficult summer field season, I recently visited three islands of Hawaii with my wife (Amanda) for vacation; Oahu, Kauai, and Maui. And it was during this expedition/vacation trip that I stumbled upon several federally listed species.

During our second year of following Indiana bats out of hibernation from northern Tennessee, we tracked one bat approx. 60 miles north into Kentucky (just south of Danville). She used a dead tree just south of Yosemite, KY on her way, but then we lost her signal due to weather.

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