A Collaborative Discussion in Briggs Hall

ABI 198: Section B

4/18/2025

Hi guys, welcome back to a new blog of our ABI 198 course. It has been long since we met in the Briggs Hall, but it is nice for everyone to be inside and chat collaboratively on our potential research question. Everyone did a great job of sharing their ideas to the class! With the 17 ideas, we are able to break into two groups, which one is interested in birds and one is interested in insects. Each group was able to discuss in depth on their research topic and set a goal on what they will be looking for next Wednesday's class in the field. 


Timeline:

12:15 pm - Students goes around talking about their individual proposal 


12:45 pm - Break into two groups with general interest on birds or insects


1:25 pm - Two group came together and share their ideas


1:35 pm - Groups go back to their own and discuss their plan for Wednesday's class


1:50 pm - Class dismiss



Summary of Two Group's Idea


Moth Group:

- Interested in how insecticide affects mating behavior of this particular moth (Adela trigrapha) that is found locally here

Bird Group: 

- Looking for woodpeckers and insects abundance on fire and non-fire affected site and measuring behavior of woodpeckers.  

Photos of two groups during discussion: 





Reminders: 

    Don't forgot to...

     - Submit your R3 homework tonight (4/18)

     - Write your weekly reflection

     - Prepare/research for your group's topic 

            - put any interesting articles to the zotero folder

            -  keep in touch via slack


Wednesday Agenda：

10:00am Arrive at the Mann Lab parking lot

10:05am Depart from Mann Lab and head to the cathill property

10:40am Arrive at the cathill property 

10:40am Check in with both groups and dismiss to do own activity 

---- two group may have different plan on how long they want to stay at the site ---

1:10-20pm the latest, depart from cathill 

1:50 Arrive back at the Mann Lab parking lot 

Goals created by both group (source from slack):

Bird Group - 

    Plan for next wed:

    - look for sites of trees, burned vs unburned

    - Woodpeckers if we can find them

    - Grassland birds

    - Nesting cavities

    - Insect populations

    Research before going:

    - What woodpeckers look like

    - What woodpecker holes/cavities look like

    - Species map of cahill

    - Everyone download merlin app

    - Download map of cahill because no service!

Moth group

    Plan for next wed:

    - Look for Adela Triagrapha moth

    - Sex identification

    - Capture videos of behavior

    - General census count

    - Collect appropriate sample #

    Research before going:

    - Adela Triagrapha

    - How/When do they mate?

    - Where are they found? (Leptosiphon…)

    - Effects of pesticide on general insect mating

    - Pesticide use near site/region

As always, please be prepared for being outside. Bring water, snacks, food, apply sunscreen, field note book, and wear comfortable cloth. 


Final Note:

Thank you for everyone's hard work and effort put into and outside of the class. Keep up with the good work!! See you guys next week :)












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