Identifying plants on a barrier island

Photo:  Erin Sams

0300    Pack Van

0330    Depart Hiram

0430    Arrive at Akron/Canton Airport

0550     Depart Airport

0730    Arrive in Atlanta Georgia Airport

0800     Depart Airport

1000    Arrive at Fort Myers Airport

1115    Depart Airport for Long Key Island

1630    Arrive at Key Marine Lab - move in

1700    Observation collection for Black Horn Snail

1830    Group shop for groceries - Winn Dixie

2045    Dinner: Chips and salsa; Shogun Salmon, tossed salad, broccoli, bread, half hour pudding

2145    Meet to discuss course and set up for field course

2300    Bed time

Thursday 30 November    H 0745 1.6           L 1309 0.6       H 1949 1.9 

0730    Breakfast

0800    Group 1 Snorkel at Zane Creek /Group 2 Class Research - SPSS

1100    Lunch – Sandwiches, pretzels, apples

1136    Group 2 Snorkel at Zane Creek/Group 1 Class Research – SPSS

1500    Meet to discuss experimental set up concerning the Black Horn Snails

1800    Dinner:  Pasta, tossed salad, garlic bread, chocolate chip cookie bars

1900    Finish experimental set up

1945    Measured high tide using both height of incoming tide on rock face and length covered on lowland

2030    Discussed species seen while snorkelling

0000    Bed time

Friday 01 December   H 0902 1.5    L 0214 0.2    H 2031 2.1   L 1353 0.6

0630    Breakfast

0800    Snorkel

1130    Lunch - Sandwiches

1230    Data collection for the Black Horn Snail Experiments

1400    Data compiling and analysis

1600    Snorkel and swimming

1800    Making dinner, dessert, and data: Oriental Chicken Salad, French and garlic bread, grilled green peppers, and Carrot Cake.

2000    Update species list

Saturday 02 December   H 0902 1.5    L 0214 0.2    H 2031 2.1   L 1353 0.6

0700    Breakfast Scrambled eggs Breakfast burritos

0900    Pack for Camping in Dry Tortugas

1000    Mean and Variances Statistics Lecture and Introduction to SPSS

1100    Cleaning the Keys Marine Lab

1200    Departure to Key West

1430    Arrive at the Key West Days Inn

1500    Group Shop for the Dry Tortugas at Publix

1640    Depart for Downtown Key West and Mallory Square. Free time during the sunset.

1830    Dinner at Margaritaville

1945    Holiday Parade on Duval Street

2130    Shopping in Key West

2200    Return to the Days Inn and sleeping

Sunday 03 December

0545    Wakeup and get ready for the Dry Tortugas

0630    Depart for the Yankee Freedom II ferry ride to the Dry Tortugas

0800    Boat casts off for the Dry Tortugas

1030    Arrive at the Dry Tortugas

1045    Setup tents and campsite.

1130    Lunch provided by the Yankee Freedom II

1200    Discussion on upcoming snorkelling experience

1230    Snorkelling

1530    Return from Snorkelling

1730    Dinner: Grilled Steak and hamburgers, baked potatoes, salad, and s’mores,

1900    Walk around the moat and beach with flashlights.

2130    Sleeping

Monday 04 December

0730    Wake-up and eat breakfast, discuss snorkel for the day. 

0830    Snorkel around Dry Tortugas (Victim 1: Denny Taylor, taken by the Portuguese Man-of- 

war.  Denny soon after struck revenge by consuming man-of-war with peanut butter and

pepper cheese.)

1000    End of snorkel; Broke down camp.

1030    Loaded up the Yankee Freedom II

1045    Took tour of Fort Jefferson.

1145    Ate lunch provided by us, peanut butter and jelly, bagels w/ cream cheese

1230    Snorkel again, (Victim 2: Erin Sams brutally injured by Man-of-war, quickly recuperates

via papain in very nice pain reliever.  She chose negative on consumption of the man-of-war.)

1400    Finish snorkelling, final packing, move final bags to ship.

1445    Cast off from Dry Tortugas on the Yankee Freedom II. (Water was very rough; rocky ride

back to Key West)

1730    Arrive at Key West dock; Unload luggage and load up van

1800    Eat dinner at Conch Republic (Mostly Catch of the day sandwiches: Mahi Mahi with

fries;)

1845    Leave Conch Republic and arrive at Days Inn; Make plans for the night.

1900    Get ready to go out into town at Key West for the night.

2130    Leave and head into town to shop, hang out, and have fun.

0030    Meet up and head back to hotel and sleep.

Tuesday 05 December

0800    Breakfast at Day’s Inn

0900    t-tests and One Way ANOVA Lecture in Statistics

1030    Departed for Florida Everglades

1230    Ate lunch at the Panda House   (All you can eat China Buffet)

1630    Arrive at the Everglades and set up camp

1730    Watch sunset and discuss light levels at dusk

1800    Eat dinner: Hotdogs, bratwurst, Potato and Macaroni Salad, and Pumpkin and Cherry Pie  

2200    Sleep

Wednesday 06 December

0840    Departure from Everglades campsite; visited Eco-pond, Marina, Mazuric Pond, Mahogany Hammock, Pah-Hay-Oh-Kee, Pineland, Royal Palm

1240    Lunch at Royal Palm

1310    Visitor Centre and movie on the Everglades

1420    Stopped at “Robert is Here” for exotic milkshakes and fresh fruit.

1700    Arrive at the Rookery Bay Marine Research Lab

1745    Group shop at Publix

1845    Arrive back to Lab and begin dinner

1945    Eat Dinner: Mixed vegetables, fruit salad, catfish bon femme on rice bed with mushrooms, bread, and fudge cake with vanilla ice cream.

2100    Discussion of schedule for the upcoming weeks as well as research projects

0030    Sleep

Thursday 07 December

0645    Return Blue Whale van Fort Myers

0730    Stuff turkey and put in oven

0900    Two-Way ANOVAs

0945    Discuss Mangrove Periwinkle past experiments

1030    Walk to Monument and observe bottlenose dolphin

1130    Pack dinner for Shark Sampling & finish cooking lunch

1230    Lunch – Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing, baked potatoes, corn, peas, French bread

1315    Review of underwater photos Dry Tortugas Pat O’Donnell

1400    Depart for Shark Sampling – Prep for trip to Cannon Island

1430    Depart for Cannon Island – visit Mangrove Periwinkle sampling sites 2003 & 2004

1630    Return to lab  - discuss observations – plan MPA experiment

1830    Supper – sandwiches and leftovers

1930    Hangman, showers, semidown time

2100    Cook desert

2200    Rum cake

Friday 08 December

0715    Group Shop to Publix

0845    Breakfast

0920    Discuss  MPA experiment

1045    Sample periwinkles off dock

1130    Cook lunch

1210    Chicken in Orange Sauce, white rice with tamari-yogurt dressing, Cuban bread, green beans almondine

1330    Group 2 depart for shark monitoring;    Plan MPA experiment

1645    Sample periwinkles off dock

1750    Supper – sandwiches and leftovers

1830    Plan MPA experiment – Experimental Design Planning Sheet

2200    Desert – Bread pudding

Saturday 9 December   

0830    Discussion of MPA experiment, lecture on correlation and regression

0950    Begin AM MPA sampling in red mangroves along NW shore

1145    Make lunch – tacos, refried beans, rice

1230    lunch, clean-up    

1230    Group 3 Shark monitoring with Pat

1400    Begin PM MPA sampling

1800    Dinner with Garrett’s Aunt Jan at Joey’s Pizza

Sunday 10 December

0800    Lecture on Circular statistics and Chi-Squared test

1000    Group study session to design experiments for exam

1200    Exam

1400    Group Laundry at Palm Laundry, lunch/ Group shop at Publix

1700    Preliminary Experiment for Rookery Direction Analysis in Rookery Bay

1930    Dinner- Grilled tilapia with tropical relish, fruit salad

2030    Discussion on RDA survey    

Monday 11 December

0730    Left for Kiwaydin Island VTS Study

1215    Walk over to mangroves on island to see crab population

1230    Return to Rookery Bay for lunch

1245    Lunch

1330    Rookery Bay Education Center, Pat’s lecture on Shark Research

1515    Return to Rookery Bay

1400    Leave for RDA Study

1815    Finish RDA Study as sun sets

1930    Dinner- Thai noodles, snow peas, sautéed portabella mushrooms, tomato& basil salad,              fruit salad, and date-nut bread

Tuesday 12 December Free Day

0900    Guided kayaking around Rookery Bay

1100    Lunch- Chicken with onions, mushrooms, and green peppers, German potato salad, salad, fruit, and leftover date nut bread

1300    Free time at Kiwaydin Island

1700    Snacking and showering

1730    Leave for Naples Parade to see Pat O’Donnell and Rookery Bay floats

2000    Received $50 from Naples citizen for our exemplary parade skills

2100    Ice Cream/ Wendy’s/ Downtown Naples window shopping

2200    Bedtime

Wednesday December 13

0630    Group 3 departure for fish trawls with Pat O’Donnell

0800    Data analysis, data entering, and data interpretation using SPSS (SNA1 and 2)

1230    Erin and Garrett work on RDA bird data and SNA1 repeated measures analysis

1230    Rest of group stop at Rookery Bay Headquarters to use internet to update SPSS on computers

1300    Grocery shopping at Publix

1400    More data analysis

1430    Group 3 return from fish trawls

1500    Pat presents bony fish larvae under stereoscope and more analysis and vegetation identification

1830    Dinner- Greek spaghetti, broccoli casserole, salad with fetta cheese, and pound cake

2000    More data analysis and experimental planning for Experiment #6

Thursday 14 December

0800    Collect Data Experiment 6, Data analysis and Paper Writing all day

            Meals not recorded

Friday 15 December

0800    Final Data analysis and work on presentations

1400    Depart for Pat O'Donnell's House - set up tents

1500    Laundry

1800    Dinner and Party at Pat and Lisa's house

Saturday 16 December                     

1000    Rest morning and afternoon - meals at Pat & Lisa's

1200    Work on Presentations and data

Sunday 17 December

0800    Work on Presentations

1200    Depart for Comfort Inn Naples West

1300    Work on presentations

2000    Supper at Moe's Crab Shack with Pat and Lisa

Monday 18 December

0800 Breakfast at Comfort Inn

1000    Depart for Rookery Bay

1030    Presentations

Noon   China Buffet Lunch

1300    Wrap up and Shopping

1400    To Manatee Viewing near Ft Myers

1630    Supper at Subway

1800    Arrive Ft Myers Airport

2022    RSW depart

Tuesday 19 December

1224    CAK arrive- van to  Hiram

PO = Pat O'Donnell - Rookery Bay

DT = Dennis Taylor - Hiram College

Dennis J Taylor

taylordj at hiram.edu

last updated 28 October 2008