So long & memories
So I absolutely loved South America, and the research ended up great. 36 out of the 60 artificial nests that I put out were depredated, and 17 out of the 36 nests were depredated by the mink. Most of the nests that were depredated by the mink were nests placed close to either the Beagle Channel or to Robalo River.
Travelling with Will and Amy was a blast, you couldnt ask for two more wonderful people, who made sure I didnt remain sleeping on the bus, or who didnt allow the bus to leave me when I didnt make it back on in time after bus stops. We were able to see so much in a small amount of time: the rainforest in Pucon and a mountain bike excursion I will never forget, Patagonia, El Calafate and the glacier, bus strike in Bariloche, prostitutes in Puerto Montt, giant sea lions and an empanada thanksgiving in Valdivia, gringito park in Santiago, being broke in the desert, and a wonderful end to the trip in Buenos Aires. All in all I could not have asked for anything more during my entire time in Puerto Williams or travelling. Thank you so much Ricardo and Pancha for allowing me to do research and all of your support, Chirs for making all of this possible, and Steve for helping me out so much with my project. I hope to go back to Puerto Williams in the near future and do more research on the mink and its effect on the native birds.