Stewart set up screens under tarps along the creeks to catch flying beetles. Stewart is collecting carrion-eating beetles from several California reserves. He will return in April to remove the traps and see what he captures. Changing Field Assistants With the advancing spring, John Airial moved south to Georgia to pursue a new job. Gina George is staying on and was joined by Matt Deitz and Deborah Zierten.
Matt hails from Maryland and most recently Montana.
Matt fixing up and building bluebird boxes. Gina and Deborah are working with Walter Koeing on the Acorn Woodpeckers and in the lab with Joey Haydock. Matt is working with Janis Dickinson on the western bluebirds. All three moved into the Robertson House on March 1 and seem to be enjoying themselves. Alan is a graduate student at Berkeley who plans to live at Hastings and study turkeys over the next few years.