Of the three wildlife teams that make up the project, the bird team is likely to be the first out of camp in the mornings (well before dawn!), as they will need to be up before the birds in order to get to the survey sites and have the equipment set up prior to any bird activity commencing.

Once the bird netting or point-counts have been completed you will come back to camp for some food and the chance to freshen up before inputting and analysing the morning's data in the project laptop. 

The mammal team will be the second group out and will begin transect surveys between 5:30 and 6:00 am. These surveys entail walking slowly and quietly along a forest trail, stopping occasionally to listen for sounds of mammal activity. Detailed records are taken on observing a mammal species, including location, number of individuals, and habitat and weather conditions.

The team also checks for tracks in muddy and sandy areas on or close to transects, which will indicate which species have been active in the area during the night. After dinner on some nights, part of the mammal team will also engage in night walks to observe nocturnal species such as armadillos, marsupials, and cats.

For the herpetology team (amphibians and reptiles) the majority of their work is conducted during the hours of darkness after dinner. During the morning and afternoon therefore, when the other teams are out in the forest, they will probably be catching up on some sleep and/or assessing and inputting the data from the previous nights' surveys.