More Countdowns...

Okay so countdown number 1 is out of the way. Now just two more important ones:

~3 days until my 21st birthday (bwah!)

~5 days until I go to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve in Canada

This summer really is starting to speed up. It feels like it was just yesterday that I arrived in Haines, and now it's already the end of May! Luckily, it's been a ton of fun so far and all of the people have been super nice and welcoming. Now to give an update on what's happened so far:

On Friday, we met another intern in town. Her name is Julie and she's interning at the Hammer Museum over the summer. Yes, I said "Hammer Museum." The world's first Hammer Museum is located right here in Haines and it contains pretty much any kind of hammer that you can imagine, even one's that the Ancient Egyptians used. Anyway, she's a student at the University of Georgia so there's yet another southerner spending her summer here in beautiful Alaska.

Saturday was kind of an easy day. It was raining outside so we just tidied up around the Foundation. Oh, and we are currently in the process of receiving a new addition to our raptor family. We are due to receive a Merlin this week! Merlins are small falcons (comparable to American Kestrels) and are found all over North America and most of Eurasia. I've been told that the one we're receiving is a male, but I guess I'll find out for sure once he gets here! Male and female Merlins have different feather coloration - males have kind of a slate blue coloration, whereas females are a drab, brown color. His flight is scheduled to leave on Tuesday so hopefully everything goes according to plan and he has a safe trip here!