R

This last week I taught my first introductory workshops in using R for statistical analysis. I've never aspired to be a teacher, but it was certainly enjoyable sharing my far from impressive knowledge of R with a group of R beginners. To be fair, it was a mutual learning experience. I certainly benefited from preparing the material for the class and the questions which arose from our discussions. It seems that there is interest for more on R, so hopefully over the next few months I can put together a more comprehensive introduction to R.

Glacier National Park, BC

Just back from an awesome trip to Glacier national park in the Rocky Mountains of BC. The hiking was steep with lots of views and the alpine flowers were just starting to flower at the higher elevations. The birding was also pretty successful and included a few new species for my life list:

American Redstart

Least Flycatcher

Red-eyed Vireo

Clay-coloured Sparrow

Amusingly, Sam got a even more lifers than me!