You make some good points about the drones. They can be incredible, but we need to be careful about how we use them, because I can imagine how scary it will be if they get too close to wildlife.

I'd be surprised if the variation on the western part of the island was from the warming alone, but it's a neat theory.

I'm actually really excited to see if they are able to find good data to support a theory about this. It is most likely several reasons that adds up to the net effect, but we'll see :)

Thanks for pointing out the typos! I try my best to get rid of them before I publish the post, but I usually tend to miss one or two. It's fine that you point it out in the comment section, I actually do appreciate it, because now I have a chance to edit it before the post gets too old.