At that time no studies had yet been done in Taiwan on the black kite, and the kites that Shen found were just about to enter the reproductive sea son. If he had collected some scientific information regarding things like nest structure, the special characteristics of the eggs, or even the weights and lengths of the fledglings as they grew, Shen would undoubtedly have become an overnight success in the academic community.
再加上當時國內並無研究先例，老鷹又即將進入繁殖期，如果能進一步蒐集資料，如巢的建構、蛋的特徵，甚至幼鳥成長的重量、體長等數據，絕對能在學術界一鳴驚人。