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Ovatella |
Japanese eelgrass |
Moonsnail |
Sunlight Beach team photo 2009 |
Kristen Cooley had the Sunlight Beach team out on May 24th. This beach is a broad expanse of sand and the profile line stretched out over 3200 feet. To cover that distance, the team used profile poles set 100 feet apart rather than the usual 10. Among the species they identified were the tiny
mouse eared snail (Ovatella myosotis), moon snails, sand dollars, and two species of eelgrass: Zostera marina and Zostera japonica. Charlie Seablom reports that the team also spotted a bald eagle that had perched near the start point.