plant/animal reference) to get a bigger pictureHoneymoon Bay team photo 2009 | Plainfin midshipman | Honeymoon Bay team at work |
Checking elevation change | Recording data-Honeymoon Bay |
Finn Gatewood promised her team sunshine on monitoring day at Honeymoon Bay and although it made a late appearance, it finally showed up! This six member team worked on July 22nd and enjoyed a -3.5 foot tide. The group was made up primarily of brand new Beach Watchers and they found a nice variety of species and did a great job. The highlight of the day for everyone was the discovery of 3 plainfin midshipmen fish (Porichthys notatus) under intertidal boulders as they guarded their eggs. They also saw a good sized lion’s mane jellyfish that had stranded on the rocks and found several purple ribbon worms (Paranemertes peragrina). A kingfisher, a bald eagle, and a great blue heron conducted flyovers as the team worked.