A lot of my time at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve has been spent in the plankton lab that is offered to school groups as part of their field trip. It is a really neat lab because it allows students to interact with microscopes, something that some students might not have Read more…
The title of this blog post was inspired by someone describing the way a Black Oystercatcher looks as a crow eating a carrot due to their dark plumage and their long bright orange bill. Now that the shorebird surveys are over I’ve started to get involved in helping to monitor Black Read more…
Last week was El Día del Niño at Ramsey Park in Watsonville, CA. This is an annual event to celebrate Earth Day. Karina and I, as well as our supervisor Amanda, participated in the event by setting up a table that included information about the Elkhorn Slough Reserve. We also Read more…
This weekend on April 19th I participated in a spring clean-up around the Elkhorn Slough Reserve. While it was not at the reserve itself, it was a community clean-up co-sponsored by the Elkhorn Slough Reserve and the Elkhorn Slough Foundation. Volunteers from both nearby and faraway places showed up for Read more…
More and more shorebirds are arriving by large numbers to the Elkhorn Slough Reserve and to a couple other of our survey locations. Jerry Road is one of my favorites because its where we are able to see a bigger diversity of shorebirds from Black-bellied Plovers to Whimbrels. This week Read more…
Large numbers of shorebirds are starting to arrive as we proceed; shorebirds by the thousands are making their appearance in Elkhorn Slough. I can’t believe how much of a bird expert I am becoming , I could now easily identify almost all of them without resorting to my bird guide. More Read more…
On Saturday, April 5th I was able to participate in an event called the Snowy Plover Mud Stomp. This event took place at the Moss Landing Wildlife Area, which is right across the street from our Jetty Road surveying site. It was a very special experience because this area is Read more…
It’s a little over our 4th week since we have been back from San Diego and I am finally feeling like a professional shorebird monitor. I am really starting to notice the wider range of different species in our survey site. Their numbers are becoming larger by the day, especially Read more…