COPRJune2008 - Page 1

IMG_2143 - 2008-06-07 at 08-33-33 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_2144 - 2008-06-07 at 08-33-33 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_2150 - 2008-06-07 at 08-34-28 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_2152 - 2008-06-07 at 08-36-17 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_2153 - 2008-06-07 at 08-36-45 \| Skunk predation, and lack of a sand berm to protect from hightides has made the nursery an important part of the Snowy Plover Restoration Program at Sands \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers
IMG_2154 - 2008-06-07 at 08-36-58 \| chick food \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_2156 - 2008-06-07 at 08-37-11 \| Sand Flea, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_2177 - 2008-06-07 at 08-47-38 \| Different sizes for differnt stages of chick development \| Sand Flea, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_2191 - 2008-06-07 at 08-52-21 \| Wooden eggs, they are used to replace the real eggs which are brought to the nursery, note teeth marks on some of them \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_2576 - 2008-06-11 at 13-40-16 \| Chick with surrogate feather duster and light of the heat lamp \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers
IMG_3471 - 2008-06-19 at 06-38-44 \| This mountain was on fire in July 2008, the slough has recceded with the lack of late rains and warm weather. \| Devereux Slough	IMG_3476 - 2008-06-19 at 06-50-19 \| The Shearwater, NOAA's Research boat off of Devereux Point \| Boats, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3477 - 2008-06-19 at 06-53-55 \| Kelp boat harvesting kelp from the beds off of Isla Vista \| Boats, Devereux Slough, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3478 - 2008-06-19 at 06-59-44 \| Restoration has been going on with cleaning up the Eucalyptus and gradually replacing it with natives. \| Devereux Slough, Restoration	IMG_3520 - 2008-06-19 at 07-07-14 \| The Goleta Mountains a month before the Gap fire. \| Bridge, Devereux Slough
IMG_3525 - 2008-06-19 at 16-09-37 \| Darleen and Nicole at the start of a bird walk with Mark Holmgren \| Birders, Darlene Chirman, Nicole Cerra, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3526 - 2008-06-19 at 16-09-56 \| Mark Holmgrem gave a group of COPR volunteers a wonderful bird walk. Mark adds great insights into what is involved with monitoring wildlife at Coal Oil Point Reserve. He has been helping over the years with bird and animal lists for COPR. \| Birders, Mark Holmgren, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3527 - 2008-06-19 at 16-22-20 \| Birders, Mark Holmgren, Nicole Cerra, Sands Beach - COPR, Steve Ferry	IMG_3528 - 2008-06-19 at 16-22-23 \| "It's really about the land. Birds are a small part of it. They are good for those whith short attention spans." - Mark Holmgrem \| Birders, Mark Holmgren, Pat Walker, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3542 - 2008-06-19 at 17-14-23 \| Cliff Swallows, Sands Beach - COPR, Swallows
IMG_3567 - 2008-06-19 at 17-16-25 \| I was excited at first to see all of the swallow together because we thought that a good portion of them were tree-swallows but the group that I photographed were mainly Cliff Swallows \| Cliff Swallows, Sands Beach - COPR, Swallows	IMG_3587 - 2008-06-19 at 17-19-07 \| Cliff Swallows, Sands Beach - COPR, Swallows	IMG_3591 - 2008-06-19 at 17-19-20 \| Cliff Swallows, Sands Beach - COPR, Swallows	IMG_3598 - 2008-06-19 at 17-23-30 \| Coal Oil Point Reserve Pond, we tested an hypotheses on what provided more bird diversity, the slough or the pond. It is thought that the more stable water chemistry and height provides better habitat for birds. We counted one more bird species around the pond than around the slough. \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3601 - 2008-06-19 at 17-27-19 \| Birders, Darlene Chirman, Mark Holmgren, Pat Walker, Sands Beach - COPR, Steve Ferry
IMG_3602 - 2008-06-19 at 17-28-02 \| Birders, Mark Holmgren, Pat Walker, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3608 - 2008-06-19 at 17-42-14 \| Pat and Mark \| Mark Holmgren, Pat Walker, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3660 - 2008-06-20 at 15-54-38 \| Sara, Keeping Records is part of being a docent \| Docents, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3665 - 2008-06-20 at 15-55-09 \| Docents, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3670 - 2008-06-20 at 15-57-00 \| Docents, Sands Beach - COPR
IMG_3678 - 2008-06-20 at 16-10-41 \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3691 - 2008-06-20 at 16-15-07 \| Community education and outreach \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3692 - 2008-06-20 at 16-15-13 \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3703 - 2008-06-21 at 08-28-43 \| Devereux Slough	IMG_3715 - 2008-06-21 at 08-30-13 \| Devereux Slough
IMG_3724 - 2008-06-21 at 08-50-41 \| Pat is a mainstay with helping with the Snowy Plover nesting this season. \| Pat Walker, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3726 - 2008-06-21 at 08-55-56 \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3730 - 2008-06-21 at 08-57-23 \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3742 - 2008-06-21 at 09-06-26 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_3745 - 2008-06-21 at 09-06-36 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers
IMG_3749 - 2008-06-21 at 09-07-10 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_3756 - 2008-06-21 at 09-08-17 \| Chicks, Sands Beach - COPR, Snowy Plovers	IMG_3772 - 2008-06-21 at 09-18-49 \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3777 - 2008-06-21 at 09-36-13 \| dogs, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3783 - 2008-06-22 at 06-46-12 \| Devereux Slough, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret
IMG_3796 - 2008-06-22 at 06-50-00 \| Devereux Slough, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret	IMG_3807 - 2008-06-22 at 06-54-29 \| Tree-swallows used the nesting boxes this year again, they like the boxes next to water \| Devereux Slough, Tree Swallow	IMG_3808 - 2008-06-22 at 07-06-22 \| Pond at COPR \| Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3839 - 2008-06-22 at 07-22-22 \| Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus \| Hooded Oriole, Oriole, Sands Beach - COPR	IMG_3966 - 2008-06-29 at 06-30-17 \| Gadwall, Anas strepera and chicks \| Chicks, Devereux Slough, Gadwall

Coal Oil Point Reserve - June 2008Snowy Plover Recovery Program, Incubator chicks, Waders in Devereux Slough, bird walk with Mark Holmgren

Coal Oil Point Reserve - June 2008
Snowy Plover Recovery Program, Incubator chicks, Waders in Devereux Slough, bird walk with Mark Holmgren