Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Summer at Seal Rock, volunteering with US Fish and Wildlife.

We have just one week left here at Seal Rock, we have been giving Tide-pool talks and talking about the birds and marine life, volunteering for the Oregon Islands Coastal Refuge USFWS.  We have stayed at South Beach State Park by the maintenance shop and given a program each month for the State Park.  But we have had hitch itch for the past month.  Will have the month of September off, so planning on going to Crater Lake for a while.  We will be at Heceta Head Light House during October.

Uncle Buddy and Biddy's reception.

Yes alcohol was involved!

One of the old ships that came to port here, get got to tour it, cool!

Our office for the summer.


Got to see a lot of new species of Humming Birds here. 

Stellar's Jay

Tufted Puffin


Oregon coast

The brightest Light house on the Oregon coast Heceta Head.

Got to see Harbor Seals every day we worked.


Our office down by the tide pools 

Giant RedWood

Another coastal island

Earned another JR Ranger badge and the kids went with us.

From the tide pool.

Yaquina Bay Light house, the only "Haunted light house on the coast"

Got to see Western Gull chicks hatched and then fly 8 weeks later.

Pelagic Cormorant


Surf Scooter

Heceta Head Light House, we will be working here in October.

Shot from the office.

The Sea Star's are coming back after the Wasting Syndrome took 90% of all the Stars.

This little White Crowned Sparrow greeted us almost every day with  it's beautiful song.

Anemones everywhere.

Red Rock Crab

The homeless build shelters ever place. 

Anemone

Anemone


Pigeon Guillemot

Black Oystercatcher

Harlequin Duck

Always something to see on the beach.

Purple Ochre Star