June 9, 2009

Report Details

John Noland reported that there was a Harbor Seal as well as a California Sea Lion near Face Rock Wayside on his Mile 100. As part of our volunteer work for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, we take simple measurements on dead marine mammals and send photos and the report back to Jim Rice, the Coordinator for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. We found these animals and three other very interesting finds on this day. Walking south, and just opposite the Tish and Tang access, we found a dead Guadalupe Fur Seal. This was reported to Jim Rice. Just south of this was a dead Black-footed Albatross carcass of two wings and a foot. We called Madeline Vander Heyden (USFWS) to ask if it was okay to collect this and bring it in for display at the Bandon Marsh Refuge, and she said, "Yes." Finally, as we were going back along the dry sand, we found a patch of Owl Clover (Castilleja ambigua) blooming along a wet bank just north of the Tish and Tang access.