The final data is not yet in, but 2022 is clearly the best season in many years for the Western Snowy Plover!
Read MoreOn August 6, the day’s Snowy Plover Docent assignment was at Abbotts Lagoon Trailhead. I was joined by veteran docents, Joan and Heather, and a new docent, Liz.
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For many years the craggy rock formation perched above the Coast Trail beckoned to me like a siren song in the distance. I thought of these sentinel rocks during the Woodward Valley Fire in 2020 and their bird’s eye view of the fire. The time had come to finally explore these rocks.
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Learn more about the Bumble Bee Atlas project and get involved.
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In early July, I hiked to the Abbotts Lagoon dunes in search of a rare butterfly and flower. What I discovered was something completely different.
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As of July 9, twenty-two chicks were hatched and running on the beach. That’s significantly more chicks than we’ve had in previous years at this time which is great news for the threatened Western Snowy Plover.
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The endangered Point Reyes Silverspot butterfly is at peak numbers in July so now is a great time to spot one in Point Reyes.
Read MoreNorth Beach in Point Reyes was mild and beautiful on Saturday June 25 — a perfect day for volunteering as a snowy plover docent. We had a first — every dog that visited the beach was on leash and stayed on leash.
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With fetid in the name of the plant, you would naturally expect the California Fetid Adderstongue (Scoliopus bigelovii) to be a real stinker. On my annual visit to the Bolinas Ridge Trail to admire these stunning leopard-spotted plants, I was finally able to get a good whiff of the scent.
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