Anderson Bay

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Overcast with light rain and light wind.

39 degrees

Creatures

Anderson Bay

Blue Mussels---Mytilus Edulis

Arctic Tern---Sterna Paradisaea

Sea Otters---Enhydra Lutris Kenyoni

Sunflower Star---Pycnapodia Helianthoides

Barnacle---Cirripedia

Sitka Periwinkle---Littorina Sitkana

Long Fin Sculpin---Jordania Zonope

Sea Urchin---Echinoidea

Plate Limpet---Notoacmea Scutum

Leather Star---Dermasterias Imbricata

Black Claw Crab---Lophopanopeus Bellus Bellus

Gumboot Chiton---Chryptochiton Stelleri

Shoupe Bay

Black Oystercatcher---Haematopus Bachmani

Harbor Seals---Phoca Vitulina

Humming Bird SP.

Plants

Anderson Bay

Rockweed---Fucus Gardneri

Brown Algae---Phaeophyceae

Lichen SP.

Ostrich Ferns---Matteucia Struthiopteris

Goats Beard---Tragopogon

Moss SP.

Devils Club---Oplopanax Horridus

I have lived in Valdez my entire life and this has been the first trip where I have actually gotten to explore more of the Valdez than I have ever seen. Even though it was cold and not a pretty day it was still an amazing adventure that made me look closer at the things around me in my environment.