A large group of interested Metchosinites took a tour through the Gooch Creek estuary and shorefront as part of the Bioblitz which this year focused on Fresh water and estuarine habitats.

Below is the list of some of the findings:

	iron bacteria	Bacteria	Bacteria	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Tuber gibosum	oregon white truffle	fungus	Fungus	gooch creek upland	ID: Ben Hircock
	Gerris remigis	water strider	invertebrate	insect	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Tipula spp.	crane fly	invertebrate	insect	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
?	unidentified water mite species		Invertebrate	arthropod	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Planaria sp	flatworm	Invertebrate	Platyhelminthes	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Physella gyrina	snail	Invertebrate	mollusca	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Planaria sp	flatworm	Invertebrate	Platyhelminthes	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Physella gyrina	snail	Invertebrate	mollusca	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Philaneus spumarius	spittle bug	Invertebrate	Insect	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Tipula spp.	crane fly	invertebrate	insect	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Oscillatoria (2 species)	diatom	Phytoplankton:	diatom	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Synedra sp	diatom	Phytoplankton:	diatom	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Cyclotella sp	diatom	Phytoplankton:	diatom	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Sphaerozosma sp	diatom	Phytoplankton:	diatom	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Hydrosera	diatom -spectacular and uncommon	Phytoplankton:	diatom	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Kephyrion	diatom	Phytoplankton:	diatom	Gooch Creek Pond	ID: Rick Nordin
	Achillea millefolium	yarrow	Vascular plant	Forb	adjacent toTaylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Ambrosia chamissonis	Silver burr ragweed	Vascular plant	Forb	adjacent to Taylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Cakille edentula	American Sea Rocket	Vascular plant	forb	adjacent to Taylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Chenopodium album	red goosefoot	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
?	Colomia heterophylla	vari-leaved collomia	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Epipactis helleborine.	orchid	Vascular plant	forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Equisetum arvense	field horsetail	Vascular plant	forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Galium aparine	cleavers	Vascular plant	Forb	adjacent to Taylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Lathyrus littoralis	Beach Pea	Vascular plant	Forb	adjacent toTaylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Lemna minor	Common duckweed	Vascular plant	forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Lysichiton americanum	skunk cabbage	Vascular plant	forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Maianthemum dilatatum	false lily of the valley	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Oenanthe sarmentosa	Pacific water parsley	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Potentilla anserina	silverweed	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Ranunculus occidentalis	Western buttercup	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
?	Ranunculus repens	Creepinng buttercup	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Rumex cripsus	curled dock	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Rumex obtusifolius	broad leafed dock	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Sanicle crassicaulis	Pacific sanicle	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Sonchus oleraceus	Sow thistle	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Stachys cooleyae	Cooley’s hedge nettle	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Veronica beccabunga	American brooklime	Vascular plant	Forb	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Holcus lanatus	Velvet grass	Vascular plant	grass	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Festuca arundenacea	tall fescue	Vascular plant	grass	gooch creek estuary	ID: A.Ceska
	Distichlis spicata	seasaide saltgrass	Vascular plant	grass	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Triglochin maritima	Sea arrowgrass	Vascular plant	grass	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Lemus mollis	tall beachgrass	Vascular plant	grass	adjacent toTaylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Typha latifolia	cattail	Vascular plant	grass	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. subsp. americanus	marsh reed grass	Vascular plant	grass	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher, by DNA Sampling-FLNRO
	Scirpus microcarpus	small-flowered bulrush	Vascular plant	Rush	gooch creek estuary	ID: A.Ceska
	Scirpus validus	hard-stemmed bulrush	Vascular plant	Rush	gooch creek estuary	ID: A.Ceska
	Juncus balticus	Artic rush	Vascular plant	Rush	gooch creek estuary	ID: A.Ceska
	Juncus effusus	common rush	Vascular plant	Rush	gooch creek estuary	ID: A.Ceska
	Carex obnupta	slough sedge	Vascular plant	sedge	gooch creek estuary	ID: A.Ceska
	Carex sitchensis	Sitka sedge	Vascular plant	sedge	gooch creek estuary	ID: A.Ceska
	Cystis scoparius	Scotch broom	Vascular plant	shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Rosa nutkana	Nootka rose	Vascular plant	shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Mahonia aquifolium	oregon grape	Vascular plant	shrub	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Physocarpus capilatus	Pacific ninebark	Vascular plant	shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Oemleria cerasiformis	Indian plum	Vascular plant	Shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Rubus spectabilis	salmon berry	Vascular plant	Shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Symphoricarpos albus	snowberry	Vascular plant	Shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Ulex europaeus	gorse	Vascular plant	Shrub	adjacent to Taylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Viburnum edule	highbush cranberry	Vascular plant	Shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Cornus sericea	red osier dogwood	Vascular plant	Shrub	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Populus balsamifera	Black Poplar	Vascular plant	tree	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Acer macrophyllum	big leaf maple	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Alnus rubra	red alder	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Arbutus menziesii	arbutus	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Malus fusca	Pacific crabapple	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Prunus emarginata	Bitter cherry	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Salix sitchensis	Sitka willow	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Abies grandis	grand fir	Vascular plant	tree	adjacent toTaylor beach	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Taxus brevifolia	Pacific western yew	Vascular plant	Tree	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	Vertebrate	Bird	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Agelaius phoeniceus	red-winged blackbird	Vertebrate	Bird	gooch creek estuary	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Geothlypis trichas	yellowthroat	Vertebrate	Bird	gooch creek estuary	ID: Rick Shortinghouse
	Falco columbarius	merlin	Vertebrate	Bird	gooch creek upland	ID: Rick Shortinghouse
	Callipepla californica	California quail	Vertebrate	Bird	gooch creek upland	ID: Garry Fletcher
	Gasterosteus aculeatus,	3-spined Stickleback	Vertebrate	Fish	gooch creek estuary	ID: Moralea Milne
Bioblitz Species in the Gooch Creek Area, May 2014, submitted by Garry Fletchermany grass species and mosses were groups that were not identified<