Metchosin Bioblitz 2013: North end of Sector 7, Taylor Beach

Metchosin BioBlitz Observations by Garry Fletcher and Sandra______on April 27, 2013 on the floodplane and estuary of Gooch Creek, on the 4645 William Head Road Property.

: Vertical erosion bank at toe of bluffs

: Fresh water seeps at base of cliff

: Team of Bryologists and Kem Luther examining habitat of Crumia sp.

: Mosses growing in Fresh water seep.

: The mosses Pholia sp.and Crumia sp.

: Mute swans– feed off Taylor beach , nest in Sherwood pond.

Also see pictures in two other galleries below.

Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged blackbird	Vertebrate	Bird		nests in reeds and cattails
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald eagle	Vertebrate	Bird		nests in south forest
Phragmites australis subsp. americanus	Common Reed	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Lysichiton americanus	Skunk cabbage	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Lemna minor	Common Duckweed	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Maianthemum dilatatum	False lily-of-the-valley	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Oenanthe sarmentosa	Pacific water-parsley	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Potentilla anserina	silverweed	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Triglochin maritimum	sea arrow-grass	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Typha latifolia	Cattail	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Ambrosia chamissonis	Silver Burweed	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	Vascular plant	Forb		In swamp/floodplane
Sonchus asper	Prickly sow thistle	Vascular plant	Forb		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Phalaris arundinacea	Canary reedgrass	Vascular plant	Grass	introduced	In swamp/floodplane
Distichlis spicata	seashore saltgrass	Vascular plant	Grass		In swamp/floodplane
Ariolimax columbianus	Banana slug	Invertebrate	Mollusc		In swamp/floodplane
Juncus effusus L	Bog rush	Vascular plant	Reed		invasive in pasture
Cornus stolonifera	red osier dogwood	Vascular plant	Shrub		Wooded greenspacenear marsh
Physocarpus capitatus	Pacific Ninebark	Vascular plant	Shrub		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Oemleria cerasiformis	Indian plum	Vascular plant	Shrub		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Rosa nutkana	Nootka rose	Vascular plant	Shrub		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Rubus armeniacus	Himalayan blackberry	Vascular plant	Shrub	introduced	Wooded greenspace near marsh
Rubus spectabilis	Salmonberry	Vascular plant	Shrub		Wooded greenspace near marsh

Malus fusca	Pacific crab apple	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Salix hookeriana	Hooker’s willow	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Salix scouleriana	Scouler’s willow	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Abies grandis	Grand fir	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Alnus rubra	Red alder	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Acer macrophyllum	Bigleaf maple	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Pinus contorta	Shore pine	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Prunus emarginata	Bitter cherry	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Pseudotsuga mensiesii	Douglas-fir	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh
Salix sitchensis	Sitka willow	Vascular plant	Tree		Wooded greenspace near marsh

: Sand rose anemone–Urticina columbiana

: Isopods under rock–Idotea wosnesenskii,

: Purple shore crab–Hemigrapsus nudus

: Red banded bamboo worm–Axiothella rubrocicta,

: Possibly a juvenile sunfower star.

: stone-encrusted burrow of a tube-worm

: A green version of the mottled star, Evasterias sp.

: The sea star Evasterias eating Mopalia chitons.

: Mossy Chiton–Mopalia muscosa

: Sea oats, egg cases of the Whelk.

: Littorine snails–Littorina sitkana form masses on upper intertidal rocks

: Tubeworm under rocks

: Thelepus crispus –Curly-head Spaghetti Worm

: limpet

: The sponge Ophlitaspongia pennata with the nudibranch Rostaga pulchra

: The nudibranch Rostanga.

: Tube worm: on undersides of boulders. Eudistylia vancouveri,

: decorator crab, Oregonia gracilis .

: 6-armed sea star, Leptasterias hexactis

: The red algae with holes–Sparlingia pertusa

: Red algae.

: Brown Algae

: The edible seweed Porphyra.

: Halosaccion and Ulva attached to a third algae.

: 6-armed seastar, Leptasterias hexactis and tubeworm.

: Purple star–Pisaster ochracea

: Seaweed covered boulders at the cliff base.

: Boulder beach at the foot of Taylor Bluffs

: Conglomerate rock glacial erratic

: Sea lion skeleton on beach.

Taylor Beach from Gooch Creek north to Sea Bluffs, up as far as the large Glacial Erratic Conglomerate rock

Includes offshore, low intertidal boulder beach, sand beach, upper beach berm and toe of cliffs,

Axiothella rubrocicta	Red-banded bamboo worm	Invertebrate	Annelid		under intertidal rocks
Halosydna brevisetosa	18 scaled worm	Invertebrate	Annelid		under intertidal rocks
Thelepus crispus	Curly-head Spaghetti Worm	Invertebrate	Annelid		under intertidal rocks
Semibalanus cariosus	Thantched barnacle	Invertebrate	Arthropod		low intertidal
Balanus glandula	Acorn barnacle	Invertebrate	Arthropod		low intertidal
Chorilia longipes	decorator crab	Invertebrate	Arthropod		upper intertidal
Idotea wosnesenskii	Rockweed isopod	Invertebrate	Arthropod		6 (3-4 cm) breeding under one rock
Pagurus sp	Hermit Crab	Invertebrate	Arthropod		under intertidal rocks
Telmessus cheiragonus	Helmet Crab	Invertebrate	Arthropod		carapace on low intertidal
Oregonia gracilis	Decorator Crab	Invertebrate	Arthropod		under intertidal rocks
Gammarus sp.	Beach hopper	Invertebrtate	Arthropod		beach
Cancer magister	Dungeness crab	Invertebrate	Arthropod		low intertidal
Hemigrapsus nudus	Purple Shore Crab	Invertebrate	Arthropod		under intertidal rocks
Semibalanus cariosus	Thatched barnacle	Invertebrate	Arthropod		ow on intertidal boulders
Cancer productus	Red rock crab	Invertebrate	Arthropod		low intertidal
Corvus caurinus	Northwestern crow	Vertebrate	Bird		on beach
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	Vertebrate	Bird		offshore 10 metres
Callipepla californica	California Quail	Vertebrate	Bird	introduced	call heard
Cygnus olor	Mute swan	Vertebrate	Bird	introduced	feeding off shore, nest at Sherwood Pond
Larus glaucescens	Glaucous-winged gull	Vertebrate	Bird		on beach
Passerella iliaca	Fox sparrow	Vertebrate	Bird		on beach
Vaucheria species2		Algae	Chlorophyta		in seeps at toe of cliff in spray zone
Rhizoclonium riparium		Algae	Chlorophyta		in seeps at toe of cliff in spray zone
Ulva lactuca	Sea lettuce	Algae	Cholorophyta		low intertidal
Acrosiphonia coalita	Algae	Algae	Cholorophyta		low intertidal
Anthopleura elegantissima	Aggregating anemone	Invertebrate	Cnidaria		low intertidal
Urticina grebelnyi	Painted Anemone	Invertebrate	Cnidaria		under intertidal rocks
Urticina columbiana	sand rose anemone	Invertebrate	Cnidaria		several individuals in sand bank at low tide
Henricia leviuscula	blood star	Invertebrate	Echinoderm		low intertidal
Evasterias troschelii	Mottled star	Invertebrate	Echinoderm		odd green colored one found as well
Leptasterias hexactis	Six armed sea star	Invertebrate	Echinoderm		under intertidal rocks
Pycnopodia helianthoides	Sunflower Star	Invertebrate	Echinoderm		juvenile
Cucumaria miniata	orange sea cucumber	Invertebrate	Echinoderm		under intertidal rocks
Oligocottus maculosus	Tidepool sculpin	Vertebrate	Fish		under intertidal rocks
Pholis sp.	Gunnel	Vertebrate	Fish		under intertidal rocks
Achillea millefolium	yarrow	Vascular plant	Forb		upper beach
Cakile edentula	American searocket	Vascular plant	Forb		upper beach
Equisetum hyemale	scouring rush	Vascular plant	Forb		on cliff face
Galium aparine	Cleavers	Vascular plant	Forb		upper beach
Lathyrus japonicus	beach pea	Vascular plant	Forb		upper beach
Epilobium sp.	small willow herb	Vascular plant	Forb		on cliff face
Heuchera chlorantha	meadow alumroot	Vascular plant	Forb		Toe of cliff face
Elymus mollis	dunegrass	Vascular plant	Grass		upper beach
Zostera marina	Eel grass	Vascular plant	Grass		drift on beach
Lontra canadensis	River Otter	Vertebrate	Mammal		upper beach
Littorina sitkana	Periwinkel	Invertebrate	Mollusc		upper intertidal-extensive beds
Nucella canaliculata	chaneled dog winkle	Invertebrate	Mollusc		lower intertidal
Tectura persona	Mask Limpet	Invertebrate	Mollusc		lower intertidal
Lottia pelta	Shield Limpet	Invertebrate	Mollusc		under intertidal rocks
Rostanga pulchra	Red Nudibranch	Invertebrate	Mollusc		extensive on Ophlitaspogia
Tectura scutum	Shield limpet	Invertebrate	Mollusc		under intertidal rocks
Lotia ochracea	limpet	Invertebrate	Mollusc		under intertidal rocks
Mopalia muscosa	Mossy Chiton	Invertebrate	Mollusc		under intertidal rocks
Tonicella lineata	Lined Chiton	Invertebrate	Mollusc		under intertidal rocks
Nucella lamellosa	limpet	Invertebrate	Mollusc		ow on intertidal boulders
Brachythecium frigidum	golden short capsule moss	Bryophyte	moss		in seeps at toe of cliff in spray zone
Crumia latifolia	wideleaf crumia moss	Bryophyte	moss	rare	in seeps at toe of cliff in spray zone
Pohlia nutans	pholia moss	Bryophyte	moss		in seeps at toe of cliff in spray zone
Cymanthere triplicata	Algae	Phaeophyta	Phaeophyta		lower intertidal
Desmarestia accueleata	Algae	Phaeophyta	Phaeophyta		lower intertidal
Alaria marginata	Alaria	Algae	Phaeophyta		low intertidal
Fucus distichus	Rockweed	Algae	Phaeophyta		low intertidal
Laminaria setchellii	Kelp	Algae	Phaeophyta		low intertidal
Nereocystis leutkeana	Bull Kelp	Algae	Phaeophyta		drift on beach
Leathesia marina	Algae	Algae	Phaeophyta		low intertidal
Saccharina groenlandica	Algae	Algae	Phaeophyta		low intertidal
Mazzaella splendens	irridescent red Algae	Algae	Phaeophyta		low intertidal
Eudistylia vancouveri	Feather duster worm	Invertebrate	Polychaete		under intertidal rocks
Haliclona sp.	Purple encrusting sponge	Invertebrate	Porifera		low intertidal
Halichondria sp.	Yellow encrusting sponge	Invertebrate	Porifera		under intertidal rocks
Ophlitaspongia pennata	Red Encrusting Sponge	Invertebrate	Porifera		extensive
Corallina vancouveriensis	Coralline Algae	Algae	Rhodophyta		drift on beach
Mastocarpus papillatus		Algae	Rhodophyta		low intertidal
Porphyra sp.	Nori	Algae	Rhodophyta		low intertidal
Odonthalia floccosa		Algae	Rhodophyta		low intertidal
Sparlingia pertusa	Algae	Algae	Rhodophyta		low intertidal
Mazzaella splendens	Algae	Algae	Rhodophyta		low intertidal
Osmundia spectabilis	Algae	Algae	Rhodophyta		low intertidal
Halosaccion glandiforme	Sea sac	Algae	Rhodophyta		low intertidal
Cytisus scoparius	Scotch broom	Vascular plant	Shrub		upper beach
Hedera helix	English Ivy	Vascular plant	Shrub	introduced	on cliff face
Ulex europaeus	gorse	Vascular plant	Shrub	introduced	upper beach
Rubus ursinus	Trailing Blackberry	Vascular plant	Shrub		Toe of cliff face