The seasons are changing as the cold wind from the North followed the Valley View students for their 4 day adventure at Loma Mar.  The sun worked its magic during the day, but the clear, crisp nights with stars and planets (Jupiter) in full view, made the nights pretty cold. 

 This week began with a cooper’s hawk sighting near the garden.  The raptors are continuing their migration — this cooper’s hawk has been hanging around site for the past few weeks.  The week previous to this one brought big waves from the West (swell direction) and North West, which eventually brought our first rain of the season.  We collected .7 inches in our rain gauge from the rain that fell on Friday night and Saturday day.  The rain was our first since May and was and still is desperately needed.

The Valley View students did an incredible job being the senses in the forest.  Here are the sightings for the Hot Spot from their week:

1) Coopers Hawk

2) racoons!!

3) Prickle Back

4) Ochre sea star

5) Hermit crabs

6) sea Anemone

7) Sea Urchin

8) Great Blue Heron

9) Snowy Egret

10) Garder Snake

11) Centipede

12) Harbor Seals

13) Sand Fleas

14) Stellar Jays

15) Golden Eagle (?)

16) Marsh Wren

17) Tree Swallow

18) Chickadee

19) Acorn Woodpeckers

20) Raven

21) Red Tail Hawk

22) Brown Pelicans

23) Brewers Black Bird

24) Tri-colored Black Bird

25) Mallard

26) Western Fence Lizard

27) Water Strider

28) White Tailed Kite

 Thanks Valley View for being connected!  Never forget that your a part of this beautiful Web.

Burl