by Bianca Perla | Jun 19, 2015 | blog
A few days before the BioBlitz I sat on driftwood logs at Maury Island Marine Park beach and took a moment to meditate on the upcoming weekend. This has become a tradition for me before every BioBlitz survey. I’m not sure how it started or exactly why I am...
by Bianca Perla | Mar 12, 2015 | Wildlife Sightings
Spring has sprung early this year. Salmonberries are starting to bloom as are red-flowering currants, osoberry, skunk cabbage, alders and more. John Candy emailed in to remind us all to notice the alders coming to life. He says,”The male catkins are producing a...
by Bianca Perla | Nov 24, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
The resident Orca whales have visited Vashon shores twice this week, circling the island today in a “superpod” composed of members of J,K, and L pods together. They ping-ponged between the south end of the island and the Narrows for a bit finally swimming...
by Bianca Perla | Oct 20, 2014 | Wildlife Sightings
Ed Swan and Gary Shugart reported a Northern Wheatear at Pt. Robinson on October 18th. This is a very rare bird for the area. Ed reports: “Martha and Dennis Taylor from Seattle found this Northern Wheatear at Pt. Robinson Saturday. It’s a very rare vagrant from...
by Bianca Perla | Oct 6, 2014 | blog
When Phoebe Goit returned home from the 2014 island Bioblitz in July, she found a surprise as she peered at a tiny twig under her microscope. A Kitsap Peninsula resident who has volunteered her lichen expertise at the last two Bioblitzes, Phoebe was stumped by an...
