Glowing Fireworms Anyone?

Fireworms are mating! If you are interested in watching small worms mating & glowing like green light sticks now is the season. VIP Mary has selected August and September for the more intense light show. These fireworms or glowworms, Odontosyllis phosphorea, swim up from the bottom to mate on the surface water for half an hour. When thousands of these worms glow, it makes for a wonderful … Continue reading Glowing Fireworms Anyone?

The head of a gray whale surfaces to breathe

ACS Lecture Series – Jessica Crance

The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday July 12 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Jessica Crance will be presenting “Right on the brink: Can North Pacific right whales be saved?” No registration is required. About the Speaker:Jessica Crance is a marine mammal bioacoustician with the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Marine Mammal … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – Jessica Crance

A large bird of prey, an osprey, flies overhead with wings outstretched. The osprey is looking down at the camera.

What’s in the Tidepools? – June 2023

(NPS Photo/P. Geisler) As we enter the summer season, a variety of bird sightings highlight this month. Don’t forget to visit the Tidepool Videos page. A Great Horned Owl was observed by Pauline at closing in the upper portion of the park. A Green Heron was observed in the tidepools by VIP Mary. VIP Patrick photographed a Sea Gull with one of the three chicks … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – June 2023