invertebrates

phylum Echinodermata

• green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)

• mottled star (Evasterias troschelii)

• ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus)

• sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)*

• rainbow star (Orthasterias koehleri)

• striped sun star (Solaster stimpsoni)

• velcro star (Stylasterias forreri)*

• orange sea cucumber (Cucumaria miniata)

phylum Cnidaria

• moonglow anemone (Anthopleura artemisia)

• Epiactis anemone (Epiactis sp.)

• plumose anemone (Metridium senile)

• painted anemone (Urticina crassicornis)

• crystal jelly (Aequorea victoria)*

• umbrella jelly (Eutonina indicans)

phylum Arthropoda

• Pacific red hermit crab (Elassochirus gilli)

• widehand hermit crab (Elassochirus tenuimanus)

• pygmy rock crab (Glebocarcinus oregonensis)*

• hairy crab (Hapalogaster mertensii)

• Heptacarpus shrimp (Heptacarpus sp.)*

• graceful decorator crab (Oregonia gracilis)

• graceful kelp crab (Pugettia gracilis)

• Pacific acorn barnacle (Balanus glandula)

• thatched barnacle (Semibalanus cariosus)

phylum Mollusca

• Nanaimo dorid (Acanthodoris nanaimoensis)*

• hairy spiny dorid (Acanthodoris pilosa)*

• thick-horned nudibranch (Hermissenda crassicornis)

• whitecap limpet (Acmaea mitra)

• Sitka periwinkle (Littorina sitkana)

• shield limpet (Lottia pelta)

• plate limpet (Lottia scutum)

• puppet margarite (Margarites pupillus)

• channeled dogwinkle (Nucella canaliculata)

• frilled dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa)

• dusky turban snail (Tegula pulligo)*

• black Katy chiton (Katharina tunicata)

• Merten's chiton (Lepidozona mertensii)*

• hairy chiton (Mopalia ciliata)

• Swan's chiton (Mopalia swanii)*

• white-lined chiton (Tonicella insignis)

• lined chiton (Tonicella lineata)

• Pacific blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus)

phylum Annelida

• frilled commensal scaleworm (Arctonoe fragilis)*

• spiral tubeworm (Circeis spirillum)

• red-trumpet calcareous tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)

phylum Platyhelminthes

• giant flatworm (Kaburakia excelsa)

phylum Nemertea

• purple ribbon worm (Paranemertes peregrina)

birds

• bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

* = first identified species encounter

-4.4 ft low tide. I saw my first sunflower stars in the wild today!! An amazing day.