On Wednesday morning we observed an avian research project in action. The Palomarin scientists and their interns have mist nets set up to capture resident and visiting birds. We watched the process of retrieval, measurement, assessment, and release for several hours, while they answered all our questions. Fascinating.

In the afternoon I was definitely a gosher not a whoosher. In fact, I didn’t even get all the way to Limantour Beach, as the trail there was infinitely interesting. My favourite sights were the banana slug and the (fairly fresh) elk skeleton.