Bolsa Chica Fieldtrip
As we arrive at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve I notice that this day is particularly warm and sunny. In the distance a significant haze is visible, but there aren’t many clouds. It’s 10:10 AM and we’ve just been handed our binoculars and data collection sheets. I am standing facing west to avoid looking into the sun, and off to my right I notice quite a few pigeons, which Travis informs us don’t really count since they were introduced into the area by people. The air temperature is reported to be about 72 degrees Fahrenheit. The wind seems unusually strong in this area, but the weather reported a wind out of the south east of 10 to 15 miles per hour. My partner for the data collection today is Mariah. If I stick with her today I am bound to learn a few new bird names. As we begin our walk around the Ecological Reserve we stop first on the footbridge about ten feet from where we began. As I peer down into the water below I see a lot of shells littered about. Travis tells us that what we are seeing are razor clams, muscles, sponges, algae, and a few stingrays. I was surprised to find out that this
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Ecological Reserve, Egret Carbo, Sandpiper Actitis, Outer Bay, Inner Bay, Caspian Tern, Tern Sterna, Sanderlings Calidris, Bay Common, Sandpiper Calidris, inner bay, 1 probing, plunge dive, 1 aerial, aerial plunge, 1 aerial plunge, aerial plunge dive, 1 probing 0ft, -5ft 3in, data collection, probing -5ft 3in, scientific name, tern sterna, plunge dive 100ft, caspian tern,
Approximate Word count = 754
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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