April 02, 2008

More Fry, Oil, Flicker in Byrne Creek

Yumi and I spotted more fry in Byrne Creek today, along with a flicker in the ravine park, but were dismayed by the amount of oil accumulating in the sediment pond.

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Salmon fry in the sediment pond

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Blue and purple oily sheen on water surface

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I think this is a common flicker of the red-shafted race.

Posted by Paul at April 2, 2008 07:15 PM