September 4, 2020
7:05 PM
Location: Heron Heads park, 37.738306N, 122.373479W
Background: Heron Head Park is located near Bayview San Francisco right next to recology. Heron Head park is a salt marsh wetland home to many birds, creating a great migrating spot for birds. Some of the Birds that fly through heron head park in the summer are Black-Bellied Plover and Whimbrel. Some of the birds that reside in San Francisco are the American Acovet and Killdeer birds, however, there are also more species that live within Heron Head Park, such as Cormorants, Snowy Egret, Brown Pelicans, The Great Blue Heron, and small Mud Crabs. The main plants that grow in Heron Head park are pickleweed, Gum Plants, and Dodder plants.
Observations: Border created to protect the wetland from visitors from stepping on the wetland.
Low tide, many birds spotted; seagulls due to Recology, snowy egret heron hunting near the shore of the wetland closest to the ocean, killerdeer birds huddled together in a pool created due to low tide. Many people were also Jogging/walking dogs along gravel paths upland near the wetland.
Hydrology observation:
very salty (smell), soil could contain a high concentration of salt, shallow pools were created, soil seems sandy/loomy. One clear channel was observed that connects the ocean to wetland pool.
Vegetation:
eriogonum Latifolium (seaside Buckwheat)
Olea europea (olive)
Suaeda nigra (bush seepweed)
Pictures:
overview of wetland pools and channel
Hydrology, channel created that connects pool to ocean.
view of pools
Information board 1
information board 2
covers majority of wetland, bushseep weed or alkali heath plant with no flowering
vegetation before wetland, along gravel path
dry vegetation before wetland
Olive plant found outside of wetland
Recology next to wetland
Small Mud Crabs, Dead due to low tide
Holes found more upland could be an indication of gophers
