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common, however, and may not actually happen at all. In reality, Oystercatchers eat mussels, chitins, and limpets. With all the hunting, feeding, guarding, and chasing predators, how do they get any rest? Well, they rest only one leg at a time. You can often see them resting just off shore on little Friday, July 5, “Picnic” starring William Holden rocky outcrops with a single pink leg posted on a rock, and Saturday, July 6 , “The Long Hot Summer” the other one tucked up under a wing. Sometimes they also starring Paul Newman hide their head under the same wing—but only if a guard Sunday, July 7, “A Streetcar Named Desire” is posted. They will be in a little clique of four or five other starring Marlon Brando bright black and orange Oystercatchers. You can see them in the rocks off Jakle’s Lagoon, on rocks below the bluff trail at American Camp, near Grandma’s cove, and you can often hear them squealing across the 378-2798 ■ www.sjlib.org ■ sjlib@sjlib.org water in front of the Lime Kiln lighthouse trail. They have an extremely highpitched repetitive ‘wheehwheeh-wheeh!’ It’s an effective crime deterrent—just ask that teen-aged eagle. Roche Harbor Resort supports a family — Peggy Butler and fam-
NOTICE: friendly, safe & sane summer.
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No Drinking under 21. San Juan County Sheriffs will be conducting alcohol emphasis patrols for DUI and MIP on the Resort grounds (private property). Minors in possession, or under the influence will be ARRESTED.
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A pair of oystercatchers at the water’s edge.
Contributed photo / Peggy Butler
ily enjoy the many sights of San Juan Island, migratory and native. Read Butler’s two-part series on out-of-state license plates in the Sept. 7 and Oct. 19, 2011, editions of the Journal, and her tribute to the parental ingenuity of the Oystercatcher, Nov. 30, 2011, edition; or online, at www. sanjuanjournal.com.
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Continued from page 9 in collaboration with the Stranding Network. When an animal is reported on the stranding hotline, interns and volunteers respond to assess the situation. Live pups receive two tags, one small red tag with an identification number on their hind flipper, and one “hat” tag with a letter/ number combination ID on top of their head. If you see an animal (live or dead, stranded or swimming) that has any of these tags and you can read them, please jot down the number and include it in your message to the stranding network hotline at 1-800562-8832.
Harbor seals are charismatic mammals, but please give them plenty of space as you appreciate them and other marine wildlife. Be mindful that these animals can carry diseases that can be passed to humans or pets. If you encounter a live or deceased harbor seal pup or stranded marine mammal, please do not approach it. You can help by calling the stranding hotline to report it at 1-800-562-8832. — Editor's note: Kay Wicinas and Liz Anderson, 3rd-year veterinary students at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, are summer interns with The Whale Museum and SeaDoc Society, studying marine mammal health and ecology.
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