[CINC] Good News Galore!

[paul jr petrich]

Ahoy CINC, CINP, CINMS, and friends,
 First good news. On Carolyn Green's organized invasive plant attack on ESCI today, we made a big dent in the Oyster Plant invasion by surgically scooping dandelion like puffs into bags, and router rooting the carrot like roots out of the ground, due to the very recent rains.!
 
  Second Good News. On the way over the Ranger dropped of Peter Sharp, Eagle Expert Extraordinary , and his team  on West Anacapa where he went to investigate a reported new Bald Eagle nest. On our return, the Ranger stopped to pick them up. Peter happily reported that a healthy 6-7 week old chick was tagged and given a transformer. The proud parents were two SCI parents. Peter also said there is a possibility that another chick was rustling around in the nearby brush. The two new nests on Santa Rosa Island have failed, but 5 of 7 on Catalina have chicks! Total Bald Eagles on all 8 islands are 70-75 right now. Peter said the lone reported Golden Eagle floating around SRI is not so apparent right now.

 Third Good News. The weather was fantastic on the islands, on the trip back, and at Rincon Point when I stopped there to check it out on the way home! We ordered it, and it is here. Be there are be square! Wear your name tag on anything comfortable. No reservation required. It is a very informal picnic social. Just bring yourself and your own preferred drink and food. Afternoon winds in the Oxnard Plain-Ventura area, if there are any, do not ravage the Rincon.   Paul Petrich
  
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