[CINC] AI Feb 18

[paul jr petrich]

Question: Will this our similar helicopters be flying overhead when the nesting season gets in full swing? Paul
On Feb 19, 2012, at 6:28 AM, bill weinerth wrote:

> peregrine falcon, northern harrier (march hawk), fin whale
> a beautiful day and, of note, ice plant is disappearing fast.
>  
> Eight students, five from Rio Mesa and three from Pacifica, went out with us (Dick Bellman and Bill Weinerth) to work on
> the ice plant removal project.  Ken and Robert, park employees, were busy spraying so a lot of ice plant was removed yesterday.
> We "haloed" to protect natives so spraying could proceed more rapidly.
> There were small groups of common dolphins on the way over and on the way back.  The big event on the return wa the fin whale sighting.
> Capt. Anthony, Paige and Poncho got us onto the Island.
> There was a helicopter that kept flying about the island - chop chop roar, incessantly.  We think it was giving tours out of Oxnard.
> They seemed to keep the thousand feet distance but the sound was quite disruptive!
> Bill Weinerth
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