Album of Point Roberts Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 7 June 2022 spider collecting trip to Point Roberts, a bit of Whatcom County land far west of all the rest and connected only by Canadian territory (and water). After extensive preparation, we successfully passed through B.C. to our destination, and collected beside a large supermarket, in an extensive upland park, and two shore parks at the lower left and right corners of the main Point. We ended with 49 species (including one solitary juvenile of the Ozyptila that Laurel was seeking!). Other highlights included some of the recently introduced species that have moved south from Canada, and an unfamiliar isopod that may be a new introduction.
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2019 aerial photo of Point Roberts, Washington Parking strip with grass and pine cones, International Market, Point Roberts, Washington
Point Roberts, our sites in red      (Whatcom County, 2019) Parking strip where Laurel found cones & I found grass     © Laurel Ramseyer
first trail, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington entrance sign, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Start of Baker Field trail system         © Rod Crawford Entrance sign of Baker Field Park                         © Rod Crawford
pile of rocks and junk, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington leaf litter and ivy, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Rock pile produced only juveniles       © Laurel Ramseyer Somewhat productive leaf litter, with invasive ivy              © Rod Crawford
harvestman Ortholasma pictipes, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington leaf litter, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Harvestman Ortholasma pictipes          © Rod Crawford Another pocket of leaf litter                     © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford sifting litter, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington sifter and cloth with leaf litter, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Prone arachnologist, sifting by Blue Trail © Laurel Ramseyer Sifter and sifting cloth                  © Rod Crawford
grass and fence habitats, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington Douglas-fir foliage and grass, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Grass and fence habitats        © Laurel Ramseyer Douglas-fir and grass near the water tower                    © Laurel Ramseyer
grass field habitat, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington fence and water tower, Baker Field Park, Point Roberts, Washington
The grass was less productive          © Laurel Ramseyer The fence (permeable to graffitists?) was more productive   © Laurel Ramseyer
tussock moth caterpillar, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington parking lot and trailhead, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Tussock moth caterpillar, Lily Point    © Laurel Ramseyer Parking lot and trailhead, Lily Point Park                   © Rod Crawford
lush understory by trail, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington stairs along trail to beach, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Lusher understory in coastal forest      © Rod Crawford Stairs for sasquatches on trail to beach           © Rod Crawford
clay cliff across beach meadow, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington vast beach meadow, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Meadow & Heracleum at base of "clay cliff" © Rod Crawford Vast beach meadow and maple littoral forest                     © Rod Crawford
closeup of beach meadow, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Closeup of beach meadow              © Rod Crawford Beach at Lily Point (islands in distance)              © Rod Crawford
Mount Baker from Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington Laurel Ramseyer on beach at Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Mount Baker from Lily Point       © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel on the beach                         © Rod Crawford
theridiid spider Crustulina sticta from under driftwood, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington driftwood on beach, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Crustulina sticta from under driftwood    © Rod Crawford Plenty more driftwood to turn over                    © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford sweeping beach meadow, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington marshy part of beach meadow, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Rod sweeping the meadow        © Laurel Ramseyer Marshy part of beach meadow                   © Rod Crawford
eagle nest above littoral forest, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington rain squall moving in over the beach, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Eagle's nest high over all else       © Laurel Ramseyer Rain squall moves in over the beach               © Laurel Ramseyer
maple leaf litter hidden under ivy, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington ivy devouring littoral forest, Lily Point Park, Point Roberts, Washington
Ivy-covered litter layer in littoral forest    © Rod Crawford Littoral forest at Lily Point being devoured by ivy           © Rod Crawford

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