WORLD
WIDE WEB
American
Avocet
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/birds/avocet.htm
The American
Avocet is a bird that you might encounter in the Monterey area. Read a little
about this bird, and see a photo, by stopping at this site.
American
Cetacean Society Monterey Bay Chapter
http://www.starrsites.com/acsmb/index.htm
This is the official
web site for the Monterey Bay chapter of the American Cetacean Society.
Animals
Bytes -- Gray Whale
http://www.seaworld.org/AnimalBytes/graywhaleab.html
Basic information
on gray whales.
Año
Nuevo State Reserve
http://parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=523
The California
State Parks’s website has basic information you would want to know before
you go to visit Año Nuevo State Reserve, including when are the best
times of year to see elephant seals and what are the rules once you actually
arrive at the reserve.
Birds
of Elkhorn Slough
http://www.elkhornslough.org/birdlistTOC.htm
If you’re going
to be in the area, you might want to take along this checklist of the birds
seen around Elkhorn Slough. The list provides a list of species, the season
they’re commonly found, and breaks the species up into different kinds of
birds like shorebirds and loggerhead shrike.
California
Sea Lion – Pittsburgh Zoo
http://zoo.pgh.pa.us/wildlife_lookUpAnimal_detail.asp?Animal=16&CategoryName=Mammals
A great picture
of a swimming sea lion accompanies the information at this site. Did you know
that the sea lion is able to hunt as far down in the ocean as 240 feet?
Ecosystem
Observations – MBNMS (Marine Mammal and Bird Surveys)
http://www.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/Educate/newsletters/1999Eco/Pages/mmbirdsurveys.html
The Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary conducted a survey of the marine mammals and
birds in and around Monterey Bay. A few comments from the preliminary results
are posted to this site.
Elkhorn
Slough
http://www.elkhornslough.org/
You’ve already
seen the link to birds at Elkhorn Slough, but at the main site you can find
out how to get to the Slough, what there is to do besides bird watch, and
learn about plants and other natural wonders.
Eschritius
robustus -- Gray Whale
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/eschrichtius/e._robustus$narrative.html
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/eschrichtius/e._robustus$media.html
The University
of Michigan Museum of Zoology has two pages of interest about gray whales.
The narrative page contains basic information about the gray whale. The media
page provides access to photographs.
Focus
on Sea Otters
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_fo/fo_otter.asp
Did you know
that sea otters live in groups called "rafts"? The Monterey Bay
Aquarium’s Focus on Sea Otters lets you in on all kinds of great information
about the otters that live in their exhibits as well as otters in the wild.
Great
Blue Heron
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1940id.html
If you plan to
try and identify a Great Blue heron, you might want to take a look at this
site from the USGS first. Here, you can see pictures, and learn about identification
tips for juvenile and adult herons.
Harbor
Seals – Sea World Fact Sheet
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/HarborSeal/home.html
Harbor seals
also get the Sea World treatment at this site that provides information on
longevity, reproduction, diet, and habitat. You can also find out where to
read more about these mammals.
Killer
Whales – Sea World Fact Sheet
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/KillerWhale/home.html
Shamu, one of
Sea World’s biggest attractions, is a killer whale. That means that they can
and do provide a lot of information about killer whales at this site, including
the live killer whale camera! Find out about how killer whales live, what
they eat, and how they care for their young.
Monterey
Bay Aquarium
http://www.mbayaq.org/
The main page
for the Monterey Bay Aquarium provides information about the Aquarium, including
hours and ticket prices, as well as providing information about the natural
world that they explore through research and education.
Monterey
Bay- National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/monterey/ax/primary_fs.html
National Geographic
has provided a wonderful page full of images and facts about the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Find out about the creatures in the sanctuary,
explore the underwater depths, and learn more about this beautiful and diverse
environment.
Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary
http://www.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/
The homepage
for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary provides information about
many aspects of the Sanctuary, from education, to research, to protection.
Monterey
Bay: The Living Sanctuary
http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/pgallery/pgmonterey/living/mb_living.html
Home to a diverse
population of birds, marine mammals, and other wondrous creatures, the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary is examined here by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in their photo gallery.
Monterey
Bay Whale Watch
http://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/
When are the
whale watching trips? What kinds of whales have been sighted recently? If
you have questions about whale watching in Monterey Bay, this site probably
has the answers.
Moss
Landing Marine Laboratories Ornithology & Mammalogy Lab
http://www.mlml.calstate.edu/groups/bird_mam/bird_mam.htm
Located very
near the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Elkhorn Slough, the research
at Moss Landing is very relevant to issues concerning Monterey Bay. A great
deal of information is available through the web site above.
A
Smorgasbord for Sea Otters
http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/pacdis/issues/fall96/otter.htm
The Academy’s
magazine published this article in fall, 1996. The author, Marianne Riedman,
who also has a book included in the bibliography section, wrote a charming
article about sea otter food and how sea otters catch and eat it.
Western
Sandpiper
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i2470id.html
"Very small
shorebird." "Dark legs." These are just two of the identification
tips provided by the USGS for the Western sandpiper. Take a good look, and
don’t forget your binoculars!
Wildbird’s
Top 50 Birding Hotspots- Monterey Bay
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/wildbird/13.htm
#13 on Wildbird’s
Top 50 birding spots list, Monterey Bay is home to a large number of bird
species. Here you can get a list of birds that you might expect to see, as
well as links to a checklist for the more serious birder.
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Bailey, Jane
H. Sea Otter. Morro Bay, CA: El Moro Publications, c1979. Biodiv
QL737 .C25 B24 1979.
Beatty, Robert.
Journey of the Tern. Landenberg, PA: Ecopress, 1994. Pub PS3552
.E195 J68 1994.
Carrighar, Sally.
The Twilight Seas. New York, NY: Weybright and Talley, c1975.
Pub QL795 .W5 C37 1975.
Gordon, B. Le
Roy. Monterey Bay Area: Natural History and Cultural Imprints.
Pacific Grove, CA: Boxwood Press, 1996. Pub, Main, & REF Wild California
QH105 .C2 G667 l996.
Gordon, David
G. Gray Whales. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 1991. Pub,
Main, & REF Wild California QL737 .C425 G67 1991.
Kelsey, Elin
and Doc White. Saving Sea Otters: Stories of Survival. Monterey,
CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium Press, 1999. Biodiv QL737 .C25 K38 l999.
Monterey Bay
Aquarium. The Outer Bay. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium
Foundation, l996. Biodiv QL79 .U62 M659, l996.
Nickerson, Roy.
Sea Otters: A Natural History and Guide. San Francisco, CA:
Chronicle Books, c1989. Pub QL737 .C25 N53 1989.
Orr, Robert Thomas.
Marine Mammals of California. Berkeley, CA: University of California
Press, c1989. Pub, REF Wild California, M&O & S.A..QL713.2 .O77 1989.
Owings, Margaret
Wentworth. Voice from the Sea: And Other Reflections on Wildlife and
Wilderness. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium Press, l998. Pub QL45.2
.095 l998.
Paine, Stefani.
The World of the Sea Otter. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books,
1993. Pub QL737 .C25 P24 1993.
Roberson, Don.
Monterey Birds: Status and Distribution of Birds in Monterey County,
California. Carmel, CA: Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society, l985.
Pub & M&O QL684 .C2 R64, l985.
Sea Searcher’s
Handbook: Activities from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey, CA:
Monterey Bay Aquarium, l996. Biodiv QH541.5 .S3 S33 1996.
Seaborn, Charles.
Underwater Wilderness: Life in America’s National Marine Sanctuaries
and Reserves. Boulder, CO: Roberts Reinhart, 1996. Pub QH91.75 .U6
S43 1996.
Silberstein,
Mark. Elkhorn Slough. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation,
c1989. Pub & REF Wild California QH105 .C2 S48 1989.
Walker, Theodore
J. Whale Primer: With Special Attention to the California Gray Whale.
San Diego, CA: Cabrillo Historical Association, 1975. Pub QL737 .C4 W34 1975.
Woolfenden, John.
The California Sea Otter: Saved or Doomed? Pacific Grove, CA:
Boxwood Press, 1985. Biodiv QL737 .C25 W66 1985.
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REFERENCE
BOOKS
Atlas
of the Breeding Birds of Monterey County, California. Carmel, CA:
Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society, 1993. M&O QL684 .C2 A74 1993.
Butler, Robert
William. The Great Blue Heron: A Natural History and Ecology of a Seashore
Sentinel. Vancouver: UBC Press, c1997. M&O QL696 .C52 B86 1997.
Calambokidis,
John et al. Biology of Blue Whales in the Gulf of the Farallones and
Adjacent Areas of California. Olympia, WA: Cascadia Research Collective,
1989. REF Wild California QL737 .C424 B558 1989.
Cook, Joseph
J. and Ralph W. Schrieber. Wonders of the Pelican World. New
York, NY: Dodd, Mead [1974]. M&O QL696 .P47 C66.
Forbes, Margaret
Beresford. Monterey Sanctuary. Pacific Grove, CA: 1940. REF
Wild California QL164 .F67 l940.
Frincke, Milton.
Birds of Point Lobos. Sacramento, CA: State of California, the
Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation, 1971. REF Wild California
& M&O QL684 .C2 F74.
Gilmore, Raymond
M. A Census of the California Gray Whale. Washington, D.C.:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1960. Main Serials SH11 .A335 no. 342.
Gogan, Peter
J. P. A Review of the Population Ecology of the Northern Elephant Seal
(Mirounga angustirostris). Seattle, WA: U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center, 1977. M&O QL737 .P64 G64
1977.
Goodridge, Harry
and Lew Dietz. A Seal Called Andre. Camden, ME: Down East Books,
c1975. Main QL795 .S43 G66.
Hamerstrom, Frances.
Harrier, Hawk of the Marshes: The Hawk that is Ruled by a Mouse.
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, c1986. M&O QL696 .F32
H35 1986.
Hoyt, Erich.
Orca, the Whale Called Killer. Camden East, Ontario, Canada:
Camden House, 1990. M&O QL737 .C432 H69 1990.
Investigation
of Scientific Information on the Impacts of California Sea Lions and Pacific
Harbor Seals on Salmonoids. Seattle, WA: U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Northwest Region, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 1997. Main
Serials SH11 .A2 N26 no. 28.
Johnsgard, Paul
A. The Plovers, Sandpipers, and Snipes of the World. Lincoln:
University of Nebraska Press, 1981. M&O QL696 .C4 J63 1981.
La Pirouse, Jean-Francois
de Galaup. Monterey in 1786: The Journals of Jean-Francois de la Pirouse.
Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, 1989. Main F864 .L35 l989.
Le Boeuf, Burney
J. Elephant Seals: Population Ecology, Behavior, and Physiology.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1994. M&O QL737 .P64 E44
1994.
Miller, Tom.
The World of the California Gray Whale. Santa Ana, CA: Baja
Trail Publications, 1975. Main QL737 .C425 M5.
Monterey Bay
Aquarium Research Institute. MBARI’s First Decade: A Retrospective.
Moss Landing, CA: The Institute, l997. Main QH91.65 .U62 M66 1997.
Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary. Sanctuary Currents ’97: Facets of Biodiversity.
Monterey, CA: The Sanctuary, 1997. Biodiv REF QH91.8 .B6 M66 1997.
The Natural
History of Año Nuevo. Pacific Grove, CA: Boxwood Press, 1981.
REF Wild California QH105 .C2 N37.
Nickerson, Roy.
The Friendly Whales: A Whalewatchers Guide to the Gray Whales of Baja
California. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1987. S.A. QL737 .C425
N53 1987.
Peterson, Richard
S. The Natural History and Behavior of the California Sea Lion.
Stillwater, OK: American Society of Mammalogists, 1967. M&O REF QL737
.P63 P4 1967.
Pinniped
Populations, Eastern North Pacific: Status, Trends and Issues: A Symposium
of the American Fisheries Society 127th Annual Meeting. Boston,
MA: New England Aquarium, 1997. M&O QL737 .P6 P46 1997.
Rice, Dale W.
The Life History and Ecology of the Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Stillwater, OK: American Society of Mammalogists, 1971. M&O REF &
S.A. QL737 .C425 R5.
Small, George
L. The Blue Whale. New York, NY: Columbia University Press,
1971. M&O REF QL737 .C424 S58 1971.
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CHILDREN'S
BOOKS
Amato, Carol
A. Captain Jim and the Killer Whales. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's,
c1995. Pub Juv QL737 .C432 A535 1995.
Brust, Beth Wagner.
Sea Otters. Minneapolis, MN: Creative Education, c1991. Pub
Juv QL737 .C25 B78 1991.
Conway, Ket Tom,
1962. Young Explorer’s Guide to Undersea Life. Monterey, CA:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Press, 1996. Biodiv Juv QL122.2 C66 1996.
The Cousteau
Society. Whales. New York, NY: Little Simon, 1993. Pub Juv QL737
.C4 B23813 1993.
D'Vincent, Cynthia.
The Whale Family Book. Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio,
c1992. Pub Juv QL737 .C4 D85 1992.
Ellis, Richard.
Physty: The True Story of a Young Whale's Rescue. Philadelphia,
PA: Courage Books, c1993. Pub Juv QL737 .C435 E44 1993.
Hall, Derek.
Otter Swims. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club; New York, NY: Knopf,
c1984. Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv QL737 .C25 H25 1984.
Hurd, Edith Thacher.
The Blue Heron Tree. New York, NY: Viking Press, c1968. Pub
Juv QL696 .C52 H87 1968.
Hurd, Edith Thacher.
Song of the Sea Otter. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club, c1983.
Pub Juv QL737 .C25 H87 1983.
Johnson, Sylvia
A. Elephant Seals. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co.,
c1989. Pub Juv QL737 .P64 J63 1989.
Matero, Robert.
The Birth of a Humpback Whale. New York, NY: Atheneum Books
for Young Readers, c1996. Pub Juv QL737 .C424 M38 1996.
McCann, Andrea.
Flippers & Fluke: Marine Mammals Coloring Book. Monterey,
CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium, c1996. Biodiv Juv QL713.2 .M32 1996.
Miles, Victoria.
Sea Otter Pup. Victoria, BC; Point Roberts, WA: Orca Book Publishers,
c1993. Pub Juv QL737 .C25 M535 1993.
Palmer, Sarah.
Nutrias de Mar. Translated by Lois Sands. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke
Enterprises, c1991. Pub Juv QL737 .C25 P2618 1991.
Patent, Dorothy
Hinshaw. Humpback Whales. New York, NY: Holiday House, c1987.
Pub Juv QL737 .C424 P37 1989.
Riedmann, Marianne.
Sea Otters. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium, c1990. Pub
Juv & Biodiv QL737 .C25 R54 1990.
Royston, Angela.
La Nutria. Translated and adapted by Araceli Ramos. Bilbao,
Spain: FHER, c1988. Pub Juv QL737 .C25 R6918 1988.
Stone, Lynn M.
Pelicanos. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Corp., c1992. Pub Juv QL696
.P47 S7618 1992.
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AUDIO/VISUAL
Classics
Animal Tracks. London: BBC; Beaufort, SC: Distributed by Environmental
Media Corp, 1995. (74 min.) Biodiv QL45.2 .C53 1995.
Death
of a Whale: Investigating a Stranding. Chapel Hill, NC: Environmental
Media, 1995. (17 min.) Biodiv QL737 .C435 D42 1995.
Fort Ord:
A Place in History. Sacramento, CA: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
1998. (33 min.) Public F868 .M7 F67 1998.
Magnificent
Whales. NY: Smithsonian Books, 1988. (60 min.) Biodiv QL737 .C4 M34
1988.
The Monterey
Bay Aquarium. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium & Jones Prod.,
1996. (46 min.) Biodiv QL79 .U62 M66 1996.
Protecting
Our Endangered Species. Chappaqua, NY: New Castle Communications,
Inc., 1996. (30 min.) Biodiv QL83 .P766 1996.
Secrets
of the Ocean Realm. Alexandria, VA. PBS Home Video, 1997. [5 videocassettes]
(50 min each) Pub GC11.2 .S42 1997.
Watching
the Whales. San Francisco, CA: Marine Mammal Fund, 1985. (30 min.)
Special Collections QL737 .C4 W37 1985.
The Worlds
Below. Monterey, CA: Sea Studios, 1988. (60 min.) Biodiv QH541.5 .S3
W67 1988.
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