Scenic Beach State Park, Hood Canal 

Kitsap Co., WA

Site Description:       

This beach is on the east side of Hood Canal near Seabeck, about midway down the channel.  It is primarily a gravel and oyster rubble habitat with some plain sand exposed near the water at low tide.   A few small boulders dot the beach.  It is not a very diverse beach habitat but a couple of species can be observed here that we rarely see anywhere else.
 

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Species List:

     Following is a list of mollusk species observed at this location by members and associates of the club.  This is by no means a complete list of the species which may occur at this site.  Revisions and additions to the data are made as we acquire new information.   When a site contains more than one very distinctive type of habitat or if multiple sites were included in a single location, then a species list for each is included.
    We indicate frequency of occurrence based on our observations.  This is an indicator of how likely it is that you may be able to find this species yourself and is not a formal population survey.  

     Frequency Code:  (Based on the assumption that you are looking in the appropriate location where the species likes to live - on rocks, in sand, etc.)
     [4] - Rare - very difficult to find, maybe only a couple found after repeated visits to the site
     [3] - Uncommon - difficult to find, may not see on every trip but dedicated searching may turn up a few
     [2] - Common - easy to find, should locate a number of them on any given day
     [1] - Abundant - very easy to find, large numbers should be seen on every trip

     Bivalves
Callithaca tenerrima  [4]
Clinocardium nuttallii  [2]
Crassostrea gigas  [1]
Cryptomya californica  [4]
Diplodonta impolita  [3]
Leukoma staminea  [1]
Mya arenaria  [3]
Mytilus complex  [1]
Nuttallia obscurata  [1]
Ostrea conchaphila  [3]
Pododesmus machrochisma  [3]
Saxidomus gigantea  [1]
Tresus capax  [2]
Tresus nuttallii  [3]
Venerupis philippinarum  [2]
 
     Gastropods
Euspira lewisii  [3]
Littorina scutulata  [2]
Lottia pelta  [2]
Lottia persona  [2]
Nucella lamellosa  [3]

    
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This page last revised: 12-15-2009