Monday, June 20, 2011

Collecting - River Bend (McKenzie River, Oregon)

6/19/11 - 6/20-11

Stock Number: 2358.00.0000

Location/Collectors: River Bend, Oregon (McKenzie River), Julian, Kristin A, Mark C, Delaney C

Purpose: To collect and make crosses and mass collection for variation studies.

Field Notes: Sunny, air temp - 18 C. Water temp 12.5 C. Water flow 4990 CFS (high) in Springfield. ~ 200 stickleback collected, 2 sculpin, and 1 redside shiner. 10 crosses were done, 10 separate females 5 crossed to one male and the other 5 with a different male.



Male stickleback with green highlights and black nuptial coloration.



Water level is high, at low levels the tops of these logs are exposed.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Stickleback collecting - Riverbend Oregon, June 2011

Riverbend, Oregon. It was a beautiful day.


The mighty stickleback hunters!





Part of the collection.