Critter Geek

Please see Golden Gate Audubon is calling for help reporting reporting oil and oiled wildlife at sites around the Bay. Follow the links on their site for ways to help with the oil spill. Here’s an excerpt of the information:

Things we need our volunteer leaders to do:

- Identify the species and location of birds along San Francisco Bay (download the form here)

- Use binoculars and spotting scope if you have one

- Use their own cell phone or home phone to report birds to the Oiled Wildlife Care Network

- If you have GPS, please use it to help pinpoint the location of birds

- Photograph birds or marine mammals if possible and save to associate with data sheets

- Once you’ve compiled your data, call OWCN at (877) 823-6926 to report in if you found fewer than five oiled birds; if you find more than five, please FAX the form to Mark Lovett at (415) 701-3104. You can also call this information into 311 in San Francisco (call (415) 701-2311 outside of the city). Once you’ve reported to OWCN, please mail the form to the Golden Gate Audubon office. Send any pictures to Michael Martin at mmartin at goldengateaudubon.org.

Get more info at GoldenGateAudubon.org. And please post up those photos to the the Cosco Busan Oil Spill pool on Flickr.