During the time of Easter holydays, the Pejerreinas – a group of women from the Gulf – and Pronatura Noroeste installed a n information stand on the beach of the Gulf of Santa Clara to share information about the spawning of the Gulf Grunion¹ (Leuresthes sardina) and the migration of shorebirds like the Pacific Red Knot (Calidris canutus roselaari) with the community and tourists. 

The beach of the Gulf of Santa Clara is witness to this natural phenomenon, which accounts for the interrelation between the species, and which coincides with a holiday season that generates an influx of 32,000 visitors to the area of the Upper Gulf of California and the Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve. 

The Pejerreinas² worked on the beach beginning in the first days of March to involve the community and visitors in the conservation of shorebirds and fish. From April 5th to May 9th, they manned an informative module in which, through didactic, playful, and observational activities, they shared the characteristics of the Red Knots and shorebirds, and the Gulf Grunions.

To preserve gulf grunion and care for the shorebirds, the Pronatura Noroeste team sees the need to maintain a presence on the site throughout the year to both improve the information module and serve a greater number of visitors.

¹ The gulf grunion approaches the sandy beach in the Gulf of Santa Clara to leave its eggs, which serve as the main source of food for birds, in particular the pacific reddish sandpiper, a species that increases its weight by 40% during its stay to give it the strength to continue its migratory journey to Alaska (USA) and Wrangle Island (Russia).

² The Pejerreinas group: Sori Gonzáles, Ciri Aldama, Martha Eunice Reyes, Elena Bernal, Alejandra Ramos, Marlen Aguilar, Teresita Felix, Yuri Gonzáles, María Arce, Lorena Pérez y Deisy Arredondo.