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Spruces (Genus Picea)Observer
jim44314Description
Picea mariana (Black Spruce)
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Moundlily Yucca (Yucca gloriosa)Observer
graysquirrelDescription
Escapee from a nearby garden, now spreading into roadside ditches.
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Stanford's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos stanfordiana)Observer
wildmare64Description
flowers and berries all at once
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Redbuds (Genus Cercis)Observer
jzzipkinDescription
At edge of Nathanson Creek preserve. Possibly planted there.
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Meadow Bird's Foot Trefoil (Hosackia pinnata)Observer
co77Description
Chanslor Ranch just North of Bodega Bay. Coordinates in location field may not be exact.
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Cleveland's Ragwort (Packera clevelandii)Observer
morganstickrodDescription
Pope Creek post-fire survey
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
mackenzilambDescription
I watched a common raven regurgitate this. Any idea what this is and why it did that?
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Straightbeak Buttercup (Ranunculus orthorhynchus)Observer
agcypressDescription
Verbal wetland
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Suksdorf's Hawthorn (Crataegus gaylussacia)Observer
rosaleenDescription
I'm hazarding a guess that this is Cr. gaylussacia as opposed to Cr. Douglassii (the two species CalFlora shows in the area) based on the shorter thorn-length, although it is difficult to see the photos. Please feel free to weigh in.
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Thornless Elmleaf Blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius var. anoplothyrsus)Observer
bridgetsheilsDescription
No thorns. Growing on north slope
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Darwin's Barberry (Berberis darwinii)Observer
alan_rockefellerDescription
Growing on the side of a trail.
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Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)Observer
amuttiDescription
Albino squirrel! Photo taken through binoculars
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Pines, Spruces, Larches, and Allies (Subfamily Pinoideae)Observer
lanaturedumonde
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Loch Lomond Button Celery (Eryngium constancei)Observer
ygoloyrbDescription
Grows in huge clusters around vernal pools. State and federally endangered. Lovely blue-green tinge.
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Loch Lomond Button Celery (Eryngium constancei)Observer
yargeritavilleDescription
Volcanic ash vernal pool (Loch Lomond preserve).
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Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris)Observer
cwaxwingDescription
Attempting to consume garden snail but was unable to dislodge contents. Was startled by the approach of my group of humans, Shook snail shell off head and darted into vegetation
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
korvaDescription
Tracks from a female mountain lion spotted near Crane Creek, just behind Eagle Park on 10/18/21
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American Water Frogs (Genus Lithobates)Observer
kzoebelDescription
Even caught a tongue splat!
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Red-bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis)Observer
spencer_riffleDescription
This is one of the best nature observations I've been fortunate to see. On a night of extremely heavy rain 40 of these newts were seen. This one's eye shine was first spotted from about 30 feet away, but a closer salamander originally caught my attention. The first animal, typical of the species, did not stay still even for a moment so I moved on to this one further down the trail. I hadn't original put it together, but this animal had not moved at all, because it was struggling to pull this earthworm from the ground! I watched it for a few minutes until if finally pulled the worm from the ground and then it sauntered off into the night.
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
matthewlDescription
(Occupied!) nest found under the leaf of this Wyethia. Bird alarmed until we were about 20 ft away.
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Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)Observer
garth_harwoodDescription
Unusually precise track in wet dune sand.
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Pendulous Wing-Moss (Antitrichia curtipendula)Observer
c_michael_hoganDescription
This moss was seen growing on the trunk of a living Quercus kelloggii tree about two meters above the soil surface.
