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Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)Observer
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Chittering away in a tree up the bank from the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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White Rabbit-Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum)Observer
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Next to the Cobal Canyon Trail by where it crosses a little stream in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Subfamily EmpidinaeObserver
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On Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum beside the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)Observer
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In a scrubby oak near the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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San Francisco Woodland-Star (Lithophragma affine)Observer
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Growing up on a shady bank next to the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park. I spotted them about two weeks ago, but I couldn't get close to them and didn't have my telephoto lens. Fortunately they were still blooming when I came back. You can get an idea of the difficulty photographing them from the habitat shot (last photo) – there are some there in the upper part of the photo, but they're really hard to see.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
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Walking down the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wildernss Park. The bobcat was first headed away from us, started to go off the side of the trail, changed its mind, and turned around and came toward us for a ways before going off the side of the trail in up the hill.
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Hairy Ceanothus (Ceanothus oliganthus)Observer
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Slender shrub/tree about 2 m tall growing between the Cobal Canyon Trail and stream in the canyon in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)Observer
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Sipping nectar from Ribes speciosum at the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station.
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Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)Observer
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Next to the old fire road on the east side of the upper 'Neck' at the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station.
Note: Despite iNaturalist's insistence, this is not in the California Botanic Garden.
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Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)Observer
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Large shrub near the top of the 'Neck' at the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station.
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Dicots [Paraphyletic] (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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This was growing down in a canyon off Gale Mtwy in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park where I couldn't get close to it. I'm hoping it's not a tamarisk.
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
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When first spotted, this rattlesnake was stretched out across the middle of the fire road, as shown in the second photo. It seemed to just be lying there quietly, so I thought I walk off the trail as far as could to pass by its tail end. But when I started to move closer, it coiled up and rattled. I decided this was a good day to go in a different direction!
On Gale Mtwy in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)Observer
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Flitting around on Gale Mtwy in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Lotus Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum)Observer
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Hill-topping in the Johnson's Pasture area of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)Observer
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Nectaring on Black Sage (Salvia mellifera) next to the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Curnow's Curse (Calandrinia menziesii)Observer
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Hiding out among the Erodium at the side of the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.
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Shoulderband Snails (Genus Helminthoglypta)Observer
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Next to the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park. It was in the background of a photo I took of miner’s lettuce and ferns.
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California Saxifrage (Micranthes californica)Observer
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Blooming on the slope next to the Cobal Canyon Trail in the Claremont Hills Wildnerness Park. @keirmorse reported this species previously in this location, but it wasn't in bloom.
Unfortunately, the location on the slope was awkward to reach, and the photos are rather out of focus...
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Mossy Stonecrop (Crassula tillaea)Observer
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In a fire road at the Claremont Colleges Bernard Field Station.
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Sand Pygmyweed (Crassula connata)Observer
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At the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station. These were in the background of this bee fly photo.
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Little Bear (Paracotalpa ursina)Observer
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Lots of these were flying around at the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station.
