40
taxa
2 reptiles
1 amphibians
1 mammals
9 birds`
7 insects
20 plants
13
life list firsts

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What

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

Photos

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What

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 07:42 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

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What

Ithuriel's Spear Triteleia laxa

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Mediterranean lineseed Bellardia trixago

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

Gray Pine Pinus sabiniana

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

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What

Pinyon Mouse Peromyscus truei

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

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What

Mount Diablo manzanita Arctostaphylos auriculata

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Place

Knobcone Point Rd, Clayton, California, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Base of the leaves have little ears. Thanks, Ivan!

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What

peak rushrose Helianthemum scoparium

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:40 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:40 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

Description

Arctostaphylos manzanita? Leaves shiny glabrous, no sign of whitish fuzz in some other manzanitas. Growing in rocky south-facing chaparral with A. auriculata.

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What

creeping snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:44 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

woollyfruit desertparsley Lomatium dasycarpum

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Place

Knobcone Point Rd, Clayton, California, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Manzanita Leafgall Aphid Tamalia coweni

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Mount Diablo Fairy-Lantern Calochortus pulchellus

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:16 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

grassy tarweed Madia gracilis

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

Canyon Live Oak Quercus chrysolepis

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:23 AM PDT

Place

Knobcone Point Rd, Clayton, California, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Northern Checkerspot Chlosyne palla

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Northern Checkerspot is my best guess, but I would love confirmation / alternate suggestions. Doesn't seem black enough to be one of our local Variable Checkerspots, but then again who knows, they're called variable for a reason, I presume.

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:25 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:33 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Life bird for me, but not one I think I would have recognized on my own. Call was quite distinctive, something like ts-ts-tzeeeeeeee. Beak is also quite a bit heavier than most other local sparrows.

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Noctua pronuba, perhaps?

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What

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Place

Central Contra Costa, Clayton, California, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

Photos

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What

Blow Wives Achyrachaena mollis

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

I did quite a bit of searching but still a mystery to me. Soft, fuzzy plant growing in grassland.

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What

Sierran Treefrog Pseudacris sierra

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 10:11 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

aka Pseudacris regilla

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What

Aquatic Garter Snake Thamnophis atratus

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Tons of babies were found along with this adult.

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What

winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 10:43 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

white brodiaea Triteleia hyacinthina

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 10:50 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Could be the male of the Anastrangalia laetifica I saw nearby.

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

I guess the tusks are palps. They look crazy.

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Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

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What

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 11:33 AM PDT

Place

(Somewhere...)

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What

California wild rose Rosa californica

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 11:45 AM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

One of our nicer finds of the day, under a big wooden board.

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What

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 01:51 PM PDT

Place

Curry Canyon Rd, Clayton, California, US (Google, OSM)

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What

butterfly mariposa lily Calochortus venustus

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 02:19 PM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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What

imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

California Sister Adelpha californica

Observer

kueda

Date

May 19, 2012 02:21 PM PDT

Place

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)