Collecting Trip to Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Station!
Weeklong collecting trip to the Desert! but, I didn't actually collect any insects. I got to see lots of cool stuff.
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California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)Observer
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Found a whole bunch of tadpoles in pools of water up Deep Canyon.
Then I found a few adults in the afternoon,
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Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)Observer
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Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)Observer
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These were everywhere near the irrigation pool part of "The Reserve" a private golf course
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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)Observer
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Saw one crossing the road will a limp lizard in its mouth
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Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)Observer
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Saw one on the road that I thought was a rock. It took flight before I could get a really good look.
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Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)Observer
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Tons of the males flying around and feeding on various flowers.
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Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)Observer
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Running around in the brush in the early morning
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Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)Observer
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Running around in the brush in the early morning
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Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)Observer
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Running around in the brush in the early morning
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Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)Observer
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Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)Observer
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White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)Observer
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Perching on Cholla cacti. I saw a lot of these little mammals running across the road. Amazing that these guys could play in the cholla like a jungle gym.
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California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)Observer
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Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)Observer
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Saw a few large males. Males were head-butting large barrel cacti to break off the spines and eat the fruit.
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