tree with curly branches
seen at the Urban Bay Natural Area
grown within a foot of the water
About 11 inches long with a wingspan of about 15 inches
Dark brown back with orangish-red (pumpkin color) breast, bright yellow bill
Seen near the pond in the Urban Byay Natural Area
bright yellow flower about 6 inches long
stalk dark green and about two feet tall
Carkeek Park
recognizable by the leaves which were at least 8 inches long
growing three feet away from a creek
deciduous small tree about 14 m tall with a smaller oval trunk with
a gray brown bark with horizontal lines across the trunk, the leaves are oval shaped yellowish green and 5 cm long
Black Capped Chickadee
clear black cap on the head, distinguishable chika-dee-dee call
Male, at first, mistaken for a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, but did not have a forked tail.
About 8 cm long
Feeding on nectar of an unidentified yellow flower that was about 3 cm long.
I was without a camera so I have provided a sketch
Urban Bay Natural Area
perennial plant
8 inches in length
pale lilac/deep purple flower 5 petals
A green caterpillar that was from 2-3 centimeters long fell off a tree and into the grass
Urban Bay Natural Area
Chelydridae: Snapping Turtles
seen at the Urban Bay Natural Area
top shell length 8 inches long
dark brown coloring, large head, long tail
Cinnamon Teal seen in the Urban Bay Natural Area near UW
distinguishable by its cinnamon color plumage
Urban Bay Natural ARea
invasive species
bright yellow flower
4-5 cm in diameter
similar to a catsear
Urban Bay Natural Area
Measuring 5 cm in diameter, greyish brown cap has a bell-shapped and later splits.
spore print is dark brown the flesh is grey
Urban Bay Natural Area
nitrogen fixing plant
considered a weed
small pink/purple flowers about 2 cm long
Urban Bay Natural Area
bright golden yellow flower 3-4 cm in length with five petals
common spider of the Pacific Northwest
about .5 inch long
invasive species
flowerheads have a diameter of approximately 3 cm long and there are 20-30ish white florets
