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Creeping Wild Rye (Leymus triticoides)Observer
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Native plant
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
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Viewed birds nest (picture taken through binoculars) identified by expert
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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)Observer
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Identified by expert
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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Family Laridae)Observer
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Travelled in groups; one caught orange fish in mouth and flew over its offspring to teach them how to hunt; mostly white/beige in color
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Spittlebugs and Froghoppers (Superfamily Cercopoidea)Observer
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A type of beetle on a foaming plant
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Recently researched this plant; Could possibly be green holly?
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Buteos (Genus Buteo)Observer
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According to expert it is one of most common birds here; was seen flying next to eucalyptus trees
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Cudweeds, Everlastings, and Pussytoes (Subtribe Gnaphaliinae)Observer
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Identified by expert; smells like honey and cinammon
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Bush Monkeyflowers (Section Diplacus)Observer
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Identified by expert; Sticky; looked like they were out of season/dead (hence picture)
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
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Spotted on Monterey Cyprus tree; Identified by expert
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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Identified by expert; Spotted a couple times running over decaying logs/dirt paths
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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Identified by expert as Great Blue Heron
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Termites (Epifamily Termitoidae)Observer
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Thousands of them underneath a decaying log
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Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)Observer
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Non-native pioneer weed
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Wild Oat (Avena fatua)Observer
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Non-native, Invasive species
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Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Observer
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Identified by expert as Baltimore Oriole or Or hooded Oriole; Seasonal (migrating)
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Sea Fig (Carpobrotus edulis)Observer
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Non-native, invasive species
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Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)Observer
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Identified by expert; located prevalently along dirt path
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Leaf Beetles (Family Chrysomelidae)Observer
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Located on pearly everlasting flower
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Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)Observer
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Identified by expert
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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Identified by expert; prevalent in water
