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American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)Observer
emeleDescription
Marsh is covered in pond-lily. Leaves are varied in size.
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Gadwall (Mareca strepera)Observer
emeleDescription
A pair found swimming in a pond.
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Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)Observer
emeleDescription
Found flying overhead in a marsh area. Flying with Barn Swallows.
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Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)Observer
emeleDescription
Growing near a toppled Black Cottonwood tree.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
emeleDescription
Flying overhead, carrying a foot-long branch to its nest.
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Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus)Observer
emeleDescription
A small patch going along the underground root of a Black Cottonwood tree. Growing among some leaf litter.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
emeleDescription
6 fruiting bodies growing on a dead Black Cottonwood branch. Mature, with red-brown top side.
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Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)Observer
emeleDescription
Purple flower growing in prairie area among tall grasses. One flower per stalk with many petals.
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Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)Observer
emeleDescription
Growing on the shore of a pond. Shrub is over 5 feet tall.
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Observer
emeleDescription
Flying overhead of a marsh area. Flying in a jerky pattern, probably feeding on insects in the air. Also found one perched on a street sign just outside of UBNA.
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Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)Observer
emeleDescription
A prolific grower, especially along the trail, just outside of UBNA.
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
emeleDescription
Flying in an undulating pattern above a marsh.
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Whitewash Lichen (Phlyctis argena)Observer
emeleDescription
Found growing on bark of Red Alder tree. Felty in texture and grows in circular shapes.
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Common Sunburst Lichen (Xanthoria parietina)Observer
emeleDescription
Found growing on branches of an apple tree. Grows in small patches. Growing with two other types of lichen on the same branch.
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Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri)Observer
emeleDescription
Growing in between branches on an apple tree. Very loosely attached to the branch.
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Shield Lichen (Parmelia sulcata)Observer
emeleDescription
Growing on the branches and bark of an apple tree. Grows in patches.
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Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)Observer
emeleDescription
Jumping along the marsh shore and feeding on small insects. Picking at the cattails for cotton and small twigs to build a nest somewhere among the cattails.
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Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)Observer
emeleDescription
In nymph form, hiding within its own white, foamy spit.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
emeleDescription
Soaring over estuary. A juvenile one found at the top of Western Hemlock.
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Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)Observer
emeleDescription
Walking along in marsh and rapidly poking its bill in the mud to look for food. Aggressive display when one dowitcher impinges on another dowitcher's territory. With breeding plumage (orange neck and chest).
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Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)Observer
emeleDescription
Swimming in circles in estuary area (during low tide).
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
emeleDescription
Flying in an undulating pattern across the marsh.
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Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)Observer
emeleDescription
Perched in an Elderberry shrub.
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Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)Observer
emeleDescription
Male producing aggressive display when a male enters its territory. Female continues to peck away on ground.
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Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)Observer
emeleDescription
Building many nests beneath the eaves of the roof of the white colored barns.
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Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)Observer
emeleDescription
Darting about between two white barns.
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Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)Observer
emeleDescription
Dabbling in lake.
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
emeleDescription
A huge group soaring across grasses and sedges with their heads down to search for food.
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
emeleDescription
Pollinating a flower of a Himalaya Blackberry.
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Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)Observer
emeleDescription
One was curled up and floating on the water.
