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Sun Beetles (Genus Amara)Observer
hdlee15Description
I'm not sure what kind of beetle this is. It was perched on a rock and almost inanimate. It had a green sheen to it. Its antennae were folded down.
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Cherry Millipedes (Family Xystodesmidae)Observer
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I'm not sure what kind of millipede this is. It has yellow tips on his legs and yellow edges running the length of its body.
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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)Observer
hdlee15Description
Different than the Dark Eyed Junco. The Towhee has more coloration and a distinguishable orange breast. Its eyes are obviously not as dark and its tail feathers have a couple white dots instead of a white edge.
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Snowberries (Genus Symphoricarpos)Observer
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White small fruits. Inedible.
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Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)Observer
hdlee15Description
More distinct than the ruby crowned, this bird has bars of yellow on its wings and streak running from the front to back of its head.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)Observer
hdlee15Description
Compared to the related golden-crowned kinglet, the ruby-crowned kinglet is slightly larger, more elongated. It has two white wingbars and a broken white eye ring. The male, which I believe I saw, has a scarlet-red crown patch.
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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)Observer
hdlee15Description
I saw this bird while walking down the trail to the water front. A striking blue in the absence of the leaves at the end of fall. Its nose as compared to the size of its head was the most striking. I'm pretty sure this is a Belted Kingfisher. The shape of its beak was very unique, pointy but also hefty.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
hdlee15Description
This bird has has brown upper parts with dark streaks on the back and are white underneath with dark streaking and a dark brown spot in the middle of the breast. They have a brown cap and a long brown rounded tail. Their face is gray with a streak through the eye. They also seem to vary in size.
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Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)Observer
hdlee15Description
This bird has grey-brown above on its back, a white belly, with a long white eyebrow. It has a long tail that is tipped in white. It's call is pretty distinguishable and broken.
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Forficula dentataObserver
hdlee15Description
It had six legs which had a black ring around the hinges. It's most distinct feature was the pincers at the tail, which were serrated in some parts. The head also had long and compound antennae. The abdomen was long and darker than the rest of the body. I'm pretty sure this is just a common earwig.
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Pillbugs (Genus Armadillidium)Observer
hdlee15Description
This bug had smooth to dark gray on its back, light underside, with groves running horizontally along its back like an armadillo's armor. Their ability to to form their bodies into a ball shape, in a process known as conglobation distinguishes them. It crawled around feverishly.
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Ants (Family Formicidae)Observer
hdlee15Description
Thorax, abdomen, and head are all black and glisten in the light. The mandibles of some species are very unique and the differences usually signify a difference in species. Based on the large head, fairly big mandibles, and long antennae I'd say that I saw a carpenter ant.
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Earthworms (Family Lumbricidae)Observer
hdlee15Description
I believe this is just a common earthworm. It was very large. Pink and pale in variations across the body. There were distinct breaks in the body. It was writhing around in the soil, trying to get deeper as it had just been washed out by rain.
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Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)Observer
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This snail was actually pretty large, about 3 inches long. The shell was a bright yellow and had white spirals with black trim. The snail itself was a pale green/gray. Its stalks were very small.
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Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)Observer
hdlee15Description
This tree was a large coniferous pine. The bark helps to distinguish it from other species. It had red-brown bark. The needles were quite long, about 7.8 inches and really flexible. This pine has fascicles of three. The bark was smooth and had rough patches on the trunk.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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A large bird, this eagle was identifiable almost immediately. The large wingspan and and distinct feathers stood out to me. The bird's black body against the pure white face and head is easy to see. The bird also had white tail feathers. The yellow beak is also quite recognizable. I saw this Bald Eagle soaring along the shoreline and up into a Douglas-fir.
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Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)Observer
hdlee15Description
It has the largest leaves of any maple, with five deeply incised palmate lobes. The tree is covered in moss that is hanging all over the branches and trunk. The tree is about average size and a little smaller than the Douglas-firs and Western Hemlocks. The ridges of of bark are long and narrow.
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Shore Pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta)Observer
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This is a relatively short tree, compared to the other conifers in the area. It is uniquely shape that is in a rocky site. It’s twisting, “contorted”, trunk, and branches sway in the wind. This pine has two needles per petiole. The needles are dark green, twisting, and evergreen in pairs on short shoots.
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hdlee15Description
This mushroom is small but stout. The stipe is relatively small but thick. It is rough, floccose, and off brown. The cap is beginning to separate and crack along the edges, exposing a tan/brown surface. The cap is concave and a medium brown color, and relatively rough. The underside of this bolete is a dirty yellow and spongy, with no gills.
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
hdlee15Description
I really don't know how to ID this mushroom. It is relatively small in both height and width. It has a flat and almost concave cap, which is grey and smooth. The gills are separated from the stipe and are not compact. The gills are white and almost ruffled. The feature that puzzles me is the shape of the cap, it seems as though it has been cut up, it looks like an asterisk. I don't know if this is just from growth of the mushroom or if its supposed to look like this.
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Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)Observer
hdlee15Description
I believe that I have found a very young shaggy parasol mushroom. It looks like a puff ball mushroom as of now. The stipe is thin, long, and off white to gray. The cap is covered with small tufts if hair. The surface is rough in some areas and smooth over the hairs. The cap itself is white to pale. There are gills underneath that are yet to be exposed.
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Inky Agaricus (Agaricus moelleri)Observer
hdlee15Description
I'm not quite certain what this mushroom is. It is in a grouping of two. The stipe of the mushroom has a ring present. The majority of the mushroom is white to pale gray. The cap is more convex and not exactly slimy. The gills are seceding from the stipe as well and fairly compact. I believe that this is some kind of Amanita mushroom.
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Artist's Bracket (Ganoderma applanatum)Observer
hdlee15Description
I'm pretty certain of this type of mushroom. I believe it is closely related to Artist's Conk. This mushroom was growing out of the base of Douglas-fir snag. The mushroom was hard to the touch but somewhat slimy. The rounded edges and bottom make it feel as if its wood. The top is black to brown to grey. The edge has a white trim to it.
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Shield Lichen (Parmelia sulcata)Observer
hdlee15Description
This lichen is loosely attached to a fallen Douglas-fir. It is a pale blue-green. It is very fragile to the touch in the cold, parts of it crumbles. It has a papery feel to it. I'm not exactly sure of what type of lichen this is.
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
hdlee15Description
This mushroom has a flat and inverted top. It is pale yellow to beige color. It has compact gills that are full. The stem is pale gray to white. I'm not sure what type of mushroom this is.
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Varied Rag Lichen (Platismatia glauca)Observer
hdlee15Description
I think this might be Ragbag but I'm not certain. I found it on some small branches and trunks of trees. It is a pale blue-green with white/ gray above. The margins are ruffled. It has almost a sheen to it.
