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Bird's-eye Gilia (Gilia tricolor)Observer
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A wildflower growing through the cracks. Scattered CA native seed mix early March 2023 throughout sunny yard
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
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Eating small prey in urban backyard walnut tree (young squirrel)
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Alkali Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum)Observer
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Last Chance Canyon
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Pacific Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla aureola)Observer
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Found on dry upper river bed rock
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Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)Observer
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Wet meadow near Yuba River headwaters in Tahoe National Forest, CA
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Stink Bugs (Family Pentatomidae)Observer
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Hatched from small white eggs on a glass door. Unhatched eggs observed for approx. 1 week prior to hatching
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Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)Observer
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Dead, possibly juvenile songbird found below ponderosa pine in wooded area of urban greenbelt.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Found on my tent in PV Pit Campground near Owens River in Bishop, CA. Lots of lupine and sage vegetation.
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Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba)Observer
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Moth found indoors
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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Observer
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Water fowl. Green/blue head and tail feathers. Distinctive white/dark brown strip on breast. Smaller than a snowy egret.