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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observer
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Road death; found dead.
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Desert Tarantula (Aphonopelma iodius)Observer
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Found on road; I safely moved him across. One of four found - cue migration season!
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Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)Observer
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Horsetail milkweed?
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
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Window death. Found dead, only slightly stiff.
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Vireos (Genus Vireo)Observer
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Acadian flycatcher (?) old nest
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Ants (Family Formicidae)Observer
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Note interesting behavior of lifting a flake of quartz up a tree!
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Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)Observer
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Orange band in center very dark! Remember the old wife's tale about dark woolly bears foretelling a harsh winter?
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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)Observer
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Found dead in a driveway - note eggs still in body cavity.
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Evergreen Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)Observer
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Never seen so many at once!
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Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)Observer
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Don't ask me how it got here; best guess, it was a semi truck stow away.