Observations by sncooks

A Condalia Warnocki plant was spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. The plant was green and had about 25 brown branches. The plant was about 1.5 feet in height. The weather was 86 degrees and sunny. There were no blowing winds and clear skies.

A dandelion was spotted at The University of Texas at El Paso. It's florets were white and completely intact. The stem was greenish brown. It was approximately 4.5 inches in height. The weather was sunny at 87 degrees.

Approximately 8 bats were spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. The bats were were all medium sized. They were light brown in color with grayish white bellies. The weather was about 70 degrees and windy.

A snake was spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. The snake was Light brown in color with dark brown spots. The spots were larger towards the snakes tail end. The snake was approximately 1.5 foot long. It was very calm and relaxed. The weather was 86 degrees and sunny.

A Barrel Cactus was spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station.The cactus was green with white spikes. It measured approximately 10 inches in height. There were no other cactuses in this particular area.The weather was 87 degrees, sunny, and dry. There were no blowing winds.

An ocotillo plant was spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. The plant had approximately 13 branches with greenish orange leaves. The leaves were very tiny. The plant was had no flowers. The weather was 87 degrees and dry. There were no winds blowing at the time of the observation.

A group of cactuses were spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. The group consisted of about 25-30 different cactuses. The cactuses were green with white spikes. They ranged from approximately 7-10 inches in length. The weather was 86 degrees, sunny, and dry.

Two desert yucca plants were spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. Both yucca plants were extremely large. One yucca plant had long green spikey leaves while the other one did not. Both yucca plants had a tan base. The weather was 87 degrees, sunny, dry, and no winds.

A medium sized Desert Cottontail was spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. The hare was light gray in color, with a white belly. It had large ears. The weather 87 degrees and sunny. The weather was dry with no winds.

A scorpion was spotted at Indio Mountain Research Station. The scorpion had a dark brown body with light brown tail. It's claws was a mixture of dark and light brown colors. The scorpion was approximately 1.5 inches long. The weather was approximately 60 degrees, windy, and cool.

Two Peccaries were spotted at Indio Research Mountain Station. One Peccary was small sized and the other Peccary was medium sized. The peccaries traveled together. They both had black hair with white strands. They both were hoofed. The weather was sunny at 86 degrees with some humidity.

A coral bell plant was spotted near at the University of Texas at El Paso. The plant was long with large green leaves. The plant had multiple pink flowers and pink stems. The weather was 91 degrees. The weather was extremely hot, humid, and no winds were blowing.