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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
3 Coyotes sighted at about 7:30 PM. Each was about 2.5 feet tall. They were hanging out in the dense chaparral and oak woodland, occasionally coming out of the bushes into the grassland on the edge of the dense woodland. This is an area where people often hike.
Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Growing on hillside in grassland in direct sunlight. A few others in area. Lots of buckwheat and wild oat in area.
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Tall Flatsedge (Cyperus eragrostis)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Growing in a band around turtle pond. Band of Sedges begins about 8 feet from edge of pond and is about 3 ft wide. Area around pond is exposed to direct sunlight.
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Hawks, Eagles, and Kites (Family Accipitridae)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Feather found near Turtle Pond It is very soft, brown with 3 white spots. Likely a feather of some sort of owl.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Found growing on large tree stump in oak woodland on Dwight Center Trail. Feels wool-like to the touch.
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Bee is black, powdery-yellow, and hairy. Found hanging out on penny royals in grassland about 25 feet from pond. About 20 other bees sighted in area as well.
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Baby western Fence Lizard found at double pond approximately 11 feet from pond. He would not get off my finger- maybe because it was warm? Or maybe because he was a baby and didnt know better? Lizard was about 3 inches long from head to tail.
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Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Blue Dragonfly found at double pond on Pepperwood Preserve. Length from wing to wing is about 3.5 inches. Dragonfly flying primarily low to the ground and perching on flattened rushes around pond.
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Lace Ferns (Genus Aspidotis)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Found under boulder along road to Bechtel House. Environment is somewhere between a grassland and oak forest.
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Found on road in Rodger's Canyon. Full of fig seeds. About 10 other little poops present in area around large fig tree. About 2.5 inches long.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Found in Oak Forest area on Dwight Center Trail. Growing on a fallen oak branch. spot receiving about 40% sunlight daily. Ground in area covered in decaying leaves.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
About 1.5 inches long. Found in grassland on Dwight Center Trail. Lots of Harding Grass. He has hairy legs... yummy...
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Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Found hanging out in Rodger's canyon in grassland. Lots of rushes present. No others found in area. About 1.5 inches from wing to wing. Orange and black colored.
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Coast Tarweed (Madia sativa)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Located in grassland in Rodger's Canyon. About 4 feet tall. Growing in field of Rushes and many Penny Royal present. Roughly 300 others in field.
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Cobwebby Thistle (Cirsium occidentale)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Located in grassland on hillside. about 1.5 feet tall. 8 flowers present, 2 dead. Dry soil and direct sunlight. About 3 others present in area farther down hill.
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Found off of Dwight Center Trail in Serpentine Chapparal vegetation area. Partially hidden in shade of neighboring bush. No others to be seen in area.
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Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)Observer
sonjabradenDescription
Found in serpentine chapparl area on the Pepperwood Preserve on the Dwight Center Trail. Several bushes of it along the trail in the same area. Lots of honey bees visiting and saw one buckeye butterfly visit. Located in direct sunlight on dry hillside.