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Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)Observer
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Crab with intricate green lines on back of shell found by son at Sausalito beach
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Giant Nudibranch (Dendronotus iris)Observer
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Nudibranch with reddish tentacles found by son at Sausalito beach
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Common Crane Flies (Genus Tipula)Observer
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Crane fly found on window at the California Academy of Sciences
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Comb-footed Spiders (Family Theridiidae)Observer
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Reddish black spider about the size of a nickle found by my 7 year old son
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Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)Observer
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Son found baby newt in our front yard
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
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Son found baby salamander in our front yard
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Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)Observer
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Saw young deer on Grizzly Peak, Berkeley, CA
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Pacific Rock Crab (Romaleon antennarium)Observer
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Son found 2 red rock crabs at Vincent Park shoreline by Marina in Richmond, CA
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Saw hawk of some sort on tree stump in redwood forest near De Young museum in Golden Gate park of San Francisco just now
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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Spied red-tailed hawk on tree limb eating lunch outside the California Academy of Sciences
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American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Observer
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Found 6-8 frogs in pond next to Nicasio Reservoir
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Tribe BelostomatiniObserver
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Son found green water bug at pond next to Nicasio Reservoir on 8/30/15
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Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)Observer
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Son caught 13 of them & released at pond at Arlington Park in El Cerrito, CA
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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Heron spotted in tree near Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park
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Crambid Snout Moths (Family Crambidae)Observer
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Light brown moth found near front door of home in Richmond, CA
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Western Willet (Tringa semipalmata ssp. inornata)Observer
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Spotted a few Western Willets in Corte Madera east of 101 on 7/26/2015 at 10:45am. Flight revealed beautiful black & white tail span.
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)Observer
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Group of nesting American White Pelicans just east of 101 in Corte Madera on 7/26/2015
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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Red-tailed hawk spotted on statue near the California Academy of Sciences on 7/15/2015
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
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Light brown Praying Mantis found 7/19/2015 at 6pm on a grassy hill