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American Wigeon (Mareca americana)Observer
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White stripe on forehead and green head. Pinkish flanks and black tail.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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Brown all over, white breast with darker brown streaks. Chirping loudly on tree branches.
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Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)Observer
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Large, fuzzy leaves. 5 lobes. Shrub.
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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)Observer
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Small black bird with white patch on face. Rounded head.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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Large bird, S shaped neck, grey all over with long legs. Quietly walking alone, stalking its prey.
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Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana)Observer
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Large, rounded red rose hips. Compound leaves, dark green and toothed.
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Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)Observer
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Female northern shoveler. Was in a small group of other shovelers which included males.
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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Medium sized bird hovered in front of me for 5 seconds. Black all over, with a red and yellow stripe on each wing.
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Ochre-banded Conk (Fomitopsis ochracea)Observer
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Large black mushroom growing underneath tree trunk. Black - brown flesh and white cap.
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Tiny Button Lichen (Amandinea punctata)Observer
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White patches growing on tree bark. Crustose lichen but unsure which species.
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Honey Mushrooms (Genus Armillaria)Observer
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Grew in a group. Convex cap. Light brown and dark brown stem. Gilled.
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Deer Mushrooms (Genus Pluteus)Observer
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Salmon pink stem and gills. Flat cap, yellow brown in colour. Grew on its own from a tree trunk.
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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)Observer
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Purplish brown underneath cap, densely gilled. Bell shaped cap. Long thin whitish stem.
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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
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Lobed, fine and papery. Blue green in colour.
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Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri)Observer
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Shrubby and hanging from tree trunk. Pale green in colour, grew in clusters.
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
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Formed a continuous mat of powdery granules over the bark surface. Mint green in colour. Rubbed off like powder.
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Angel's Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens)Observer
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Gilled underneath and smooth flat cap on top. Small, grows under logs in clusters. No obvious stipe.
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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)Observer
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Thick, green spongy mat growing on tree branch that hung over water. Composed of many small leaves.
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Sedges (Family Cyperaceae)Observer
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Many leaves from one main stem. Leaves had sharp edges. Stem triangular shaped.
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Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)Observer
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Large tree (30-40 m tall). Leaves looked tear-dropped shaped and were turning yellow. Bark deeply furrowed and grey.
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Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)Observer
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Large leaves turning pink-red, 7 veins which converged at leaf tip. Cluster of white berries on end of branch.
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Grasses (Family Poaceae)Observer
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Had nodes where leaflets protruded from the main stem.
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Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia)Observer
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Dark green needles, arranged in two flat sprays on the branch. Bark reddish brown.
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Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)Observer
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Three leaflets arranged at end of stem. Less spiky than Himalayan Blackberry. Toothed leaves.
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
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Small, rounded body and head. Short tail. Black cap and bid, white stripe across the face. Grey back.
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)Observer
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Similar to Black-capped Chickadee in terms of body shape, but had a rufus stripe down side of body.
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Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)Observer
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Small bird. Brown all over. Darker tail and wing. Chirped loudly as its body vibrated.
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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Black body with black legs and black beak. Large, stocky body. Smooth wingbeat.
