GFF: A Field Guide to Silicon Valley

This field guide is comprised of species who reside within the boundaries of Silicon Valley. This field guide is intended as a resource for the Guides from the Field (GFF) project, part of an action research project for an M.S. in Ecological Teaching and Learning from Lesley University in ...more ↓

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Clapper Rail ¹
Rallus longirostris

Common Gallinule ²
Gallinula chloropus

Ring-necked Pheasant ³
Phasianus colchicus

Belted Kingfisher ⁴
Megaceryle alcyon

White-faced Ibis ⁵
Plegadis chihi

Western Sandpiper ⁶
Calidris mauri

Least Sandpiper ⁷
Calidris minutilla

Dowitchers ⁸
Limnodromus

Greater Yellowlegs ⁹
Tringa melanoleuca

Whimbrel ¹⁰
Numenius phaeopus

Long-billed Curlew ¹¹
Numenius americanus

Marbled Godwit ¹²
Limosa fedoa

Pied-billed Grebe ¹
Podilymbus podiceps

Double-crested Cormorant ⁸
Phalacrocorax auritus

Western Gull ¹³
Larus occidentalis

Thayer's Gull ¹⁴
Larus thayeri

Mew Gull ⁸
Larus canus

Ring-billed Gull ¹⁵
Larus delawarensis

California Gull ¹⁶
Larus californicus

Black-necked Stilt ¹⁷
Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet ¹⁸
Recurvirostra americana

Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii

Anna's Hummingbird ¹⁹
Calypte anna

Northern Pintail ²⁰
Anas acuta

Green-winged Teal ²¹
Anas crecca

Cinnamon Teal ²²
Anas cyanoptera

Gadwall ²³
Anas strepera

Northern Shoveler ²⁴
Anas clypeata

American Wigeon ²⁵
Anas americana

Bufflehead ²⁴
Bucephala albeola

Greylag Goose ²⁶
Anser anser

Greater Scaup
Aythya marila

Canvasback ²⁷
Aythya valisineria

Ruddy Duck ²⁸
Oxyura jamaicensis

Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata

Bushtit ²⁹
Psaltriparus minimus

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ²⁷
Polioptila caerulea

Bewick's Wren ³⁰
Thryomanes bewickii

Western Scrub-Jay ³¹
Aphelocoma californica

White-crowned Sparrow ³²
Zonotrichia leucophrys

Golden-crowned Sparrow ³³
Zonotrichia atricapilla

Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta

Common Yellowthroat ³⁴
Geothlypis trichas

Red-winged Blackbird ³⁵
Agelaius phoeniceus

Savannah Sparrow ¹¹
Passerculus sandwichensis

Black-headed Grosbeak ¹⁹
Pheucticus melanocephalus

Western Bluebird ¹³
Sialia mexicana

California Thrasher ¹³
Toxostoma redivivum

Ash-throated Flycatcher ⁹
Myiarchus cinerascens

Black Phoebe ⁹
Sayornis nigricans

Acorn Woodpecker ³⁶
Melanerpes formicivorus

Short-eared Owl ²⁴
Asio flammeus

California Newt ³⁷
Taricha torosa

Western Skink ³⁷
Plestiodon skiltonianus

Western Whiptail ³⁸
Aspidoscelis tigris

Harbor Seal ³⁹
Phoca vitulina

Long-tailed Weasel ⁴⁰
Mustela frenata

Black-tailed Jack Rabbit ¹¹
Lepus californicus

Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse ⁴¹
Reithrodontomys raviventris

Western Grey Squirrel ⁴²
Sciurus griseus

Insects ⁴³
Insecta

Flame Skimmer ³⁸
Libellula saturata

Crab Spiders ⁴⁴
Thomisidae

narrowleaf soap plant ⁴⁵
Chlorogalum angustifolium

Artist's Bracket ⁴⁶
Ganoderma applanatum

Common Buckeye ⁴⁷
Junonia coenia

Dwarf Checkermallow ⁴⁸
Sidalcea malviflora

Pacific Hound's Tongue ⁴⁹
Cynoglossum grande

Fremont's Deathcamas ⁵⁰
Toxicoscordion fremontii

Milkmaids ⁵¹
Cardamine californica

checker lily ⁵²
Fritillaria affinis

royal larkspur ⁵³
Delphinium variegatum

Striped Coralroot ⁵⁴
Corallorhiza striata

West Coast Lady ⁵⁵
Vanessa annabella

California figwort ³⁷
Scrophularia californica

Giant Wakerobin ⁵⁶
Trillium chloropetalum

Lorquin's Admiral ⁵⁰
Limenitis lorquini

Variable Checkerspot ⁵⁷
Euphydryas chalcedona

Large Crane Flies ⁵⁸
Tipulidae

Cardinal Meadowhawk ⁵⁵
Sympetrum illotum

Echo Azure ⁵⁹
Celastrina echo

Yellow Starthistle ⁴⁷
Centaurea solstitialis

slender wild oat
Avena barbata

common yarrow ⁶⁰
Achillea millefolium

Black Saddlebags ¹⁹
Tramea lacerata

hillside woodland star ⁵⁰
Lithophragma heterophyllum

Curly dock ⁶¹
Rumex crispus

yerba buena ⁵⁴
Clinopodium douglasii

Coyote Brush ⁶²
Baccharis pilularis

ocean spray ⁶³
Holodiscus discolor

California wild rose ⁶⁴
Rosa californica

Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla

butterfly mariposa lily ⁵⁴
Calochortus venustus

Dendroalsia abietina ⁵⁰

hairy gumweed ³⁸
Grindelia hirsutula

Pale Swallowtail ³⁸
Papilio eurymedon

Cabbage White ⁶⁵
Pieris rapae

Acmon Blue ²⁷
Plebejus acmon

Pacific aster ⁶⁶
Symphyotrichum chilense

Seashore Saltgrass ⁶⁷
Distichlis spicata

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