Wolf Creek Field Guide

A collection of species and observations found in the Wolf Creek Watershed, a tributary of the Bear River, Sierra Nevada Range, California.

Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo

Bewick's Wren ¹
Thryomanes bewickii

Fox Sparrow ²
Passerella iliaca

Brown-headed Cowbird ³
Molothrus ater

Tree Swallow ⁴
Tachycineta bicolor

Oak Titmouse ⁵
Baeolophus inornatus

Ringneck Snake ⁶
Diadophis punctatus

Sharp-tailed Snake ⁷
Contia tenuis

North American Racer ⁸
Coluber constrictor

Southern Alligator Lizard ⁹
Elgaria multicarinata

California Alligator Lizard ¹⁰
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

Western Fence Lizard ¹¹
Sceloporus occidentalis

American Black Bear ¹²
Ursus americanus

Coyote ¹³
Canis latrans

Gray Fox ¹⁴
Urocyon cinereoargenteus

American Beaver ¹⁵
Castor canadensis

Western Honey Bee ¹⁶
Apis mellifera

spreading dogbane ¹⁷
Apocynum androsaemifolium

Western Black Widow ¹⁸
Latrodectus hesperus

Pine-pine Gall Rust ¹⁹
Endocronartium harknessii

common stork's-bill ²⁰
Erodium cicutarium

bristly dogtail grass ²¹
Cynosurus echinatus

Widow Skimmer ²²
Libellula luctuosa

California poppy ²³
Eschscholzia californica

Western Rattlesnake ²⁴
Crotalus oreganus

Panthercap ²⁵
Amanita pantherina

common puffball ²⁶
Lycoperdon perlatum

artist's bracket ²⁷
Ganoderma applanatum

Asian Lady Beetle ²⁸
Harmonia axyridis

witch's butter ²⁹
Tremella mesenterica

common broom ³⁰
Cytisus scoparius

Painted Lady ³¹
Vanessa cardui

Pinkladies ³²
Oenothera speciosa

Fly Agaric ³³
Amanita muscaria

Sulphur Tuft ³⁴
Hypholoma fasciculare

yellow-tipped coral fungus
Ramaria formosa

Convergent Lady Beetle ³⁵
Hippodamia convergens

valley oak ³⁶
Quercus lobata

White-lined Sphinx Moth ³⁷
Hyles lineata

House Centipede ³⁸
Scutigera coleoptrata

Indian Warrior ³⁹
Pedicularis densiflora

milkmaids ⁴⁰
Cardamine californica

American sweetgum ⁴¹
Liquidambar styraciflua

Buckbrush ⁴²
Ceanothus cuneatus

western blue-eyed grass ⁴³
Sisyrinchium bellum

California Tortoiseshell ⁴⁴
Nymphalis californica

Fiery Skipper ⁴⁵
Hylephila phyleus

bluewitch nightshade ²⁰
Solanum umbelliferum

black sage ⁴⁶
Salvia mellifera

Menzies' baby blue eyes ⁴⁷
Nemophila menziesii

Blue Dicks ⁴⁸
Dichelostemma capitatum

Phantom Orchid ⁴⁹
Cephalanthera austiniae

silverpuffs ⁴⁸
Uropappus lindleyi

Douglas iris ⁵⁰
Iris douglasiana

Lorquin's Admiral ⁵¹
Limenitis lorquini

Ceanothus Silk Moth ⁵²
Hyalophora euryalus

False Tarantula ⁵³
Calisoga longitarsis

Ithuriel's Spear ⁴⁷
Triteleia laxa

interior live oak ⁵⁴
Quercus wislizeni

creamcups ⁴⁸
Platystemon californicus

White Globe Lily ⁵⁵
Calochortus albus

thimbleberry ⁵⁶
Rubus parviflorus

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle ¹⁷
Coccinella septempunctata

Banded Alder Borer ⁵⁷
Rosalia funebris

red clover ⁵⁸
Trifolium pratense

woodland pinedrops ⁵⁹
Pterospora andromedea

Stinking Orange Oyster ⁶⁰
Phyllotopsis nidulans

milk thistle ⁶¹
Silybum marianum

Cobwebby Thistle ⁶²
Cirsium occidentale

rough horsetail ⁶³
Equisetum hyemale

goldback fern ⁶⁴
Pentagramma triangularis

Nested Polypody ⁶⁵
Polypodium calirhiza

field horsetail ⁶⁶
Equisetum arvense

buttonbush ⁶⁷
Cephalanthus occidentalis

wall barley ⁶⁸
Hordeum murinum

common yarrow ⁶⁹
Achillea millefolium

Black Saddlebags ¹
Tramea lacerata

chicory ⁷⁰
Cichorium intybus

California Bordered Plant Bug ¹¹
Largus californicus

field bindweed ⁷¹
Convolvulus arvensis

Cut-leaved crane's-bill ⁷²
Geranium dissectum

ribwort plantain ⁷³
Plantago lanceolata

curled dock ⁷⁴
Rumex crispus

common groundsel ⁷⁵
Senecio vulgaris

Western Boxelder Bug ⁶⁰
Boisea rubrolineata

Questionable Stropharia ²⁶
Stropharia ambigua

common chickweed ⁷⁶
Stellaria media

Fendler's Meadow-rue ⁴²
Thalictrum fendleri

greater periwinkle ⁷⁷
Vinca major

coyote brush ⁷⁸
Baccharis pilularis

American dogwood ⁷⁹
Cornus sericea sericea

beaked hazelnut ⁸⁰
Corylus cornuta

Red-flowering Currant ⁸¹
Ribes sanguineum

Baldhip Rose ⁸²
Rosa gymnocarpa

trailing blackberry ⁸³
Rubus ursinus

Arroyo Willow ⁸⁴
Salix lasiolepis

Purple Tiger Beetle ⁸⁵
Cicindela purpurea

European holly ⁸⁶
Ilex aquifolium

Northern Checkerspot ⁸⁷
Chlosyne palla

western scouringrush ⁸⁸
Equisetum hyemale affine

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