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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.

Acorn Woodpecker 1
Melanerpes formicivorus
Band-tailed Pigeon 2
Patagioenas fasciata
Anna's Hummingbird 3
Calypte anna
Canada Goose 4
Branta canadensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 5
Buteo lineatus
California Red-shouldered Hawk 6
Buteo lineatus elegans
Turkey Vulture 7
Cathartes aura
Cliff Swallow 8
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Mountain Chickadee 9
Poecile gambeli
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10
Poecile rufescens
Red-breasted Nuthatch 11
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 12
Sitta carolinensis
American Robin 13
Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush 14
Ixoreus naevius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15
Regulus calendula
Dark-eyed Junco 16
Junco hyemalis
Spotted Towhee 17
Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee 18
Melozone crissalis
Black-headed Grosbeak 3
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Setophaga coronata
Cedar Waxwing 19
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 20
Certhia americana
California Scrub-Jay 21
Aphelocoma californica
Common Raven 22
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay 23
Cyanocitta stelleri
Pine Siskin 24
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch 3
Spinus psaltria
House Finch 25
Haemorhous mexicanus
Mule Deer 26
Odocoileus hemionus
Columbian Black-tailed Deer 27
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
Broad-footed Mole 28
Scapanus latimanus
Western Gray Squirrel 29
Sciurus griseus
Leopard Slug 30
Limax maximus
Black Juga 31
Juga nigrina
American Dog Tick 32
Dermacentor variabilis
Carolina Sphinx 33
Manduca sexta
Western Tiger Swallowtail 34
Papilio rutulus
Mylitta Crescent 35
Phyciodes mylitta
Monarch 36
Danaus plexippus
Velvety Tree Ant 37
Liometopum occidentale
Bald-faced Hornet 38
Dolichovespula maculata
Cobalt Milkweed Beetle 39
Chrysochus cobaltinus
Fimbriate Rain Beetle
Pleocoma fimbriata
California Giant Stonefly 40
Pteronarcys californica
Dark Jerusalem Cricket 41
Stenopelmatus fuscus
California Sulphur-winged Grasshopper 19
Arphia behrensi
Manzanita Leafgall Aphid 32
Tamalia coweni
Large Milkweed Bug 9
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Small Milkweed Bug 34
Lygaeus kalmii
Conchuela Bug 42
Chlorochroa ligata
Flame Skimmer 41
Libellula saturata
Vivid Dancer 43
Argia vivida
Blue bottle fly 44
Calliphora vomitoria
California Mantis 45
Stagmomantis californica
Signal Crayfish 46
Pacifastacus leniusculus

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