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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.

Pileated Woodpecker 1
Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn Woodpecker 2
Melanerpes formicivorus
Band-tailed Pigeon 3
Patagioenas fasciata
Anna's Hummingbird 4
Calypte anna
Canada Goose 5
Branta canadensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 6
Buteo lineatus
California Red-shouldered Hawk 7
Buteo lineatus elegans
Turkey Vulture 8
Cathartes aura
Cliff Swallow 9
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Mountain Chickadee 10
Poecile gambeli
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 11
Poecile rufescens
Red-breasted Nuthatch 12
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 13
Sitta carolinensis
American Robin 14
Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush 15
Ixoreus naevius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
Regulus calendula
Dark-eyed Junco 17
Junco hyemalis
Spotted Towhee 18
Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee 19
Melozone crissalis
Black-headed Grosbeak 4
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Setophaga coronata
Cedar Waxwing 20
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 21
Certhia americana
California Scrub-Jay 22
Aphelocoma californica
Common Raven 23
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay 24
Cyanocitta stelleri
Pine Siskin 25
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch 4
Spinus psaltria
House Finch 26
Haemorhous mexicanus
Mule Deer 27
Odocoileus hemionus
Columbian Black-tailed Deer 28
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
Broad-footed Mole 29
Scapanus latimanus
Western Gray Squirrel 30
Sciurus griseus
Leopard Slug 31
Limax maximus
Black Juga 32
Juga nigrina
American Dog Tick 33
Dermacentor variabilis
Carolina Sphinx 34
Manduca sexta
Western Tiger Swallowtail 35
Papilio rutulus
Mylitta Crescent 36
Phyciodes mylitta
Monarch 37
Danaus plexippus
Velvety Tree Ant 38
Liometopum occidentale
Bald-faced Hornet 39
Dolichovespula maculata
Cobalt Milkweed Beetle 40
Chrysochus cobaltinus
Fimbriate Rain Beetle
Pleocoma fimbriata
California Giant Stonefly 41
Pteronarcys californica
Dark Jerusalem Cricket 42
Stenopelmatus fuscus
California Sulphur-winged Grasshopper 20
Arphia behrensi
Manzanita Leafgall Aphid 33
Tamalia coweni
Large Milkweed Bug 10
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Small Milkweed Bug 35
Lygaeus kalmii
Conchuela Bug 43
Chlorochroa ligata
Flame Skimmer 42
Libellula saturata
Vivid Dancer 44
Argia vivida
Blue bottle fly 45
Calliphora vomitoria
California Mantis 46
Stagmomantis californica
Signal Crayfish 47
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Giant Chain Fern 48
Woodwardia fimbriata
Common Bracken 49
Pteridium aquilinum
McNab cypress 50
Cupressus macnabiana
California incense cedar 51
Calocedrus decurrens
Pacific yew 52
Taxus brevifolia
Sugar Pine 53
Pinus lambertiana
ponderosa pine 54
Pinus ponderosa
Gray Pine 55
Pinus sabiniana
common Douglas-fir 56
Pseudotsuga menziesii
White Fir 57
Abies concolor
Smooth Scouring Rush 58
Equisetum laevigatum
French broom 59
Genista monspessulana
Spanish Broom 60
Spartium junceum
Common Bird's-foot Trefoil 61
Lotus corniculatus
Western Redbud 62
Cercis occidentalis
Nevada Sweet Pea 63
Lathyrus lanszwertii
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea 64
Lathyrus latifolius
Sierra Nevada Peavine 65
Lathyrus nevadensis
Sulphur pea 66
Lathyrus sulphureus
White Sweet Clover 67
Melilotus albus
Common vetch 68
Vicia sativa
Hairy Vetch 69
Vicia villosa
chaparral pea 46
Pickeringia montana
Sierra milkwort 70
Polygala cornuta
Sierra Gooseberry 46
Ribes roezlii
Pacific plum 42
Prunus subcordata
Himalayan Blackberry 71
Rubus armeniacus
cutleaf blackberry 72
Rubus laciniatus
Blackcap Raspberry 73
Rubus leucodermis
Common Hawthorn 74
Crataegus monogyna
Toyon 46
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Woods' rose 75
Rosa woodsii
Mountain Misery 62
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Pacific ninebark 62
Physocarpus capitatus
pine mat 76
Ceanothus diversifolius
Deer Brush 46
Ceanothus integerrimus
Mahala mat 46
Ceanothus prostratus
Coffeeberry 62
Frangula californica
Sierra coffee berry 70
Frangula rubra
hollyleaf redberry 77
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Whiteleaf Manzanita 46
Arctostaphylos viscida
Pacific Madrone 78
Arbutus menziesii
variableleaf collomia 79
Collomia heterophylla
Slender Phlox
Microsteris gracilis

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