Greater Palm Springs Area Trip 11/21/17 - 11/24/17 - New species for life list
The Following species were added to life list.
Mammals:
Desert Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus
Birds:
Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza Bilineata
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca schistacea
Plants:
Arborescent Pricklypear, Opuntia leucotricha
Bunny Ears Pricklypear, Opuntia microdasys
Honey Mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa
Red Willow, Salix laevigata
Desert Wild Grape, Vitis girdiana
Species seen previously:
Birds:
Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae
Red-shafted Flicker, Colaptes auratus cafer
Common Raven, Corvus corax
Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus
Oak Titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus
Oregon Junco, Junco hyemalis oreganus
Insects:
Monarch, Danaus plexippus
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui
Plants:
Sierra Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorta murrayana
California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera
Western Sycamore, Platanus racemosa
Fremont Cottonwood, Populus fremontii
Observations
Photos / Sounds
What
Desert Wild Grape (Vitis girdiana)Observer
ari10Description
looked like maples but were shrubby, had stems instead of trunks, and created a wall of foliage that sometimes grew over larger trees, like sycamores
Photos / Sounds
What
Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)Observer
ari10Description
Very pretty in autumn foliage
Photos / Sounds
What
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
ari10Description
A male with a few unusual white feathers over his head, back, wings, and flanks.
Photos / Sounds
What
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)Observer
ari10Description
among White-crowned Sparrows.
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
ari10Description
The male is slightly larger than the female and his beak is a bit thicker.
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