My Favorite Online References

Plants

• Calflora: http://www.calflora.org


• Monterey Wildflowers: https://montereywildflowers.com


• Yosemite Hikes: http://www.yosemitehikes.com/wildflowers/yosemite-wildflowers-guide.htm
• Oaks:
  http://ucanr.edu/sites/oak_range/Californias_Rangeland_Oak_Species/
• How to tell Cudweed from Pearly Everlasting:
  https://montereywildflowers.com/asteraceae%20-%20cudweeds/
  old obsolete ref: https://montereywildflowers.com/Asterac_Everlasting_1.php
• Manzanitas:
  Toni Corelli's "Checklist of the Vascular Plants of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties , California" lists the following species: A.canescens , A.crustacea , A.glandulosa , and A.glauca .

Birds

• All About Birds: http://www.allaboutbirds.org


• Audubon: http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird
• Feathers:
  * The Feather Atlas: https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/
  * Featherbase (Germany/Europe-based): https://www.featherbase.info/en/home
  * Slater Wing and Tail Collection: http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/slaterwing
  

Animals

• Identifying Newts:
  http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/salamandersid/newts.html
• Bones:
  http://www.boneid.net
  
• Tracks & Sign:
  * www.conservationscats.com
  * http://www.conservationscats.com/scat-identificatioin
  * https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/16435-who-are-the-trackers-on-inaturalist
  * https://www.youtube.com/user/beartracker777/videos
  
• California Mammals:
  * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_California
  * http://www.sfbaywildlife.info/species/mammals.htm
  
• Identifying Deer in CA:
  https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=23228&inline
• Wildlife Preservation:
  http://www.openspaceauthority.org/preservation/wildlife.html
• Animal Control:
  http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/professional-trapper/wildlife/ca-san-jose-wildlife.htm

Insects

• BugGuide: http://bugguide.net


• What's That Bug: http://www.whatsthatbug.com
• Flies:
  * https://sites.google.com/view/flyguide
  * drone flies (a type of flower fly) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CsEP9tn79Xa7S7ptxh2XeHXB5NHy2Al_KtVwbzkwopk/preview
  
• Galls:
  * https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/finatic/2183-gall-identification
  * http://joycegross.com/galls_ca_oak.php
  * https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/39523-130-california-galls-listed-by-plant#activity_comment_5376724
  

Lichens

• Caloplaca (firedots)
  https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/JABG29P053_Kantvilas.pdf
  

Mosses




• http://bryophyte.cnps.org/ (Click on the resources tab, and click Beginner. There are a bunch of things there that you might find interesting.)
  

Posted by truthseqr, April 01, 2017 20:31