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What

Baja California Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus zosteromus)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

February 24, 2024 06:42 PM PST

Description

Found near the base of a dead Agavi shawii in between the leaves.

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What

South American Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

December 4, 2023 01:48 PM PST

Description

This is the third one I've seen in the past two weeks. Not good.

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Plateau Fence Lizard (Sceloporus tristichus)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

September 28, 2023 11:59 AM MDT

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What

Grand Canyon Black Tarantula (Aphonopelma marxi)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

September 28, 2023 11:51 AM MDT

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What

Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

July 3, 2023 05:44 PM BST

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Observer

jqrichmond

Date

June 8, 2023 01:44 PM PDT

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What

Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

June 12, 2023 11:49 AM PDT

Description

mujer a la izquierda, pretendiente masculino a la derecha

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What

Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

June 10, 2023 02:20 PM PDT

Description

Found basking on a patch of seaweed just above the high tide line.

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What

Ornate Checkered Beetle (Trichodes ornatus)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 29, 2023 03:15 PM PDT

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Painted Meadow Grasshopper (Chimarocephala pacifica)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 29, 2023 05:11 PM PDT

Description

observed with @k8wilson

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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 17, 2023 01:07 PM PDT

Description

I initially thought this was a courtship flight gone wrong, but based on plumage & insight from a more knowledgeable birder (see below), it's more likely that these were two subadults that were sparring. They apparently hit the power lines directly above where we were standing. The second photo shows their clasped talons, so we assumed that they hit the power lines as they were spiraling towards the ground. Not a love story. Observed with grasshopper biologist @dawood.

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What

Fringed Spineflower (Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 29, 2023 03:47 PM PDT

Description

Seems that they like clay soils.

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What

Parish's Bluecurls (Trichostema parishii)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 29, 2023 03:40 PM PDT

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Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 17, 2023 09:03 AM PDT

Description

One of two seen in this area over a two hour period.

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Thistle Sage (Salvia carduacea)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 10, 2023 02:54 PM PDT

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 18, 2023 10:03 AM PDT

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Vanduzee's Grasshopper (Esselenia vanduzeei)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 16, 2023 10:23 AM PDT

Description

An impressive amount of color variation in this species, even at the same site.

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What

White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 10, 2023 04:10 PM PDT

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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

May 10, 2023 09:04 AM PDT

Description

Found dead on the side of busy HWY43 with @dawood, clearly hit the night before.

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What

Lanceleaf Liveforever (Dudleya lanceolata)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 26, 2023 10:14 AM PDT

Description

Just one small cluster in a very localized area.

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What

California Swollenstinger Scorpion (Anuroctonus pococki)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 26, 2023 12:14 PM PDT

Description

Thanks for the ID help @dawood

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 26, 2023 11:05 AM PDT

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Desert Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

March 29, 2023 09:14 AM PDT

Description

Rosy boa people can correct me on what to call this is exactly. Casey Moss flipped it out from under the base of a dead Agave shawii. The snake was inside the base of the agave, not on the ground beneath it. The third photos shows what the general habitat looks like.

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Orange-throated Whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythrus)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 22, 2023 10:24 AM PDT

Description

One of at least a dozen or so.

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Gilbert's Skink (Plestiodon gilberti)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 22, 2023 10:52 AM PDT

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Yellow Whispering Bells (Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 8, 2023 12:38 PM PDT

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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 8, 2023 11:01 AM PDT

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Flatbud Prickly Poppy (Argemone munita)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 8, 2023 10:03 AM PDT

Description

High density of these poppies in an area that forms a large ephemeral pool near the center of the valley (the darker area in the panorama photo). Last September after the Hurricane Kae, these pools had Triops and at least two species of fairy shrimp in them.

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What

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

April 8, 2023 08:56 AM PDT

Description

Jeff Nordland found this snake the night before, in the same spot. We went back in the morning and it was still there as of 9:00AM.

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What

Large-blotched Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii ssp. klauberi)

Observer

jqrichmond

Date

March 28, 2023 10:39 AM PDT

Description

Adam Backlin rolled the log. Most of the log was laying out in the open, but one end extended into the base of a manzanita. The salamander was under that end of the log, in the shade of the manzanita.

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