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Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)Observer
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Saw this in my yard, just starting to learn to id species and need help.
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)Observer
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These guys were recovering at the Raptor Center from various injuries.
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Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)Observer
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Colony nesting in cliff.
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Barred Owl (Strix varia)Observer
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This is the first of two Barred owls that I saw this summer. Both were seen during daylight sitting in Maple trees.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Immature eagle
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Alumroot Tribe (Tribe Heuchereae)Observer
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oval shaped leaves, sorry I forgot to take a picture of the plant
small flowers, 5 unusual looking stamens, 5 petals
found along trail side adjacent to river
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Sphagnum Mosses (Genus Sphagnum)Observer
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Great place, so much moss.
Amazing diversity in moss species. A large community of one of my favorite plants Ledum groenlandicum (Labrador Tea) onsite. It smells so good! I have lots of pictures moss, fungus, and a couple of caterpillars.
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Taylor's Flapwort (Mylia taylorii)Observer
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I thought this was Hookeria lucens, but at lab I found oil bodies and trigones. It is a liverwort. There are rhizomes along the ventral side. I can't see any underleaves.
After looking at another book and reviewing keys, this fits... Yea.
Found in area with conifer/hardwood cover. This was a very wet area, with many moss/liverwort species. The cells on the leaves are visible with an eye piece. It was a small patch.
I am not positive that I have id correct until lab time.
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Water Earwort (Scapania undulata)Observer
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Common fold-leaf liverwort
This was a thick ascending matt that I found on both soil and a rock face. There was a lot of water seepage at the site. It was a small plant, but covered a large area. It resembles some of the Porella species, but has a very distinctive red tip. It has a fleshy texture.This was growing next to several moss species including:Racomitrium and Hylocomium.
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Hanging Millipede Liverwort (Frullania nisquallensis)Observer
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Found this growing on a large alder, Alnus rubra, next to a county road. It's common name is "Hanging millipede liverwort". It is epiphytic and this one had the most beautiful colors.
The small under-lobes (ventral leaves) form a helmet shape.
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Cliff Scalewort (Porella cordaeana)Observer
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I found this on the trunk of a large Big-leaf maple, Acer macrophyllum. At first I thought it was Porella navicularis, but it has a different texture. It is 'fleshy" in appearance.
I was able to get a picture of elators and spores.
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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)Observer
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found this growing on cement bulkhead next to Hood Canal (saltwater). This was the only moss there. There is no real soil to speak off, the substrate is the cement. Very small plant acrocarp forming small cushions. There are a lot of sporophytes with capsules. The calyptra is visible in the pictures.
long hyaline awns
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Creeping Fingerwort (Lepidozia reptans)Observer
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This specimen was collected by Natane. I am posting pictures I took with my USB camera. Thanks Natane!!!!
very small, unable to see clearly with naked eye
found on rotting wood, I think cedar
3lobed incubous leaves
leaves spaced far apart
Really amazing under the scope, cells very large for plant size!
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Yellow-ladle Liverwort (Scapania bolanderi)Observer
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found on trunk of Alnus rubra
dorsal leaves smaller than ventral
both dorsal and ventral leaves teethed
dorsal teeth larger and with larger separation between teeth
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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growing on large Douglas fir
Pleurocarp
small, compact
bright green
plant complanate
leaves short
dbl costa
leaf margin smooth except for leaf tip, serrated
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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)Observer
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visitor at the bird feeder
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Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)Observer
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not the best picture, but shows the marking. I need a stronger telephoto lens...
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Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)Observer
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Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)Observer
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unique beak, duck-like
male and female
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Douglas' Neckera Moss (Neckera douglasii)Observer
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Pleurocarp. ascending mat, complanate (single plane)
found on trunk of a large Douglas fir
wavy leaves
leaf shape ovate
leaf tip mucronate
lacking costa
no capsules
I keyed it out...
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Family PottiaceaeObserver
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exact species unknown (need scope to see, lab time)
plant form; dense hoary
plant very small, 2-3mm tall
leaf 1mm length, 0.5mm width
leaf shape oblong
leaf tip obtuse
costa visible
awn approx. 0.5mm, hyaline leaf tips visible
found it growing on the outside of my chimney on north side of house, shady and wet (however during the summer this spot maybe very dry due to the chimney being the substrate)
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Sphagnum Mosses (Genus Sphagnum)Observer
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This sample was gathered in a peat bog located on Skokomish tribal lands. A dear friend who is a tribal member graciously volunteered to take me there. I walked across this area, it was very spongy and wet.The area has several cedar trees (Thuja plicata) and a large population of Labrador tea. Native Americans use this for a traditional medicinal tea, called swamp tea. It is very high in vitamin C.
the capitulum located at the apex of the stem (resembles a flower head)
branches occur in bunches located on the stem (It looks like there are 4). The number of branches in the bunch (4 or 5) is one of the ways to id.
leaves very small (will update description after lab time).
