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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
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A queen B. vos mating on a tomato plant at Cascade p-patch in downtown Seattle.
Photo taken by Bailey Granstrom
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Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)Observer
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Female
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Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)Observer
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Photo taken by Allie Clay
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Western Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. macrodactylum)Observer
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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)Observer
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Female hanging out on a snag next to the side pond at union bay natural area.
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Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)Observer
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Juvenile, hanging out by the path. A terrible picture but I did my best. Had distinct white eye rings and white outer tail feathers. Light brown tum with a bib of markings.
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Douglas' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)Observer
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This little guy and his friend wouldn't leave us alone while we were packing up our camping stuff. He stole a piece of bread and ran off.
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Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides)Observer
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This little guy was hanging out next to the path down to the beach and let me pick him up for a minute to take pictures.
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Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)Observer
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A couple of these guys were sitting on some telephone wires by the street. They had the distinct black stripe on their necks.
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Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus)Observer
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This guy is a lefteye flounder for certain, the exact species I'm not quite sure about (I think I'm right though). Some gulls had caught it and were trying to eat it, so we shoo'd them away for a moment to take a picture. I only got the blind side, unfortunately, but the other side was mottled brown.
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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)Observer
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This big guy wandered across the street in front of our car as we were driving to the beach.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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It was facing away from me like it is in the picture, so I couldn't get a good look at it, but I think it's a song sparrow rather than a fox sparrow or something else like that.
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European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)Observer
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I don't know the exact species. I would assume its one of the introduced European rabbits, but I thought it would be better to wait for someone to confirm it.
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Townsend's Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii)Observer
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This is just a guess. All I know about this little guy is that it's a chipmunk and that it was found in a coastal Washington forest near Ocean Shores. I made the guess that it's a Townsend's chipmunk based on the locality, the dark coat, and the light and dark stripes on its head.
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Observer
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This Flicker was hanging out on a tree between the water and the road.
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Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)Observer
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We heard this bird singing at the very end of the Hatchery Trail in Seward Park. It was up in a large Bigleaf Maple and dropped to the ground for a few moments before flying off into the forest.
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Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)Observer
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I saw this little guy climbing up a tree and then watched it flit over to another before disappearing off the path. I couldn't get a picture.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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These two eagles had their nest in a large Douglas fir tree on the edge of the clearing. The female was sitting in the nest with just her head visible and the male was perched in another Douglas fir nearby observing the area.
