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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
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just a few hundred feet in on the Ridgeline Trail.
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Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)Observer
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Found a couple inside of window sill. Not sure how they came in.
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Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Observer
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slithered off into the brush as I approached. Maybe 3 feet or more in length, no rattle, tapered tail.
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Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)Observer
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First observed this lizard out in the open when it moved (see 2nd photo) note almost impossible to see due to the natural camoflage. It ran into a nearby bush where I was able to see it inside where it was playing dead. (first and third photos).
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
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I am not a real habitual tracker of domestic cats but this one I had to share ... I was out on a roadrun and initially saw this animal from a distance, thought it might be a bobcat until I observed the longer tail. I approached and saw the cat was friendly, it let me pet it and could see it looked like it had an apple airtag. Beautiful looking cat.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
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4:45 p.m. 60 degrees.
observed crossing Ridgeline trail in front of me about 40 yards away.
was about 100 yards or so from start of Ridgeline where it makes an aprupt turn to the south.
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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)Observer
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observed running around on Ridgeline trail close to where I had observed a rattlesnake about 20 min earlier.
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Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)Observer
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about 4:15 pm temp about 65 degrees, snake was sunning itself across trail.
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Wavy Turban (Megastraea undosa)Observer
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Observed at low tide
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
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rainy day, hawk sitting on fence, let me get to within 20 feet of it before it flew off.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
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prints on remote mountain bike area/trail
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Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)Observer
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small trout caught on fly, then released back into stream.
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Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)Observer
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trout caught on fly then released back into stream.
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)Observer
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was sitting up on wall then flew up to tree branch about 20 feet above ground.
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Coastal Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus ssp. pacificus)Observer
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may be the same one seen last month but has a partner now. photo credit to James M. Console.
