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Elanus Kites (Genus Elanus)Observer
wmboyceDescription
Pellets like these routinely found under Valley Oak. White-tailed kites, barn owls and great horned owls all common in area. No nest in tree.
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Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)Observer
wmboyceDescription
numerous at riparian high desert spring
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Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)Observer
wmboyceDescription
riparian high desert spring
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Scudder's Bush Katydids (Genus Scudderia)Observer
wmboyceDescription
early stage nymph of Scudderia
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Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii)Observer
wmboyceDescription
nymph and adult Zelus renardiii
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Observer
wmboyceDescription
female feeding fledgling at riparian spring in high desert
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
wmboyceDescription
coopers hawk sitting on branch of sycamore tree occasionally making "kik" sounds
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Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)Observer
wmboyceDescription
male X varipuncta stealing nectar
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Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)Observer
wmboyceDescription
female X varipuncta stealing nectar
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Horse-fly Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis)Observer
wmboyceDescription
female stealing nectar by piercing corrola of Salvia
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
wmboyceDescription
Swarm on bush for 24 hrs
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
wmboyceDescription
male and female mating; much larger carpenter bees in area (nearly 2x) likely to be X varipuncta so believe tabaniformis is most likely even though location is central valley
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California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)Observer
wmboyceDescription
banded adult scrub jay eating peanut
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American Bison (Bison bison)Observer
wmboyceDescription
herd of adult bison and calves
