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Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)Observer
lcunninghamDescription
Male with red top of head. In tall cottonwood calling “Peek”
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Scaly Chiton (Chiton squamosus)Observer
tomleeturnerDescription
Detatched when I found it
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Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)Observer
tomcliftonDescription
My first spot in California.
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Collared Parachute (Marasmius rotula)Observer
bill_sheehanDescription
On wood.
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White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)Observer
tomcliftonDescription
Feeding on sticky monkeyflower along the Lace Lichen trail
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Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris)Observer
karinakilldeer
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By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella)Observer
nelsonbDescription
Thousands of these were seen having washed up to wrack line
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Circumpolar Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris ssp. melanophris)Observer
christopherstephens
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Purple Owl's-Clover (Castilleja exserta)Observer
tomcliftonDescription
unknown flower in Fort Ord
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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)Observer
tomcliftonDescription
Spotted on a bike ride up Carmel Valley. First one I have ever seen in the wild.
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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)Observer
nelsonbDescription
This bat perched daily on the same tree 2-3 M above ground from October 14 through 26 Mar 15. It has not been seen since. A hoary bat, presumed to be same individual, was discovered in February 2014 on the same tree mentioned above (Monterey Pine, Pinus radiata) and was seen daily until leaving in late March. We will now be looking for it this fall. Should be very interesting to see it return yet again, likely for its third winter, to the very same tree?! Shall see.
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By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella)Observer
haydonDescription
Mass stranding with millions spread along a long exposed coast line
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
tomcliftonDescription
They have returned to the pond adjacent to MPC, for the third year in a row. First spotted Tuesday 11/15
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Pacific Gooseneck Barnacle (Lepas pacifica)Observer
nelsonbDescription
Washed up after major storm attached to water-logged fishing tackle box
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Observer
tomcliftonDescription
Spotted with assistances of a group of crows
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)Observer
nelsonbDescription
Stood its ground w/ camera just 2m away
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
nelsonbDescription
From video of nesting adult with three chicks in a California Sycamore. Only two chicks shown here.
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