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Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)Observer
jtroostDescription
Location: just north of Davis on F Street, near open fields and drainage ditch.
56°, cloudy
Difficult to determine whether this is Ferruginous Adult dark or a Swainson's.
It has a distinctive partial yellow bill with a continuing streak to below its eye.
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Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)Observer
jtroostDescription
Lake Solano County Park
67°F, no wind, sunny
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California Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia californica)Observer
jtroostDescription
Lake Solano County Park
67°F, no wind, Sunny
Day exploration of the Park with Tuleyome Naturalist class.
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Genus StagmomantisObserver
jtroostDescription
Lake Solano County Park
67°F, no wind, sunny
Walking along Putah Creek trail in the park.
This is appears to be a Mantis egg sack.
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Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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Lake Solano County Park
Sunny, 62°F, Wind NNW 3 mph
Difficult initially to determine if this was an American River Otter or Beaver. Suspect it is a Beaver.
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Henderson's Shooting Star (Primula hendersonii)Observer
jtroostDescription
Benmore Canyon Road, Tuleyome Silver Spur Ranch property. Experienced Pawnee fire June-July 2018.
Nine months later plants starting to populate the landscape.
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Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)Observer
jtroostDescription
Identified during walk along Benmore Canyon Road, chaparral burned during the Pawnee fire in June/July 2018. This plant is repopulating in this area.
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Foothill Desert-Parsley (Lomatium utriculatum)Observer
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Benmore Canyon Rd, Tuleyome Silver Spur Preserve. 58°, sunny, wind 10-15 mph. Emerging plant 9 months after Pawnee Fire June 24-July 8.
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
jtroostDescription
Tuleyome Cache Creek Preserve, Snow Mountain National Monument.
Replacing video camera memory cards. Side of trail, other evidence of Coyote presence- scats, perhaps burrow in hillside.
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
jtroostDescription
Tuleyome Cache Creek Preserve, Snow Mountain National Monument.
We were replacing video camera memory cards and found numerous Coyote scats with varying degrees of recency. Other evidence of Coyotes in vicinity.
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Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)Observer
jtroostDescription
Backyard observation.
57°, sunny.
Phoebe appeared by bird feeders.
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Observer
jtroostDescription
Backyard observation.
58°, partly cloudy.
While plentiful, I rarely see Doves resting in our backyard. A pair showed up and just sat in the Rose garden. Did not approach any of our bird feeders.
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Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)Observer
jtroostDescription
Backyard observation.
54°, partly cloudy.
I believe this is a Lesser Goldfinch. I will update this photo. Many birds at the thistle feeder. Mixture of Finches.
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)Observer
jtroostDescription
Walking in UC Davis Arboretum.
58°, partly cloudy. There are a pair of Mergansers that frequent this area. The bird was resting and appeared to awake from a rest and was yawning.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
jtroostDescription
UC Davis Arboretum walk.
58°, partly sunny. Watched as Heron was preening. Great process. Should have taken a video.
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California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)Observer
jtroostDescription
UC Davis Arboretum walk.
48°, cloudy.Bird was too far for a clearer picture. Need verification.
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)Observer
jtroostDescription
Needs verification. It was a cloudy day and the picture was taken from a distance. 57°F.
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)Observer
jtroostDescription
Walking along perimeter trail for Wildhorse development on an Owl spotting tour.
Cloudy, ~57° F. Grassland.
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Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)Observer
jtroostDescription
There are multiple birds on this feeder. One of which is the American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch (Male and Female), and a Female Dark-eyed Junco. They are voracious feeders, and I am constantly re-filling the bird feeder. They like thistle seed that is rich in oils. I tried one brand (fresh bag) and they would not come to the feeder.
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Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)Observer
jtroostDescription
These are follow-up observations to the original Shaggy Mane post.
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Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)Observer
jtroostDescription
These are follow-up observations to the original Shaggy Mane post.
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Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)Observer
jtroostDescription
These are follow-up observations to the original Shaggy Mane post.
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)Observer
jtroostDescription
Walking in UCD Arboretum. Saw Male and Female Mergansers swimming.
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)Observer
jtroostDescription
Cloudy day, 53°
Pair of Mergansers at UCD Arboretum. Taken with iPhone, poor picture.
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)Observer
jtroostDescription
Walking in the UCD Arboretum this morning- had to use my phone- bad photo! Will walk with camera in future.
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Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies (Family Pezizaceae)Observer
jtroostDescription
This could possibly be a Golden Ear. Suggestions welcomed. I observed this in a ditch outside of the Visitors Center at SNWR.
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Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)Observer
jtroostDescription
Bulbous, peeling mushroom growing in a completely dark area under tall grass. Discovered as I was trimming our front yard grasses (Deer Grass- Muhlenbengia Rigens?). I will observe and photograph for next 5 days.
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Western Bobcat (Lynx rufus ssp. fasciatus)Observer
jtroostDescription
Possible Lynx rufus/Bobcat track.
Evidence is unclear. Lack of claw marks may be indicative of a feline print.
"The bobcat is a North American cat that appeared during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago. Containing 2 recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the contiguous United States." Wikipedia
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Mammals (Class Mammalia)Observer
jtroostDescription
Possible Lynx rufus/Bobcat track.
Evidence is unclear. Lack of claw marks may be indicative of a feline print.
"The bobcat is a North American cat that appeared during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago. Containing 2 recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the contiguous United States." Wikipedia
