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Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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Traveled through the locks!
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Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)Observer
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Can anyone help with IDing this knotweed?
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Western Solomon's Plume (Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule)Observer
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Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)Observer
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The plumage on this scoter was throwing me off. Is it a young male? Transitional plumage?
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Mint Family (Family Lamiaceae)Observer
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Escaped cultivates mint growing on a gravel channel bar of the San Lorenzo River the last two years. It smells and tastes like spearmint. Anyone know for sure which species this might be?
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Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)Observer
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Injured wing, maybe a bite? When approached, the bird walked towards the water and eventually paddled away. I didn't report it since I didn't have a way to safely capture and transport the bird to the wildlife rehab.
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Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)Observer
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I originally thought this was a harbor seal, but I think it's a juvenile elephant seal after looking more closely at the photos. Please correct the ID if wrong.
This seal was on San Carlos Beach and was acting unusual, shaking and twitching, and not using its left front fin. Reported to the Marine Mammal Center
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Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)Observer
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One broken wing
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Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea)Observer
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Just a few feet from the other Armillaria species.
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Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica)Observer
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Gilled mushroom, in an area with more typical looking armillaria mushrooms.
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Large White Leucopax (Leucopaxillus albissimus)Observer
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Didn't have a distinct smell. It was already knocked over.
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Stinking Orange Oyster (Phyllotopsis nidulans)Observer
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Widespread in the area on the felled trees
