Government Canyon State Natural Area 2019-04-21
I spent Easter Sunday with Meredith Edgley O'reilly visiting Government Canyon State Natural Area just northwest of San Antonio. What a fun day! We covered about 5 miles of the Lytle's Loop front country trail. Highlights included an unseen singing Olive Sparrow (which only got identified here on iNat), a Texas Wafer Ashe tree full of swallow-tail butterfly caterpillars, and a Pipevine Swallowtail laying eggs! See the attached observations.
Here's our complete eBird list.
And here are the same photos on Flickr.
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Viirupääsirkku (Arremonops rufivirgatus)Havainnoija
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Can anyone help ID this bird song heard on Government Canyon State Natural Area? Could it be a Dickcissel?
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Rubiinityranni (Pyrocephalus rubinus)Havainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Pyrausta tyralisHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
I was excited to spot this tiny moth and get some photos of it. I've never heard of it! "Coffee-loving?"
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Kesätangara (Piranga rubra)Havainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Calephelis nemesisHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Battus philenorHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
Plant is phlox.
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Battus philenorHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
Something I've never seen before that Meredith spotted was this Pipevine Swallotail butterfly searching for its hostplant near the ground and laying eggs on it!
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Argia immundaHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Sateenkaarikardinaali (Passerina ciris)Havainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
On the 5 miles of trail we walked, I estimated there were 30 singing Painted Buntings!
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Hyönteiset (Luokka Insecta)Havainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
On Texas Wafer Ashe.
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Chlosyne laciniaHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Papilio multicaudataHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
Meredith was super excited to find several swallow-tailed butterfly caterpillars in different stages of development on this Texas Wafer Ashe. She even found at least one egg!
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Alasuku PterourusHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
Meredith was super excited to find several swallow-tailed butterfly caterpillars in different stages of development on this Texas Wafer Ashe. She even found at least one egg!
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Papilio multicaudataHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
Meredith was super excited to find several swallow-tailed butterfly caterpillars in different stages of development on this Texas Wafer Ashe. She even found at least one egg!
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Alasuku PterourusHavainnoija
mikaelbKuvaus
Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
Meredith was super excited to find several swallow-tailed butterfly caterpillars in different stages of development on this Texas Wafer Ashe. She even found at least one egg!
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Lindheimera texanaHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
There's a European Honey Bee on the left flower.
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Heimo LinyphiidaeHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Condalia hookeriHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Senna roemerianaHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Acalypha phleoidesHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Echinargus isolaHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
Plant is a phlox.
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Havainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Havainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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Phacelia congestaHavainnoija
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Taken on the Lytle's Loop front country trail on Government Canyon State Natural Area with Meredith Edgley O'reilly.
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