Poor Planning on the Cataract Trail
I figured doing a loop on the Cataract Trial wouldn't take too long, but I was probably gauging that on doing the same route solo in the past, and I usually just completely lose track of time by myself. Nevertheless, poor planning turned into some pleasant night hiking and crepuscular frog listening.
Target List
Havainnot
Kuvat / Äänet
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Haurasloikko (Cystopteris fragilis)Havainnoija
kuedaKuvaus
Not typical, but what else could it be? Growing on a ferny / grassy ledge overlooking a waterfall.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Heteroecus pacificusHavainnoija
kuedaKuvaus
Unisexual generation gall, at totally the wrong time of year.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Phyciodes mylittaHavainnoija
kuedaKuvaus
lots if these flitting about a grassy field with bracken
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Platismatia herreiHavainnoija
kuedaKuvaus
A bit like Evernia but with lots of marginal ... isidia?
Kuvat / Äänet
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Taricha granulosaHavainnoija
kuedaKuvaus
dark around the eye but pointed nose and protuberant eyes, so probably torosa.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
kuedaKuvaus
Probably the biggest and most colorful one I've seen. Card is credit card-sized, so 85.60 × 53.98 mm.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Thamnophis atratusHavainnoija
kuedaKuvaus
Despite exercising some care, it still got me pretty good. Coloration is pretty atratus-ish, but 8 upper labials. CORRECTION: both elegans and atratus have 8 upper labials (usually). The count is a way to separate them from sirtalis. T. atratus should not have 6 and 7 enlarged, though, as elegans does.
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Thank you for teaching me a wonderful new word: crepuscular.
Thanks for reminding me to add my sound recording of the frogs!
so no pileateds?
Heard a pileated, didn't record an obs, did add to check list. Still pretty bare boned, so the check list isn't showing whether or not things were observed.
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