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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Observer

mhalsted

Date

March 2024

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What

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Observer

dede_lachaume

Date

March 4, 2024 05:56 PM CET

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alainmyxos

Date

February 27, 2024 04:22 PM CET

Description

in moist chamber #466 21--27/02/2024.on bark of Pinus.
spores 11.9-12.7 µm, warted.
TH= 0.53 mm. stalk= 0.40mm.
the stalk reticulate at the base.
AM 5243-2

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Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Observer

mhalsted

Date

January 2024

Description

And THIS is why there were no birds around at daylight....This baby was up on my deck, in the tree with the bird feeders!!
When I first looked out I didn't even see her...(at daylight!), on my 2nd lookout I finally spotted her & couldn't believe my eyes...The last photos actually were the first & show how easily it is to miss seeing these innocent looking beauties. She kept looking at me as much to say, I'm being good...why the concern....Hmmm...well....you ARE an owl..

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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Observer

mhalsted

Date

January 24, 2024 12:19 PM EST

Description

Such a handsome lad!

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What

Splay-footed Carpenter (Xylocopa valga)

Observer

jacques_hallot

Date

January 16, 2024 02:57 PM CET

Description

X. valga ou X. violacea - Taille ~30-35 mm

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Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Observer

karsten_s

Date

January 14, 2024 04:00 PM CET

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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Observer

mhalsted

Date

October 2023

Description

Continuing observation...Two Species Together. Project.
I really don't know what's going on with these two....or if they are they same two, however I have seen both the Spotted & Blue Spotted here together, more than once this summer! Sorry for the blotches...it was raining & I didn't see the rain drops on the lens until afterwards...

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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Observer

anna_ch

Date

November 18, 2023 03:35 PM CET

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What

Lime Seed Bug (Oxycarenus lavaterae)

Observer

vincinek

Date

November 5, 2023 10:22 AM CET

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What

Eurasian Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

Observer

b_schmid

Date

April 15, 2023

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What

Goosander (Mergus merganser)

Observer

laura3634

Date

May 20, 2022 12:21 PM CEST

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What

Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus)

Observer

olhabess

Date

October 24, 2023 10:00 AM CEST

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What

Green Mountain Grasshopper (Miramella alpina)

Observer

ephippiger

Date

October 1, 2023 10:50 AM CEST

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Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Observer

ekaterina194

Date

March 19, 2023 11:46 AM CET

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What

Silk-Button Spangle Gall Wasp (Neuroterus numismalis)

Observer

matthieu_gauvain

Date

August 17, 2023 10:09 AM CEST

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Oak Gall Wasps (Tribe Cynipini)

Observer

dlbowls

Date

September 5, 2023 08:43 AM PDT

Description

On Canyon Live Oak.

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What

Smoky Hairstreak (Satyrium auretorum ssp. fumosum)

Observer

ezeemonee

Date

June 2023

Description

Partly cloudy day in the low 70’s F. ID cue is the chocolate brown top side color. By location this should be the elusive subspecies Fumosum. AKA the Santa Monica Mountains Hairstreak butterfly. Coast Live Oak host plants with new leaf growth growing in the area. I think I saw a female on one of the oak trees. When disturbed it flew up to the top of the tree canopy.

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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

chilipossum

Date

June 18, 2023 04:05 PM PDT

Description

On California Croton, Croton californicus

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Date

April 24, 2023 11:16 AM CEST

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What

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Observer

tiller-bug

Date

February 12, 2023 11:45 AM CST

Description

!!!!!!

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What

Wild European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus ssp. cuniculus)

Observer

raewyna

Date

October 17, 2019 11:50 AM NZDT

Description

This rabbit appeared from cover near the track to the lookout, then made its way down the slope (in the open) until it finally arrived a bit of scrub near the cliff edge. It ignored the gannets, and they ignored it, with just the one exception in the photo here. Mostly it poked around as it went, but occasionally got startled and ran a short distance. At the destination it started feeding at the patch of grass. This gannet gave it a curious look and the rabbit stayed still in "hiding" mode, then carried on nibbling grass.

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What

Black-headed Jumping Spider (Trite planiceps)

Observer

simonf7532

Date

January 8, 2023 11:34 AM NZDT

Description

The individual to the right was eventually pushed off the leaf

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What

Fire-tailed Scoliid Wasp (Triscolia ardens)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

September 11, 2022 02:45 PM PDT

Description

Joshua Tree

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What

Yellowshield Wasp Fly (Polybiomyia townsendi)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

September 11, 2022 02:47 PM PDT

Description

Joshua Tree

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Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

January 13, 2023 10:39 AM PST

Description

Rocky Oaks
Surprised to see this nymph out this time of year

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What

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Observer

kimssight

Date

December 27, 2022 07:39 AM PST

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What

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

December 2022

Description

Snowy Owl
Unbelievably, a snowy owl has made its way to Southern California. What a beauty!

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What

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Observer

jmaughn

Date

January 2023

Description

I am hoping to have a good year, but I can already say this will probably be the highlight. I've wanted to see this owl since I was little.

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What

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)

Observer

scubabruin

Date

January 1, 2023 10:36 AM PST

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What

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

Observer

scubabruin

Date

December 27, 2022 11:18 AM PST

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What

Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)

Observer

marquimedes

Description

1cy
Molested twice. First, by Vanellus vanellus and then by Circus aeruginosus

I can't introduce more than one interation. Here both:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136485463
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136485468

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Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

Observer

jim_carretta

Date

October 24, 2022 01:35 PM PDT

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What

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Observer

belby

Date

July 31, 2022 05:42 AM CEST

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Observer

bscrl

Date

September 19, 2021 02:58 PM CEST

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What

Solander's Trivia (Pusula solandri)

Observer

redrovertracy

Date

January 31, 2022 03:17 PM PST

Description

New to me. Cover for an anemone who didn't want to share.

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What

Coffee Bean Trivia (Pseudopusula californiana)

Date

November 6, 2021 04:36 PM PDT

Description

<3 You are my sunshine.

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What

Goldentop Pedicellate Gall Midge (Rhopalomyia pedicellata)

Observer

calconey

Date

September 4, 2022 07:51 PM EDT

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Observer

tmurray74

Date

September 6, 2022 04:36 PM EDT

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What

Sunburst Gall Wasp (Feron stellare)

Observer

chilipossum

Date

September 11, 2022 09:05 AM PDT

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What

Oak Gall Wasps (Tribe Cynipini)

Observer

merav

Date

September 8, 2022 10:34 AM PDT

Description

on Canyon Live Oak

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Observer

graysquirrel

Date

September 11, 2022 01:22 PM PDT

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What

Muffin Gall Wasp (Disholandricus chrysolepidis)

Observer

merav

Date

September 8, 2022 11:15 AM PDT

Description

on Canyon Live Oak

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What

Smooth Pea Gall Wasp (Diplolepis eglanteriae)

Observer

mobbini

Date

September 20, 2019 03:42 PM CEST

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What

Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)

Observer

sfelton

Date

August 30, 2022 11:51 AM PDT

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What

Woollybear Gall Wasp (Atrusca trimaculosa)

Observer

robinellison

Date

August 1, 2022 11:50 AM PDT

Description

blue oak

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Observer

hjallevad

Date

September 27, 2021 06:22 PM CEST

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What

Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips quercuspomiformis)

Observer

cynestor

Date

May 14, 2022 01:24 PM PDT

Description

Cracked open this gall today that I collected in January (maybe earlier!) and had kept in a ziplock. I expected to find dessicated pupae inside since I had taken the moistened towel out weeks ago fearing mold. I think it's safe to say these aren't inquilines since all six or so I extracted (and have in alcohol) were within the expected egg cases and are identical, but who knows. Imagine my surprise when each of them started moving (barely) once their case was cracked open. Original host was Q agrifolia.

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What

Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

May 28, 2022 03:43 PM PDT

Description

LA River Whitsett

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What

Bindweed Turret Bee (Diadasia bituberculata)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

May 17, 2022 10:51 AM PDT

Description

Malibu Creek State Park
Third colony...maybe 50-75 bees but that's a wild guess--many

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Observer

andyjones1

Date

March 26, 2022

Description

Gall (?) on Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides

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What

Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)

Observer

gregslak

Date

May 14, 2022 10:28 AM PDT

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What

Kikuyu Grass (Cenchrus clandestinus)

Observer

fredwatson

Date

November 4, 2021 01:04 PM PDT

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What

Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

April 18, 2022 10:01 AM PDT

Description

Desert Tortoise Natural Area

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What

Bindweed Turret Bee (Diadasia bituberculata)

Observer

sfelton

Date

April 12, 2022 01:23 PM MST

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What

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Observer

jigamaree

Date

March 31, 2022 10:52 AM UTC

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What

Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

April 2022

Description

Desert Tortoise Natural Area

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Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

April 2, 2022 02:00 PM PDT

Description

Desert Tortoise Natural Area

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What

Rough Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus)

Observer

rjadams55

Date

March 30, 2022 01:24 PM PDT

Description

I was very surprised to find what appeared to be two very different colonies of ants just a few inches apart. These ants were quite large and the entrance to their colony was rectangular hole dug at an angle into the soil (bottom of photo 4).

Nearby (top of photo 4) were among the smallest ants I've ever seen and the entrance to their colony was in the center of a ring of soil.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110527188

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What

California Brittlebush Hybrid (Encelia farinosa × californica)

Observer

cynestor

Date

April 3, 2022 09:22 AM PDT

Description

Maybe?

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What

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Observer

nature4lzw

Date

March 21, 2022 02:58 PM PDT

Description

Plum Canyon. Well-camouflaged next to desert lavender leaves.

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Observer

nature4lzw

Date

March 24, 2022 12:07 PM PDT

Description

Mating along the Visitor Center Loop Trail.

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Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

March 22, 2022 02:17 PM PDT

Description

Carrizo Plain

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Observer

biohexx1

Date

March 21, 2022 10:53 AM PDT

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What

Channeled Basket Snail (Caesia fossata)

Observer

redrovertracy

Date

March 14, 2022 02:52 PM PDT

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What

Predaceous Diving Beetles (Family Dytiscidae)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

March 7, 2022 04:25 PM PST

Description

Amargosa River

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What

Western Poplar Clearwing Moth (Paranthrene robiniae)

Observer

redrovertracy

Date

March 2, 2022 04:36 PM PST

Description

I'm thinking this is a moth mimicking a golden paper wasp? On a tobacco tree.

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What

Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)

Observer

will_k

Date

February 25, 2022 02:23 PM PST

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Observer

redrovertracy

Date

February 16, 2022 07:33 PM PST

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What

Eyelash Cups (Genus Scutellinia)

Observer

echosmama

Date

February 12, 2022 04:06 PM PST

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What

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Observer

zayn_alnajm

Date

October 8, 2021

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What

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Observer

edwardrooks

Date

January 11, 2022 04:31 PM PST

Description

Caught a duck, but the duck (Female Northern Shoveler) got away.

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What

Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)

Observer

scubabruin

Date

January 11, 2022 01:48 PM PST

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What

Nuttall's Cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

November 8, 2021 09:22 AM PST

Description

This otter thoughtfully brought her catches over to us so we could photograph them better.

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What

Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

Observer

julien-xuereb

Date

July 2021

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What

Fringed Shield Lichen (Parmelina coleae)

Observer

rjadams55

Date

January 4, 2022 12:27 PM PST

Description

Growing on the bark of a large Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum). Black underside to the lobes.

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Observer

rjadams55

Date

January 4, 2022 10:03 AM PST

Description

Several patches of this lichen were growing on the shaded, north-facing side of a massive rhyolite slab.

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What

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

Observer

kimssight

Date

December 28, 2021 11:34 AM PST

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What

Lion's-mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)

Observer

jmaughn

Date

December 2021

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Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

August 10, 2021 01:23 PM PDT

Description

Ventura Harbor Ecological Reserve
For the large insect with the feathery antennae

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Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

June 16, 2020 10:36 AM PDT

Description

Paramount Ranch
Beautiful blue eyed bee...not sure I've seen this one before. On wooly blue curls in the wind.
Perhaps a Melissodes stearnsi?

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What

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

December 8, 2021 12:57 PM PST

Description

King Gillette

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What

Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)

Observer

cynestor

Date

November 18, 2021 04:43 PM PST

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What

Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

Observer

velodrome

Date

December 5, 2021 05:23 PM PST

Description

Eating what looks like the remains of a sea urchin. It took multiple attempts.

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What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observer

jmaley

Date

December 6, 2021 01:25 PM PST

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What

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Observer

uzun

Date

March 29, 2021 09:20 AM PDT

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What

Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)

Observer

g_heaton

Date

November 27, 2021 04:10 PM PST

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What

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Observer

rjadams55

Date

June 19, 2021 07:06 PM PDT

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What

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

November 11, 2021 02:25 PM PST

Description

Rocky Oaks
This is the third snout I've seen in LA County in the last month, but the first so far west. The other two were out towards the Antelope Valley

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What

Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

Observer

kimssight

Date

November 25, 2021 10:46 AM PST

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What

Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

October 2020

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Observer

francisco3_

Date

October 21, 2021 12:51 PM HST

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What

Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

September 30, 2021 03:21 PM PDT

Description

Jacumba
One of several in the area. Second photo show some of the others

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Observer

gpasch

Date

September 29, 2021 12:40 PM CST

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What

Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)

Observer

jmaughn

Date

October 7, 2021 10:17 AM PDT

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What

Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)

Observer

scubabruin

Date

October 2, 2021 08:17 AM PDT

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What

Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)

Observer

ectothermist

Date

September 8, 2006

Description

Four individuals found under a trash can. This is the reason why, to this day, I still persist in looking under trash cans.

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What

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Observer

scubabruin

Date

September 25, 2021 12:15 PM PDT

Description

juvenile. no sign of mange