It's all happening in Pinnacles!

For those of you that share my fondness for America's newest National Park, here's my blog post about my visit to Pinnacles on Day 2 of the Global Bioblitz. The weather was perfect and the Clarkia were putting on a show!

http://genaandharrylook.blogspot.com/

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Posted on 27 May, 2015 15:56 by gbentall gbentall

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:24 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Larkspurs (Genus Delphinium)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:11 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Should have included a picture of the leaves to distinguish D. patens from D. parryi

Photos / Sounds

What

California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 2015

Place

San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Douglas' Spineflower (Chorizanthe douglasii)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 2015

Place

San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:16 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Venus Thistle (Cirsium occidentale var. venustum)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:27 AM PDT

Place

36.4861..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:23 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Crinkled Onion (Allium crispum)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 2015

Place

San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

San Antonio Hills Monardella (Monardella villosa ssp. villosa)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 10:05 AM PDT

Place

36.4838..., -121.19... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:38 AM PDT

Place

36.4852..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Sierra Snapdragon (Sairocarpus multiflorus)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:41 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bigelow's Spikemoss (Selaginella bigelovii)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:43 AM PDT

Place

36.4854..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Pipestem Clematis (Clematis lasiantha)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 11:33 AM PDT

Place

36.4878..., -121.19... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bloomeria crocea var. aurea

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 11:47 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Four-Spot (Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:25 PM PDT

Place

36.4890..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Butterfly Mariposa Lily (Calochortus venustus)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:26 PM PDT

Place

36.4892..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Speckled Clarkia (Clarkia cylindrica)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 02:27 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Broad-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 03:42 PM PDT

Place

36.4987..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 03:26 PM PDT

Place

36.5022..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Virgate Eriastrum (Eriastrum virgatum)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 2015

Place

San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

California Gilia (Gilia achilleifolia)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 10:10 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Big Berry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 11:53 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 11:52 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 12:50 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Tufted Poppy (Eschscholzia caespitosa)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 12:59 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Description

A bit of uncertainty here--only know of this poppy from other people's accounts and photos. Flower with no basal disc?

Photos / Sounds

What

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:18 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bernardino Blue (Euphilotes bernardino)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:16 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:26 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Description

puddling

Photos / Sounds

What

Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 03:25 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 03:23 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Callippe Fritillary (Argynnis callippe)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 02:09 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Callippe Fritillary (Argynnis callippe)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 02:07 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Description

I assume it's the more common Callippe, but looked a bit different from the others

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Great Copper (Tharsalea xanthoides)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:48 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Coffee Fern (Pellaea andromedifolia)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:37 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

California Ringlet (Coenonympha california ssp. california)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:34 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

California Sister (Adelpha californica)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:22 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:54 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:55 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Scudder's Bush Katydids (Genus Scudderia)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 01:37 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Description

nymph

Photos / Sounds

What

Golden Dog's-Tail (Lamarckia aurea)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 11:46 AM PDT

Place

36.4869..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Diablo Range Dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. paniculata)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 10:01 AM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 09:39 AM PDT

Place

36.4850..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 03:11 PM PDT

Place

36.4965..., -121.20... (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Lanceleaf Liveforever (Dudleya lanceolata)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 12:20 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bird's Foot Cliffbrake (Pellaea mucronata)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 12:19 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 10:09 AM PDT

Place

36.4833..., -121.19... (Google, OSM)

Description

On Phacelia

Photos / Sounds

What

Purple Owl's-Clover (Castilleja exserta)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 02:23 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

California Golden Violet (Viola pedunculata)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 02:16 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Sticky Cinquefoil (Drymocallis glandulosa)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 02:26 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Dwarf Brodiaea (Brodiaea terrestris)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 03:14 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini)

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 12:41 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Lytta

Observer

gbentall

Date

May 16, 2015 12:36 PM PDT

Place

Pinnacles National Park, Paicines, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Eating Delphinium flower down to the stem

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