Poor Planning on the Cataract Trail

13 February, 2014 22:02 - 14 February, 2014 05:02
| Latitude: 37.99 | Longitude: -122.661 | Radius (m): 12722 | Duration: 420 minutes |

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.

Posted on 19 February, 2014 22:12 by kueda kueda

Target List

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 02:19 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

California Fetid Adderstongue (Scoliopus bigelovii)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 02:22 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus olivascens)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 02:28 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Milkmaids (Cardamine californica)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 02:48 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Imshaug's Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia imshaugii)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 03:34 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Dendroalsia Moss (Dendroalsia abietina)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 03:37 PM PST

Description

foo

Photos / Sounds

What

Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 03:45 PM PST

Description

Not typical, but what else could it be? Growing on a ferny / grassy ledge overlooking a waterfall.

Photos / Sounds

What

Tuckerman's Coral Lichen (Sphaerophorus tuckermanii)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 04:06 PM PST

Description

can't recall the name of this genus

Photos / Sounds

What

Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp (Heteroecus pacificus)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 04:10 PM PST

Description

Unisexual generation gall, at totally the wrong time of year.

Photos / Sounds

What

Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 04:16 PM PST

Description

lots if these flitting about a grassy field with bracken

Photos / Sounds

What

Golden Chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 04:34 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Glossyleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sensitiva)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 04:43 PM PST

Description

no noticeable burl

Photos / Sounds

What

Herre's Ragged Lichen (Platismatia herrei)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 04:45 PM PST

Description

A bit like Evernia but with lots of marginal ... isidia?

Photos / Sounds

What

California Newt (Taricha torosa)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 04:57 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:01 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

California Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:03 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

California Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia calycina)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:04 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Coast Silk Tassel (Garrya elliptica)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:07 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:07 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Imshaug's Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia imshaugii)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:15 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:21 PM PST

Description

dark around the eye but pointed nose and protuberant eyes, so probably torosa.

Photos / Sounds

What

Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 05:48 PM PST

Description

Small pond with reeds. Near-deafening chorus.

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-eyed Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii ssp. xanthoptica)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 06:46 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Square-legged Camel Cricket (Tropidischia xanthostoma)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 07:26 PM PST

Description

Probably the biggest and most colorful one I've seen. Card is credit card-sized, so 85.60 × 53.98 mm.

Photos / Sounds

What

Aquatic Garter Snake (Thamnophis atratus)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 02:05 PM PST

Description

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.

Photos / Sounds

What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 02:04 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

Observer

kueda

Date

February 13, 2014 07:04 PM PST

Description

10-15 mm

Comments

Thank you for teaching me a wonderful new word: crepuscular.

Posted by godutchbaby about 10 years ago

Thanks for reminding me to add my sound recording of the frogs!

Posted by kueda about 10 years ago

so no pileateds?

Posted by loarie about 10 years ago

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.

Posted by kueda about 10 years ago

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