Sightings

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Here are three more native wildflowers found by Mary Sue Ittner on a recent hike. She and her fellow hikers were excited to find California Indian Pink, Silene laciniata ssp. californica.

Western Colt's Foot, Petasites frigidus var. palmatus, was also seen.

And finally Mary Sue was happy to see Checker Lily, also called Mission Bells, Fritillaria affinis. During the drought this wildflower was mostly absent. Welcome back, Checker Lily!

Thanks again to Mary Sue for allowing me to share these photos with you here.

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Mary Sue Ittner hiked Skaggs Springs Road with the Thursday Ramblers. She found many wildflowers in bloom. First is Red Larkspur, Delphinium nudicaule.

And Blue Dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum.

Next found was California Fawn Lily, Erythronium californicum - just beautiful!

Tomorrow I will share three more wildflowers found by Mary Sue and the intrepid hikers. Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

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Hall and Jane Kelley were walking with their dog when they spotted four of these wildflowers in Gualala. They found a rare sighting of Pink Star Tulip, Calochotus uniflorus.

What a wonderful find! Thanks to Hall for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

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Pat Maxwell found this small bird, a Brown Creeper, stunned from his collision with her window.

The bird rested while, as Pat put it, his brain unscrambled. She said it then pooped in her hand and flew off! Brown Creepers are woodland birds. They spiral up the tallest tree they can find, looking for insects and spiders. The male's song is very high - it's easy to miss it. If  you'd like to hear their call, here is the link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Creeper/sounds

Thanks to Pat for allowing me to share her photo with you here.