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Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium Gnoma) Pacific Davis Creek Park BioBlitz Diversity List: (Last Updated 6/23/18) Birds: Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) White-headed Woodpecker Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon (Junco hyemalis) (Picoides albolarvatus) Eurasian Collared Dove Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) (Streptopelia decaocto) California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) Double-crested Cormorant Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) (Phalacrocorax auritus) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) White-crowned Sparrow Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Golden-crowned Sparrow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) (Zonotrichia atricapilla) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) American Coot (Fulica americana) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Arthropods and Associated Taxa: Ant (Formicidae) Robber Fly (Family Asilidae) Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata) Aphids (Aphidoidea) Western Short-horned Walkingstick Centipede (Chilopoda) (Parabacillus hesperus) Wolf Spider (Lycosidae) Bee Fly (Conophorus) Water Strider (Gerridae) Beetle (Coleoptera) Moth sp. (Lepidoptera) Scorpion (Scorpiones) Jumping Spider (Genus Phidippus) Running Crab Spider (Genus Philodromus) Lady Bug Larvae (Coccinellidae) Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) Trees: Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi) Western Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) Coyote Willow (Salix exigua) Dogwood (Cornus) Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Amphibians and Reptiles: American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer) Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra) Lizard (Sceloporus) Mammals: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) Chipmunk (Tamias) American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus) Herbaceous Plants: Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) Rushes (Juncaceae) Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Lupine spp. (Lupinus) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Tumble Mustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) Wood’s Rose (Rosa woodsii) Tansy Mustard (Descurainia pinnata) Mahala Mat (Ceanothus prostratus) Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) Desert Peach (Prunus andersonii) Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) Rubber Rabbitbrush Herbaceous Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana) (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) Thistle (Cynareae) Brown’s Peony (Paeonia brownii) White Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Bladder-senna (Colutea arborescens) Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) Buckhorn Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Mullien (Genus Verbascum) Other: Galls Lichens (Xanthoparmelia, Candelina, Mushroom spp. Squamulose) Algae spp. Moss sp. Fireblight/orange rust on roses .
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