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March 13, 2021 - Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz

January 12, 2020 - Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz

December 8, 2018 - California Lichen Society retreat

January 26, 2018 - Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz

January 12, 2020 - Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz

Checking things out

Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Tenuis ID

Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Sharp tail

Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Blunt head

Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Piano belly

Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Uroctonus

Western forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)
Family: Vaejovidae (devil scorpions)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Western forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)
Family: Vaejovidae (devil scorpions)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Stinger

Western forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)
Family: Vaejovidae (devil scorpions)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Western forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)
Family: Vaejovidae (devil scorpions)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Western forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)
Family: Vaejovidae (devil scorpions)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Super salamander

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Stellar performance

Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Family: Corvidae (crows, jays, and magpies)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Stellar

Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Family: Corvidae (crows, jays, and magpies)
Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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A corny flight

Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Family: Picidae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Oak titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
Family: Paridae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Nutty

Nuttall's woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
Family: Picidae (woodpeckers)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Nuttall's woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
Family: Picidae (woodpeckers)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Ravin'

Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Family: Corvidae (crows, ravens, jays)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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"What? I have feet?"

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Caption credit: Deb Kramer

California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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(Cibdelis)
Family: Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Bob shooting

Bob
Family: Siegel
Photo credit: Jennifer Rycenga
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Bay laurel buds

California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica)
Family: Lauraceae (laurels)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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White horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Digger gone gray

Gray pine (Pinus sabiniana)
Family: Pinaceae (pines)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Cone

Gray pine (Pinus sabiniana)
Family: Pinaceae (pines)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Cricket skull

Jerusalem cricket ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Bermuda buttercup

Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae
Family: Oxalidaceae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Build me up

Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae
Family: Oxalidaceae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Fossils

Fossils
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Live-forever

Canyon live-forever (Dudleya cymosa)
Family: Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Stone bridge

Bridges
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Fungus

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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Crystal brain ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)
Family: Polyporaceae ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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California Mycena (Mycena californiensis)
Family: Mycenaceae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Fungus ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Hollyleaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)
Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Gallable

Two-horned gall wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)
Family: Cynipidae (gall wasp family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Tarnished

Silverfish ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Slime mold ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Slime ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Slime mold ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Wavy-leafed soap plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum)
Family: Asparagaceae (asparagus family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Peruvian peppertree (Schinus molle)
Family: Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Peruvian peppertree (Schinus molle)
Family: Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Wild oats

Wild oat (Avena fatua)
Family: Poaceae (grasses)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Stalks

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Family: Poaceae (grasses)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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When the water in the stream rose

Rose ()
Family: Roseacea (roses)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Orientation

Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Slug ()
Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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'More leaves

Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
Family: Platanaceae (plane family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Photographing a scorpion

Bob
Family: Siegel
Western forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)
Family: Vaejovidae (devil scorpions)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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PC - Cynthia Clark

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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
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Family: ()
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
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January 26, 2018 - California Lichen Society retreat

A bunny thing happened

Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Alum Rock State Park
California Lichen Society retreat
January 26, 2018
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Mourning in morning

Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
aka Camberwell beauty
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Moth

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California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Moth

()
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Star of the earth

Earthstar ()
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Liverwort

Liverwort ()
Division: Marchantiophyta
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Liverwort close

Liverwort ()
Division: Marchantiophyta
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Shelf fungus

Shelf fungus ()
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Shelf fungus close

Shelf fungus ()
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Stone crop

Stone crop
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Stone bridge

Bridge
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Bridge

Bridge
California Lichen Society retreat
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Tree and bridge

Bridge
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Underworld entrance

Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Lichen

Lichen
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Small lichen

Lichen
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Lichen in hand

Lichen
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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If the Blarney stone was made of lichen

Tom Carlberg
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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Gibbous this day

Moon
Alum Rock State Park
January 26, 2018
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December 8, 2018 - Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz

Purple fungus

(Punctularia atropurpurascens)
Family: Corticiaceae
Order: Corticiales
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Tree fungus

Tree fungus (Crepidotus mollis)
Family: Crepidotaceae
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Honeycomb coral slime mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa)
Family: Ceratiomyxaceae
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Gilled mushroom

Mushroom ()
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Orange millipede

Millipede ()
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Pink millipede

Millipede (Gosodesmus claremontus)
Family: Andrognathidae
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
Family: Platanaceae (plane family)
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Oxalis

Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae
Family: Oxalidaceae
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Cat tails

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Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Ivy

Commmon ivy (Hedera helix)
Family: Araliaceae (ivy family)
Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Fossils

Fossils
Alum Rock State Park Bioblitz
December 8, 2018
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Other relevant pages

Lichens

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

Alum Rock State Park

Palo Alto Baylands - earlier photos - up through 2013