What's Out There?

Today was a busy day "at work" = ZOOM meetings, so I took a neighborhood walk in the late afternoon. I've been gradually and semi-methodically "mapping" my neighborhood on iNaturalist. Today I chose a busy local road - Crystal Springs Road - and took the side of the street that lacks a sidewalk. In a mere 45 minutes and a.3 of a mile, with 31 observations, I was able to document 9 of the 13 iNat categories - Mammal, Bird, Amphibian, Insect, Spiders, Mollusks, Other Animals, Plants, and Fungi. I feel certain there was a Slime Mold out there, but I couldn't find one to document. But I felt that this rather unremarkable voyage justified my neighborhood walk practice, all by itself! I've provided a sample of some of the more intriguing observations along my short walk.

Posted on January 19, 2022 02:48 AM by gyrrlfalcon gyrrlfalcon

Observations

Photos / Sounds

Observer

gyrrlfalcon

Date

January 18, 2022 02:51 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

Observer

gyrrlfalcon

Date

January 18, 2022 02:56 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips quercuspomiformis)

Observer

gyrrlfalcon

Date

January 18, 2022 03:02 PM PST

Description

On Quercus agrifolia leaf. Firmly affixed to leaf. A bristletail was walking on it. Very dry. Gall? Shape like mushroom.

Photos / Sounds

What

Wall Spiders (Genus Oecobius)

Observer

gyrrlfalcon

Date

January 18, 2022 03:15 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)

Observer

gyrrlfalcon

Date

January 18, 2022 03:19 PM PST

Comments

Congratulations! I am impressed with your effort to documents residential neighborhood species. You documented quite a few.

Posted by barbarab over 2 years ago

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