The Following species were added to life list.
Mammals:
Desert Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus
Birds:
Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza Bilineata
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca schistacea
Plants:
Arborescent Pricklypear, Opuntia leucotricha
Bunny Ears Pricklypear, Opuntia microdasys
Honey Mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa
Red Willow, Salix laevigata
Desert Wild Grape, Vitis girdiana
Species seen previously:
Birds:
Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae
Red-shafted Flicker, Colaptes auratus cafer
Common Raven, Corvus corax
Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus
Oak Titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus
Oregon Junco, Junco hyemalis oreganus
Insects:
Monarch, Danaus plexippus
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui
Plants:
Sierra Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorta murrayana
California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera
Western Sycamore, Platanus racemosa
Fremont Cottonwood, Populus fremontii
looked like maples but were shrubby, had stems instead of trunks, and created a wall of foliage that sometimes grew over larger trees, like sycamores
Very pretty in autumn foliage
A male with a few unusual white feathers over his head, back, wings, and flanks.
among White-crowned Sparrows.
The male is slightly larger than the female and his beak is a bit thicker.
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