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Ochodes agricola, FARMER? Skipper nectaring on *Centaurea solstitialis, YELLOW STAR-THISTLE.
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Euthamia occidentalis, WESTERN GOLDENROD.
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Baccharis glutinosa, (B. douglasii), MARSH BACCHARIS.
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Lonicera hispidula, (L. h. var. vacillans), HAIRY HONEYSUCKLE.
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*Cirsium vulgare, BULL THISTLE
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*Phalaris aquatica, HARDING GRASS
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Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum, AMOLE, SOAP PLANT.
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Eastern end of Middle Lake, almost totally dry.
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Eastern end of Middle Lake, almost totally dry.
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Eastern end of Middle Lake, almost totally dry.
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Probably scat of Felix concolor, MOUNTAIN LION.
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Five turkey vultures and a hawk perched on branches above a deer killed by a mountain lion
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Cathartes aura, TURKEY VULTURE
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Cathartes aura, TURKEY VULTURE
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Cathartes aura, TURKEY VULTURE
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Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine, COMMON SCOURING RUSH
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Severed wing, probably Falco sparverius, AMERICAN KESTREL
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Underside of severed wing, probably Falco sparverius, AMERICAN KESTREL.