By mihir | Published:
17 August 2010
An afternoon stroll in Morgan Territory Regional Park this Sunday, prompted by delusions of spotting a Puma (aka Mountain Lion, Cougar), turned into an above-average, all-around wildlife outing. During our hike , in addition to several birds and butterflies, we observed in great detail several species of dragonflies as well as a couple nice amphibians. [...]
Posted in Trip Report | Also tagged Bay Area Ridge Trail, Black-throated Grey Warbler, California Red-legged Frog, California Sister, Common Buckeye, Common Ringlet, Flame Skimmer, Hermit Warbler, Martinez Beaver Festival, Morgan Territory Regional Park, Puma, Sierran Treefrog, Western Skink, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Western Toad, Widow Skimmer, Wilson's Warbler |
By mihir | Published:
23 June 2010
This Sunday (and Father’s Day), we took a short trip to Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area intending to see some dragonflies. Both the summertime and the creekside and lakeside habitat made Shadow Cliffs particularly dragonfly-friendly. Our trip was, by-and-large, a success. Dragonflies were everywhere, swooping, diving and hovering both above and around the water. A [...]
By ameet | Published:
17 August 2009
Las Trampas is one of the few parks which is accessible early in the morning. We started our hike at about 7 am with high hopes for spotting wildlife. There was the faint hope of seeing a Puma (Mountain Lion) since they have been seen here. We decided to take the trail leading to Las [...]
Posted in Places, Trip Report | Also tagged Acorn Woodpecker, California Newt, California Towhee, Familiar Bluet, Hermit Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Nuttal's Woodpecker, Pacific Tree Frog, Spotted Towhee, Variegated Meadowhawk, Western Fence Lizard, Western Skink |