Monday, April 15, 2024 Douglas Iris Iris douglasiana Blue Flax (non-native) California Goldfields Lasthenia californica Dwarf Checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora ssp. malviflora Narrowleaf Mule-Ears Wyethia angustifolia Narrowleaf Mule-Ears Wyethia angustifolia Narrowleaf Mule-Ears Wyethia angustifolia Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis (non-native) Woodland Hedgenettle Douglas Iris Western Dog Violet – Hookedspur Violet Viola adunca (host plant for Myrtle’s Silverspot) Western Dog Violet – Hookedspur Violet Viola adunca Pacific Poison Oak Toxicodendron diversilobum Cut-leaved Crane’s-Bill Geranium dissectum Lesser Hop Trefoil Trifolium dubium American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata (non-native) Field Chickweed Cerastium arvense Sky Lupine Lupinus nanus Henderson’s Angelica Angelica hendersonii Henderson’s Angelica Angelica hendersonii Henderson’s Angelica Angelica hendersonii Henderson’s Angelica Angelica hendersonii in front of Common Cowparsnip Heracleum maximum Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia California Buttercup Ranunculus californicus Tolmie’s Pussy Ears Calochortus tolmiei Hairy Star Tulip – Tolmie’s Pussy Ears Calochortus tolmiei Common Cowparsnip Heracleum maximum Western Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bellum and Field Chickweed Cerastium arvense Checkerbloom Celery Leaf Lovage Ligusticum apiifolium American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis photo by Amy Faulkner Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata – photo by Amy Faulkner Docks Genus Rumex Pelican Flower – Pink Butter and Eggs – Johnnytuck Triphysaria eriantha ssp rosea Pink Butter and Eggs – Johnnytuck Triphysaria eriantha ssp rosea Dot-seed Plantain Plantago erecta White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Miniature Lupine Lupinus bicolor California Goldfields Lasthenia californica Coast Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris Coast Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris Coast Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris Coast Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris Coast Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris Wight’s Paintbrush Castilleja wightii White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Coastal Bush Lupine Lupinus arboreus Coastal Bush Lupine Lupinus arboreus Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans Springbank Clover Trifolium wormskioldii Rosy Sandcrocus Romulea rosea (non-native) Coast Paintbrush Castilleja affinis var. affinis Tolmie’s Pussy Ears Calochortus tolmiei Farallon Islands Farallon Islands Sun Cup Taraxia ovata Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys San Francisco Owl’s-Clover Triphysaria floribunda (endangered) San Francisco Owl’s-Clover Triphysaria floribunda Footsteps of Spring Sanicula arctopoides Footsteps of Spring Sanicula arctopoides California Goldfields Lasthenia californica San Francisco Wallflower Erysimum franciscanum Woolly Breeches Amsinckia spectabilis (non-native) Brown Pelican – photo by Amy Faulkner Coastal Green Hairstreak Callophrys viridis Coastal Green Hairstreak Callophrys viridis Coastal Green Hairstreak Callophrys viridis Coastal Green Hairstreak Callophrys viridis Coastal Larkspur Delphinium decorum White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus Common Chickweed Stellaria media Vetches Genus Vicia Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis Sea Thrift Armeria maritima Sea Thrift Armeria maritima Beach Strawberry Fragaria chiloensis Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana (female) Genus Plectritis Genus Plectritis Coast Rockcress Arabis blepharophylla Coast Rockcress Arabis blepharophylla Broad-leaved Stonecrop Sedum spathulifolium Creamcups Platystemon californicus Man-Roots Genus Marah Seep Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba White Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria Ceanothus Ceanothus Red Maids Calandrinia menziesii Monterey Cypress (planted, not native to Marin) Docks Genus Rumex Bonus Tule Elk! Photo by Amy Faulkner
