Due to a tip from a friend, Craig Sondergaard and I went lace bug hunting at Powell Butte in Portland,…
This is an interesting and important genus, especially in some coastal areas. There are over 60 species in North America,…
There is a spot near Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge where I go to find early season butterflies,…
Though they are presently the only species in the genus Passerculus, there are many different kinds of Savannah Sparrows! Depending on which…
This cheerful little member of the family Apiaceae (carrots, parsleys) often goes by the common names spring gold, common biscuit…
These beautiful little members of Violaceae have many common names, including sand violet, Cascades early blue violet, early blue violet,…
While I have always called this member of the family Rosaceae western serviceberry, there is a lengthy list of colloquial…
Western Fence Lizards are, by far, the lizard species I most frequently encounter. Although those encounters mostly consist of a…
I do not know for sure what these plants are, and it would take a DNA analysis to be certain.…
It is ironic that it took so long to add this species to my list, considering that I see it…