Week 6
Ravenna Park
May 20 
2:00
warm, sunny

Before I reached my observation spot, I saw an American Robin on the path. It kept walking around on the ground  stopping and poking at the dirt. I followed it for a while in the open area , eventually it flew into a tree.

I noticed the Snowberry beginning to bloom. Small pink buds growing out from the branches. 

Photo at my observation site. There is still a noticeable path but has definitely shrunk due to the growth of English Ivy on the ground. 

I tried to capture a photo of two Pacific Wrens I saw in a Beaked Hazelnut (lower left corner). They were making a lot of noise probably signs of aggression. They would perch still for a second then seemed to be chasing each other to a new branch.  

Another  photo of Ravenna creek, now it is hard to see the water because of the growing Salmonberry, Giant Horsetails and Pacific Yew. 

The Pacific Yew is growing new needle at the tip of  each leaf. 

In addition to the American Robin and Pacific Wren. I heard a Song Sparrow continually calling then I saw it perched in the lower branches of a Big Leaf Maple!

Journal 5
Invertebrates

Ravenna Park 
May 12 2014 2:00
warm, sunny

 It has been a couple weeks since I have been back at Ravenna Park and a relief to be in the shade of the trees on this sunny Monday. Overall there has been lots of signs of growth. The Tall Oregon Grape has produced new leaves. The fiddleheads on the sword ferns have pretty well unfurled by now the Lady ferns are also unfolding. I went down to the creek to look for most of the invertebrates although the Darkling Beetle was crawling around my feet at my observation spot. I also noticed more birds today;  American robins and Pacific Wren.   

Darkling Ground Beetle. Found crawling along the forest floor and on my bag. Shiny black armor, about 1 inch long. 

Rhododendron I just noticed today. 

 I got stuck in the mud....

Another new flowering plant I saw today. Close to the ground, periwinkle flowers with 3 petals. 

A very well camouflaged brown Daddy-Long-Legs on a log. 

This is the same spider as above seen better on a mossy area. 

Beautiful Tall Oregon Grape leaflet, it looks like it is painted. 

Photo from my observation spot. 

More Tall Oregon Grape, the new leaves are no longer limp but still much lighter green. 

Some hard light green berries on Tall Oregon Grape. 

Also unsure of this plant, maybe Bird's -foot trefoil. Found by the Water, jagged leaves close to the ground with yellow flowers. 

Abundant Giant Horsetail. 

The flowers are gone on Salmonberry, but the berries are out, firm and pale orange, still pretty sour. 

Huge Skunk Cabbage 

I noticed a lot of this white froth on the stems of Western Buttercup. 

California Prionus crawling on a Lady Fern 

Moth fly ?

Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee 

Common Midge

I don't know what this is, hanging on a transparent thread from a Western Buttercup

Common Pillbug

Giant Crane Fly

Deer Mushroom 

Millepede