Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)

UCC Coverboard Check, Flowers, and Gastropods

Umpqua Community College, OR–May 10, 2017. 1200-1315. Today I checked all 36 cover pieces for the UCC Cover Board Project. The general trend continues, with a few Western Skinks under a few boards in the grassy areas, and not much else in other areas. The skinks were all small and very quick, and I didn’t bother trying to catch any today for photographs. One skink was tailless, therefore lacking blue, which made it look much different than the others initially as it darted here and there. All data can be viewed in this Google Sheet. I did photograph a couple standard native mollusks, and a few now-blooming flowers. On my way driving from the college a spotted a Wild Turkey, so documented it for posterity. 🙂

Western Starflower (Lysimachia latifolia)
Beaded Lancetooth (Ancotrema sportella)
Wild Turkey

More observations and photos for this day can be found here.

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