June 2007

Sequoia South

Butterfly Count

A springtime butterfly count in the southern Kern Valley, Breckenridge and Piute Mountains. Held each year in early June. 


Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports:

2007 WILDFLOWERS

February Wildflowers

March Wildflowers

April Wildflowers

May Wildflowers

June Wildflowers

July Wildflowers


Plants

Trees of Kern County

Ferns of Kern County  

Flora of the Kern River Preserve

Habitats

Chaparral

Great Basin Desert  

Valley Grassland

Mojave Desert

Sierran Forest


WILDFLOWER HOTLINES

Carrizo Plain - Goodwin Education Center

Desert Wildflower Watch

Red Rock Canyon State Park

Death Valley National Park Wildflowers

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve  Wildflower Hotline (661) 724-1180

Gorman/Tejon Pass
Hungry Valley Ranger Station (661) 248-7007

Fort Tejon Ranger Station (661) 248-6692

Kern County Wildflower Hotline (800) 500-KERN (starting end of March/early April)

Carol Leigh's California Wildflower Hotsheet

Theodore Payne Foundation Wildflower Hotline

PLACES TO VISIT

Southern California Wildflower sites

Identifying California Wildflowers

CalFlora - $10 per year

CalPhotos Plants

California Academy of Science Wildflower Online Encyclopedia

Death Valley Plants

Photographs of Chaparral, Desert, and Mountain Wildflowers

The Jepson Manual Higher Plants of California

Almaden Wildflowers

SIMPLE CHECKLISTS

Kern Butterflies

Tulare Butterflies

Kern Dragonflies

Kern Fish

Kern Amphibians

Kern Reptiles

Kern Birds

Kern Mammals

Exotic Animals

Exotic Plants

Sensitive Species

All photos by Alison Sheehey ©  Nature Ali    All rights reserved. 

AREA SPECIFIC BIRD LISTS

Birds of Buena Vista Area   

Birds of the Kern River Parkway

Birds of Hart Park

Birds Of Pin Oak Park

Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

Birds of Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

Mammals of the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

Mammals of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

ILLUSTRATED CHECKLISTS

Kern Butterflies

Kern Dragonflies

Kern Fish

Kern River Valley Amphibians

Kern Reptiles and Amphibians

KRP Amphibians & Reptiles

Kern Birds

Kern Mammals

Kern River Watershed Rodents

Ferns of Kern

Kern Trees


WILDLIFE



 

Western Tiger Swallowtail
Pale Swallowtail
Checkered White
Cabbage White
Gray Marble
Orange Sulphur
Tailed Copper
Great Copper
Gorgon Copper
California Hairstreak
Sylvan Hairstreak
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
Hedgerow Hairstreak
Brown Elfin
Western Pine Elfin
Juniper Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
Western Pygmy-Blue
Marine Blue
Spring Azure
"Bernardino" Square-spotted Blue
Dotted Blue
Silvery Blue
Acmon Blue
Lupine Blue
Veined Blue
Callippe Fritillary
Leanira Checkerspot
Mylitta Crescent
Variable Checkerspot
Edith's Checkerspot
Hoary Common
California Tortoiseshell
Common Buckeye
Lorquin's Admiral
California Sister
Common Ringlet
Great Basin Wood Nymph
Monarch
Northern Cloudywing
Propertius Duskywing
Funereal Duskywing
Common/White Checkered-Skipper
Northern White Skipper
Juba Skipper
Western Branded Skipper
Lindsey's Skipper
Rural Skipper

   

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Lake Isabella Visitor Center

29 Mar 2007

Cream Cups

Platystemon californicus

Lake Isabella Visitor Center

29 Mar 2007

California Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Smith Ranch Onyx

26 Mar 2007



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