Wildflower Mount Diablo Black Mustard Invasive Scientific Name: Brassica nigra Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Blooms: February Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Flower detail Daniel Fitzgerald Full plant Daniel Fitzgerald Leaf detail

Wildflower Mount Diablo Stinkweed, Stinkwort Invasive Scientific Name: Dittrichia graveolens Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: September Color: Yellow-Orange Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Flower detail Daniel Fitzgerald Leaf detail Daniel Fitzgerald Leaf detail

Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra Lycaenidae Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks Flies May to July Host Plant Mountain Mahogany Nectar Plant Horehound Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing Ken-ichi Ueda Underwing

Wildflower Mount Diablo Corn Spurry Scientific Name: Spergula arvensis Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Blooms: Nov - May Color: White Annual herb Introduced Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Steven Beatty

Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus Lycaenidae Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks Flies Host Plant Nectar Plant Michael Marchiano Underwing Daniel Fitzgerald Female

Common Birds A-Z Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos American Goldfinch Spinus tristis American Kestrel Falco sparverius American Pipit Anthus rubescens American Robin Turdus migratorius Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Bullok's Oriole Icterus bullockii Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus California Quail Callipepla californica California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum California Towhee Melozone crissalis Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Common Raven Corvus corax Cooper's Hawk Accipiter copperii Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Rock Pigeon Columba livia Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Turkey Vulture Carthartes aura Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata

Wildflower Mount Diablo California Buckeye, Buckeye Tree Scientific Name: Aesculus californica Family: Sapindaceae Blooms: May - Jun Color: White Tree Native, endemic to California Candles of white flowers appear in late spring and early summer. The fruit, a little larger than a golf ball, was used by Tribal Natives to stupefy fish in creeks and streams. Buckeye graces canyon bottoms throughout the foothills. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Yellow Clustered Broomrape Scientific Name: Aphyllon fasciculatum Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Blooms: Mar - Jun Color: Yellow-Orange Perennial herb (parasitic) Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Rock Pigeon Pigeons and Doves Rock Pigeon Columba livia All Year Pigeons and Doves Daniel Fitzgerald Non-native found on natural cliff walls; usually close to human settlements. Field Marks: many different color variations exist, from all white to the typical grayish plumage. In flight, dark tail band and white rump are typical of birds from wild stock. Nests on cliff ledges, on the side of buildings, or under cover of bridges or barns. Nest is a loosely built, saucer-shaped structure of sticks, twigs, and grasses. Eats fruit and seeds.

Wildflower Mount Diablo Red Maids Scientific Name: Calandrinia menziesii Family: Montiaceae (Spring Beauty Family) Blooms: Jan - Apr Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Native Compared to Brewer's Calandrinia , Red Maids have larger flower petals, 4-15 mm, and smaller, narrower leaves. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Mike Woodring

Wildflower Mount Diablo Waltham Creek Clarkia Scientific Name: Clarkia modesta Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Blooms: April - May Color: Red-Pink Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Stephen Smith

Wildflower Mount Diablo Western Marsh Cudweed, Lowland Cudweed Scientific Name: Gnaphalium palustre Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Blooms: May-Sep Color: White Annual herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald