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Wildflower Mount Diablo Eastwood Manzanita Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa Family: Ericaceae (Heath Family) Blooms: March Color: White Shrub Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Daniel Fitzgerald Berries Daniel Fitzgerald Bark detail Daniel Fitzgerald Leaf detail

Swainson's Thrush Thrushes and Thrashers Swainson's Thrush Catharus minimus Summer Thrushes and Thrashers Daniel Fitzgerald Our subspecies is russet colored, buffy breasted with some breast spotting. It differs from the Hermit Thrush with less spotting and no contrasting rufous tail.

Wildflower Mount Diablo Dudleya, Rock Lettuce, Stonecrop Scientific Name: Dudleya cymosa Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Blooms: May - Jun Color: White Perennial herb Native, endemic to California White form is shown here. Flowers are typically a vibrant orange, yellow or pink. Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Wrentit Wrens, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers Wrentit Chamaea fasciata All Year Wrens, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers Daniel Fitzgerald Found in chaparral and other shrubby or brushy areas - usually with dense undergrowth. Generally grayish-brown; underparts are slightly paler, and have dusky streaking. Note pale eye. Song consists of a series of loud, emphatic, whistle-like notes followed by a trill; suggests a bouncing ball with increasing tempo at the end; also gives a grinding, rattle-like call. Nests in shrubs or trees, where its cup-shaped structure is built from bark, grasses, and plant fibers. Feeds on insects, spiders, fruit, and seeds.

Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus Papilionidae Swallowtails Flies February to November Host Plant Willow, Cottonwood, Sycamore, Elm Nectar Plant California buckeye, Bull thistle Daniel Fitzgerald Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing

Red Pink Wildflowers Mount Diablo Red-Pink Wildflowers Prev 1 2 3 ... 9 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 9 Next Bilobe Clarkia, Mule-ear Clarkia, Twolobe Clarkia Clarkia biloba ssp. biloba Branched Clover Trifolium dichotomum Brewer's Calandrinia Calandrinia breweri Brewer's Rockcress Boechera breweri ssp. breweri Broadleaf Filaree, Grape Storksbill, Long-beaked Filaree Erodium botrys Buck Lotus, Big Deervetch Hosackia crassifolia Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare California Figwort, California Beeplant Scrophularia californica California Fuchsia, Hummingbird Fuchsia, Zauschneria Epilobium canum California Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula California Loosestrife Lythrum californicum California Milkweed Asclepias californica Prev 1 2 3 ... 9 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 9 Next Up

Edwards Digger Bee Anthophora edwardsii Apidae Anthophora Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Describe your image Description Anthophora edwardsii has a mostly dark abdomen without bold hair bands. There can be a metallic bluish sheen to abdomen. Nectar/ Pollen Plants Most local Anthophora are generalists. Habits Nests are usually single-celled and 3-4 inches deep. Nests are made in early Spring, with an egg laid on a pollen/nectar combination. Larvae hatch, feed and pupate in the Fall. Adults hatch in Fall and overwinter underground, and emerge the following Spring (males first). These Anthophora are often found in large, active aggregations along some of Mount Diablo State Park’s wide trails. Season Earlier Spring (starting late-February/early March)

Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon Papilionidae Swallowtails Flies February to November Host Plant Fennel, Lomatium, Tauschia, Native Carrot Family Nectar Plant Michael Marchiano Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing

Phainopepla Waxwings, Phainopepla, and Starlings Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens All Year Waxwings, Phainopepla, and Starlings Daniel Fitzgerald Both sexes are sleek, crested and with a red eye, the male is glossy black with white wing patches in flight while the female a dark gray and less prominent wing patches.

Wildflower Mount Diablo Pacific Hound's Tongue Scientific Name: Cynoglossum grandis Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Blooms: Feb - Mar Color: Blue-Purple Perennial herb Native Jump to Blooming Now Blue / Purple Red / Pink White Yellow / Orange Invasive Plants Kevin Hintsa

Townsend's Warbler Warblers Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Winter Warblers Randall Hobbett Daniel Fitzgerald Frequents oak or pine-oak woodlands and tall second-growth habitats. Streaked, olive-green back, yellowish breast with black streaking, white belly. Note especially the head: yellow cheek with black eye patch. Females are duller. Diet includes insects and other invertebrates.

Boisduval's Blue Icaricia icariodes Lycaenidae Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks Flies March to July Host Plant Lupine Nectar Plant Michael Marchiano Male Daniel Fitzgerald Underwing Ken-ichi Ueda Female