Field Notes
May 1, 2015 7:10p.m.-7:25 p.m. 38° 28'44"N 122°449'31"
Sun setting, far in west, low winds, no clouds, 75°
Bird Calls: high pitch consistent chirp, owl hooting low pitch(heard first at 7:49 p.m.)
Bugs: bug chirping possible grasshopper, gnats, ants, mosquitos (varying sizes), water bugs
Animal Activity: possible frog ribbit, two feral? cats spotted
150 ft from road approx.
Many rocks in this area, all sizes (boulder, pebble, etc.)
Extremely heavy plant growth
New trees budding
Soil dry and like finer sand
Bird Calls: high pitch consistent chirp, owl hooting low pitch(heard first at 7:49 p.m.)
Bugs: bug chirping possible grasshopper, gnats, ants, mosquitos (varying sizes), water bugs
Animal Activity: possible frog ribbit, two feral? cats spotted
150 ft from road approx.
Many rocks in this area, all sizes (boulder, pebble, etc.)
Extremely heavy plant growth
New trees budding
Soil dry and like finer sand
May 2, 2015 3:28p.m.-3:48p.m. 38°28.892'N122°44.405'W
Sun high in sky, moderate wind, no clouds, 59°
Bird Calls: High repeated, flutter sing songy, small gray bird w white belly, black bird, whistle
Bugs: water bugs, gnats, very small red bugs(lady bugs eat them??), fly(black), low chirp, small black spider, tan/yellow butterfly, mosquito, low note(maybe back and fourth conversation?)
Animal Activity: fish? tadpoles? in water
100-150 ft from road
Near where creek dries out
Next to town houses, and Sutter clinic
Abundance of litter, near possible homeless living areas
Bird Calls: High repeated, flutter sing songy, small gray bird w white belly, black bird, whistle
Bugs: water bugs, gnats, very small red bugs(lady bugs eat them??), fly(black), low chirp, small black spider, tan/yellow butterfly, mosquito, low note(maybe back and fourth conversation?)
Animal Activity: fish? tadpoles? in water
100-150 ft from road
Near where creek dries out
Next to town houses, and Sutter clinic
Abundance of litter, near possible homeless living areas
May 2, 2015 4:28p.m.-4:48p.m. 38°28'29"N122°44'30"W
Sun 45° in sky, low wind, no clouds, 59°
Bird Calls: high pitch sharp echo, whistle loop song
Bugs: larger black spider, gnats, mosquito, grasshopper sound?
Animal Activity: ribbits
2000 ft from road
Surroundings: storage facility, clovers, large rocks, not boulders, waterfall, red/pink moss?, cattail and reeds(tall 5 or 6 feet), 2 storm drain pipes, abundance of old trees and saplings, variety of plants, very dry(maybe dead) along bank(pine), willow tree?, lots of shade, visible white water(oxygen entering water), dry, hard, sand soil, tree stump(dead tree cut?), very empty storm drains but deep water, many dead leaves and branches, large tree variation
Bird Calls: high pitch sharp echo, whistle loop song
Bugs: larger black spider, gnats, mosquito, grasshopper sound?
Animal Activity: ribbits
2000 ft from road
Surroundings: storage facility, clovers, large rocks, not boulders, waterfall, red/pink moss?, cattail and reeds(tall 5 or 6 feet), 2 storm drain pipes, abundance of old trees and saplings, variety of plants, very dry(maybe dead) along bank(pine), willow tree?, lots of shade, visible white water(oxygen entering water), dry, hard, sand soil, tree stump(dead tree cut?), very empty storm drains but deep water, many dead leaves and branches, large tree variation
May 3, 2015 11:12a.m.-11:32a.m. 38°28'18"N122°44'32"W
Overcast 56°, low wind
Bird Calls: mid-note up down coming from trees, caw(crow?), small white belly bird navy? coat on fence
Bugs: cricket chirp, dead potato bug, ants(large), house fly, rolly polly, gnats
Animal Activity: tree with wood pecker holes
300-400 ft from road?
Soil is very dry and hard, but becomes most on bank, immediate slant down to a platform? next to the creek, little brother said "good for parcore", not wide creek but deep
Bird Calls: mid-note up down coming from trees, caw(crow?), small white belly bird navy? coat on fence
Bugs: cricket chirp, dead potato bug, ants(large), house fly, rolly polly, gnats
Animal Activity: tree with wood pecker holes
300-400 ft from road?
Soil is very dry and hard, but becomes most on bank, immediate slant down to a platform? next to the creek, little brother said "good for parcore", not wide creek but deep
May 25, 2015 2:55p.m.-3:10p.m. 38°28'42"N12244'31"W
No clouds, bright sun, moderate or high winds
Bird Calls: bird calls lessened when wind picked up, high pings, swirly pattern chirp
Bugs:gnats, tan moth?, mosquito
Animal Activity: no animal activity
400 ft from road?
Dry soil, dry grasses, young oaks, ivy invasion, large variety in site, overwhelming licorice plant, slow stream flow, clearing in canopy
Bird Calls: bird calls lessened when wind picked up, high pings, swirly pattern chirp
Bugs:gnats, tan moth?, mosquito
Animal Activity: no animal activity
400 ft from road?
Dry soil, dry grasses, young oaks, ivy invasion, large variety in site, overwhelming licorice plant, slow stream flow, clearing in canopy
May 25, 2015 3:20p.m.-3:35p.m. 38°28'49"N12244'26"W
No clouds, moderate or high winds
Bird Calls: whistle, wolf whistle like bird call, sharp "scream"
Bugs: grasshopper, gnats, tan little bug
Animal Activity: none maybe due to closeness to the road
50-100? ft from road
Dry, little oak saplings, new tree diversity, good canopy cover, clear water way or full and crowded no in-between, very tall reeds 7-8 ft, many dead branches, steep bank, multiple "eye" trees
Bird Calls: whistle, wolf whistle like bird call, sharp "scream"
Bugs: grasshopper, gnats, tan little bug
Animal Activity: none maybe due to closeness to the road
50-100? ft from road
Dry, little oak saplings, new tree diversity, good canopy cover, clear water way or full and crowded no in-between, very tall reeds 7-8 ft, many dead branches, steep bank, multiple "eye" trees
May 25, 2015 3:50p.m.-4:05p.m. 38°28'13"N12244'34"W
No clouds, low or moderate winds
Bird Calls: low swooping call
Bugs: white moth, yellow black butterfly, black/silver butterfly, little beetle, grasshopper/cricket sound, gnats, high and low pitch grasshopper/cricket sounds.
Animal Activity: no animals, maybe because of location
150-200? ft from road
Lots of reeds, no canopy, only new young trees, lots of growth in river(because there is no canopy?), most wild flowers at a site than any other, cattails, lots of dead/dry plants, dense
Bird Calls: low swooping call
Bugs: white moth, yellow black butterfly, black/silver butterfly, little beetle, grasshopper/cricket sound, gnats, high and low pitch grasshopper/cricket sounds.
Animal Activity: no animals, maybe because of location
150-200? ft from road
Lots of reeds, no canopy, only new young trees, lots of growth in river(because there is no canopy?), most wild flowers at a site than any other, cattails, lots of dead/dry plants, dense