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Ginger and Karen went on a reserved, guided walk. Here is the description:
At the onset of Winter, join us for a beginner's bird and plant identification walk through Lake Cunningham Park. This lake is a major destination for waterfowl and migratory birds and its native garden draws many birds due to its habitat value. On this walk, Vicki Silvas-Young will show you how to identify the common birds of our area, while Arvind Kumar will identify the native plants that they depend on for food and shelter.
Cosponsored by CNPS, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, and Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. Click Here for PDF of Bird and Plant list |
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Photos taken by Karen with Panasonic DC-ZS200DP camera
male Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
female Great-tailed Grackles Quiscalus mexicanus
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
dead fish
Photos taken by Ginger with iPhone 8
Arvind giving an introduction to plant identification
Tasmanian Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus (non-native large trees by marina parking lot)
view of Lake Cunningham
walking/biking trail
late fall colors along the trail
Salt Bush Atriplex lentiformis
closeup of Salt Bush Atriplex lentiformis
Boxelder Acer negundo
yellowing leaves of Boxelder Acer negundo
Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis
seeds on female Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
berries on Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
another Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
another Toyon closeup Heteromeles arbutifolia
Great Valley Gumplant Grindelia camporum
flowers on Great Valley Gumplant Grindelia camporum
California Sagebrush Artemisia californica
Zauschneria Epilobium canum
California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum
Sandaster Corethrogyne filaginifolia
closeup of Sandaster Corethrogyne filaginifolia
drying seed pods from Narrow-Leaved Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis
closeup of pod from Narrow-Leaved Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis
green leaves on Narrow-Leaved Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis
Western Vervain Verbena lasiostachys
closeup of Western Vervain Verbena lasiostachys
Arvind by Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides
yellowing leaves of Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides
Bladderpod Peritoma arborea
flowers and pods on Bladderpod Peritoma arborea
closeup of pod on Bladderpod Peritoma arborea
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