Wildflowers in Bloom at Bird Creek Meadows:
Butter Bolete
King Bolete
Coral - Ramira sp. ?
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana
Rhizoplaca sp. ?
Blistered Rock Tripe: Umbilicaria hyperborea
Juniper Haircap Moss: Polystichum juniperinum
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa
White Bark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana
* Small-wing Sedge: Carex microptera
* Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans
* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis
* Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii
* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula glabrata ssp. hitchcockii
* Piper's Wood-rush: Luzula piperi
* Brome: Bromus (suksdorfii ?)
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides (formerly Sitanion hystrix)
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - Only blooming high in Bird Creek Meadows.
* Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride
* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax - A few plants still are blooming along streams in upper Bird Creek Meadows. It was a good bloom year for the beargrass!
* Newberry's Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae ssp. davisiae (formerly Polygonum newberryi)
* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Fading out of bloom.
* Alpine Buckwheat: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum
* Haussknecht's Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. haussknechtii
* Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum
* Mountain Sorrel: Oxyria digyna
* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera
* Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - Only blooming in moist meadows high in Bird Creek Meadows.
* Slender Mt. Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana
* Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi
White Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii - Past bloom.
White Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala var. leptosepala - Past bloom.
* Columbia Gorge Rockcress: Arabis furcata - A few still blooming at higher altitudes.
* Lyall's Rockcress: Arabis lyallii var. lyallii
* Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii
* Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei
* Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata
* Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii var. drummondii
* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia
Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. grayi
* Rose Meadowsweet: Spiraea splendens var. splendens (formerly S. densiflora)
* Subalpine Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus - Fading out of bloom.
* Low Mt. Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (formerly Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii)
* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus - Fading out of bloom except high in Bird Creek Meadows.
* Common Willow-herb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum
* Alpine Willowherb: Epilobium hornemannii
* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum - Fading out of bloom.
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii
* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Fading out of bloom.
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis - Fruits ripening.
* Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda
* Pink Mountain-heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Mostly out of bloom.
* Yellow Mountain-heather: Phyllodoce glandulifera - Still in bloom on shaded, north-facing cliffs high in Bird Creek Meadows.
Dwarf Huckleberry: Vaccinium caespitosum - Fruits ripening.
Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum
Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium - In fruit.
Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum
* Mt. Bog Gentian: Gentiana calycosa var. calycosa - Beginning to bloom.
* Alpine Collomia: Collomia larsenii
* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis - Only blooming high in Bird Creek Meadows.
California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum
* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata
* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola
* Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii
* Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii - Only blooming around the moraines at the south and east side of the Mazama Glacier.
* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - Bloom is peaking.
* Turtle Heads: Nothochelone nemorosa
* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa - Fading out of bloom.
* Elephanthead Lousewort: Pedicularis groenlandica - Fading out of bloom.
* Leafy (Sickle-top) Pedicularis: Pedicularis racemosa
* Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus - Fading out of bloom.
* Cliff Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola - Fading out of bloom.
* Tolmie's Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei - Fading out of bloom.
* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Orange agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Fading out of bloom.
* Alpine Pussytoes: Antennaria media
Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata
* Broad-leaved Arnica: Arnica latifolia var. gracilis
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis
Big Mt. Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana - Seen on south-facing slopes of the Ridge of Wonders to the north of the Hellroaring Viewpoint.
* Cutleaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus
* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis
* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (formerly Aster ledophyllus)
* Alpine Hawkweed, Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile
* Scouler's Woolly-weed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri
* Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris (formerly Microseris alpestris)
* Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (formerly Aster alpigenus)
* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
* Canada Goldenrod: Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa -
* Dwarf Goldenrod: Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana
Mountain Goats
Clark's Nutcrackers
Stellers Jays
Northern Flicker
Dark-eyed Juncos
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Pine Siskins
Rufous Hummingbirds
Cascades Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel: Spermophilus saturatus
Pale Tiger Swallowtails
Hoary Commas ?
Numerous unidentified Fritillarys
Clodius Parnassians ? - numerous
Orange Sulphur ?