Additional Information for those planning to hike Cottonwood Canyon State Park:
Cottonwood Canyon Info: includes map showing BLM vs. Oregon State Park land. Even better maps are available from the BLM. http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/Cottonwood101301.pdf
Cottonwood Planned Trail Development: (scroll down for planned trails) http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/PLANS/docs/masterplans/cottonwood/cottonwood-plan-maps-ch10.pdf
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Hackberry: Celtis reticulata - In bud.
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
Indian Ricegrass: Achnatherum hymenoides
Cheat Grass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)
Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus
Reed Canarygrass: Phalaris arundinacea
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus - Leaves only.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Past bloom. Pods maturing.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora - Beginning to bloom.
Douglas' Grasswidows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Forming fruits.
Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum
Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
* Veiny Dock: Rumex venosus
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum
* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Small-flowered Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Golden Currant: Ribes aureum - Peak bloom.
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Beginning to leaf out.
Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Leafing out.
Glabrous Sickle Milkvetch: Astragalus curvicarpus var. subglaber - Leaves.
* Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. purshii ?)
Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus - Leaves.
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron rydbergii
Poison Hemlock: Conium maculataum
* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum - Beginning to bloom.
* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Broad-fruit Lomatium: Lomatium triternatum ssp. platycarpum (Lomatium simplex)
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.
* Longleaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia
Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
* Lineleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis - Beginning to bloom.
* Common Fiddleneck: Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii
* Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.
Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. dentatus
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum
Cleavers: Galium aparine
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea - New leaves.
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Beginning to bloom.
Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida
Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Nearing peak bloom at river level.
Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa
Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus
Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum
Threadleaf Daisy: Erigeron filifolius - In bud.
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
Matchbrush: Gutierrezia sarothrae
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola
Scotch Thistle: Onopordum acanthium
Bighorn Sheep: Approximately 30 spotted at various locations. Some ewes are off by themselves. Is it lambing season?
Canada Geese - Active along the banks of the John Day River.
Mallards
Common Mergansers
Chukar - A few sightings, numerous calls from different locations.
Pheasants - Calling from multiple locations.
Golden Eagle
Northern Harriers - Two pairs spotted hunting and performing aerial and vocal displays.
American Kestrels
Red-winged Blackbirds
Western Meadowlarks
White-crowned Sparrows
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Canyon Wrens
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Desert Side-blotched Lizard
Bullfrogs on the banks of the John Day River.
Cabbage Whites
Gray Hairstreaks
Mourning Cloaks - Very numerous
Julia's Orange-tips - Numerous
Blues
Copper
Green Tiger Beetles
Bumble Bees