Wildflowers in Bloom at Tom McCall Nature Preserve
Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum (yellow form)
Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii/piperi
Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Animals Seen at the Tom McCall Nature Preserve
1. Kestrel
2. Harrier
3. Scrub jay (three)
4. Raven
5. Horned larks (many)
Pungent Desert Parsely: Lomatium papilioniferum ? - One in bloom.
Smooth Desert Parsley: Lomatium laevigatum - One in bloom.
Dalles Mt. Buttercup: Ranunculus triternatus - A few begining to bloom.
Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi - Numerous
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum (white-flowered form)- Blooming several miles downhill from the summit area.
Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormani / piperi -Numerous
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica- Many in bloom.
Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii -Fairly common, but at least several weeks from peaking.
Chickweed: Stellaria media- A few in bloom.
Little Western Bitter Cress: Cardamine oligosperma - A few in bloom.
Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Many in bloom.
Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum - Fairly common, especially on steep slopes or along the upper edges of cliffs.
Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia - Fairly common at the east end of the trail.
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum -Numerous plants in bloom (Few with leaves visible yet.).
Pungent Desert Parsely: Lomatium papilioniferum - Several in bloom.
Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii/piperi -Numerous
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata- A few in bloom.
Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea? - One plant up with just a few baby ray flowers emerging.
Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -Many in bloom at the west end.
Animals Seen along the Three Bench Loop:
1. Golden Eagle (2 soaring over the area, catching a thermal).
2. Northern Flicker (One)
3. Ravens (a pair)
4. Scrub Jays (one)
5. Tiny butterfly (rusty with dark markings)
Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii -Fairly common, but at least several weeks from peaking.
Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis- A few in bloom.
Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna- Many in bloom.
Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum - A few in bloom.
Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia -A few in bloom.
Western Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula -Fairly common.
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum -A few plants in bloom (Few with leaves visible yet.).
Pungent Desert Parsely: Lomatium papilioniferum - A few in bloom.
Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii/piperi ? -Numerous
Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -Many in bloom on the west facing bank.
Animals Seen at Catherine Creek:
1. Says Phoebe- (1)
2. Kestrel- (1)
3. Common Crow- (many)
4. Pacific Tree Frogs- (many singing!)
5. Dark-eyed Junco- (3)
6. Northern Flicker- (1)