July 7, 2006
* Indicates the Plant is Currently in Bloom
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Sitanion hystrix (var. hystrix ?) - Attractive seed heads forming.
* Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus -
* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -
* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -
* Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum -
* Franklin's Sandwort: Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii - Fading out of bloom in rocky slopes.
* Douglas' Catchfly: Silene douglasii - Spotty distribution along the summit of the Columbia Hills
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
* Lance-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum - Spotty distribution along the summit of the Columbia Hills
* Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - A few still remain in bloom beneath the oaks.
* Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis
* Nevada Deer-vetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus
* Rabbit-foot Clover: Trifolium arvense
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium
* Least Navarretia: Navarretia minima
* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - An occasional plant still in bloom.
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri - Found at a small pond below the lowest microwave tower on Stacker Butte.
* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta
* Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea - Found in a small creek draining the southern slopes of the Columbia Hills above the Columbia Hills NAP parking lot.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Going to seed.
* Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea - plants are aged with but a few still in bloom )
* Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii
* Chicory: Cichorum intybus
* Wavy-leaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum
* Bearded Hawksbeard: Crepis barbigera - Plants grazed down, then a spurt of new growth with new flowers.
* Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius - Scattered distribution along the crest of the Columbia Hills.
* Woolly sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
* Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre
* Columbia River Gumweed: Grindelia columbiana -
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Rabbit Leaf: Lagophylla ramosissima - Common at parking area for Columbia Hills NAP.
Turkey Vultures
Red-tailed Hawk
Harrier
Kestrel
20+ Ravens
Mourning Doves
Brewer's Blackbirds
American Robins
Black-headed Grosbeak
Horned Larks
Western Wood PeeWees - in the oak woods.
California Ground Squirrels
2 mule deer does
Cichada
Anise Swallowtail
Fritillary
Skipper on heart-leaf buckwheat