Weather: Temperature - high 70s, light to moderate breeze, clear skies.
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum - Starting to stick to clothes and shoes.
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata - Starting to flower. Or is this a hybrid imported from Snake River country?
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bloom in spots high on the ridge.
Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus - Still three to four weeks from blooming.
Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Seed pods visible on north-facing slopes under shrubs.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica- A few seed pods seen.
* False Solomon Plume: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii - In bloom, including numerous pure white individuals.
* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - A few in bloom in moist areas on north-facing slopes.
Alaska Rein-orchid: Platanthera unalascensis -
* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Both cream and yellow-flowered plants are in bloom.
* Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum - In bud.
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata - A few plants seen in shady areas under shrubbery.
* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - Fading out of bloom.
* Franklin's Sandwort: Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii - In bloom along the summit ridge.
* Douglas' Silene: Silene douglasii -
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - A few plants still in bloom in shaded areas on the north-facing slopes.
* White Water-buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis v. hispidulus - In bloom in a small pond.
* Lanceleaved Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum
* Leiberg’s Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii
* Sickle-pod Rock Cress: Boechera atrorubens - A few plants still in bloom at the highest elevations.
* American Bittercress: Barbarea orthoceras - In bloom in drying streambeds on north-facing slopes.
Cusick's Draba: Cusickiella douglasii - Long past bloom.
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
* Dagger Pod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Dagger-shaped pods are visible.
* Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum - A few plants seen along the road.
* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Small-flowerd Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora - Fading out of bloom.
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - In bloom at high elevations on the north-facing slopes.
Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor - In bud.
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - A few in bloom on north-facing slopes.
* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Fairly abundant bloom on north-facing slopes.
* Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - Beginning to bloom under the oaks.
* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana - Beginning to bloom.
* Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum
* Yakima Milk-vetch: Astragalus reventiformis - A few plants still in bloom.
* Few-flowered Peavine: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - Beginning to bloom at higher elevations.
* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Common bloom just below the Columbia Hills NAP.
* Whitish Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus var. bingenensis - Seen occasionally.
* Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius (formerly var. thompsonianus) - Still in fairly good bloom at higher elevations.
* Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus - Blooming at all elevations, although only locally common.
Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
* American Vetch: Vicia americana
* Upland Nuttall's Violet: Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa - Numerous on north-facing slopes.
* Filaree, Stork's-bill: Erodium cicutarium - Fairly common.
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana var. oregana - In bud. Seen in a moist area on north-facing slopes.
* Buckbrush, Redstem Ceanothus: Ceanothus sanguineus
* Bur Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina
* Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum - Found occasionally in bloom under shrubs and oaks on the north-facing slopes of the ridge.
* Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Still in bloom near the summit of the ridge.
* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum - Abundant bloom (very pungent fragrance) at lower to middle elevations.
* Nine Leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium tridentatum var. triternatum - Fairly common.
* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida - .Fairly numerous, but not yet at a peak of bloom.
* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium - Beginning to bloom.
* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - Beginning to bloom.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - A few still in bloom on upper elevation slopes.
* Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii- A few plants still in bloom.
* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa- Fading out of bloom.
Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Past bloom.
* Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora
* Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
* White-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata* Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa - Fairly common in disturbed areas around the roads.
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia - Still fairly common at the higest elevations on the ridge.
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Past bloom.
* Scouler's popcorn-flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri - Blooming on the shore of a small pond near the top of the ridge.* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta - Fading out of bloom at lower elevations, fairly common on north-facing slopes.
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - A few plants still in bloom.
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata - In bloom in a moist area on north-facing slopes.
Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis - In bud.
* Sticky Penstemon: Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus
* Common Speedwell: Veronica arvensis* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum
* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Big Root: Marah oreganus - Fairly abundant along the Dalles Mt. Road. A few were found in bloom in the preserve.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.
* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Fading out of bloom.
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Fading out of bloom.
* Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Still in bloom under oak trees and shrubbery on north-facing slopes.* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea - Definitely fading out at lower elevations, still a moderate bloom above.
Tumble Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa - A few basal rosettes of leaves found along the access road to the microwave towers (all at medium to higher elevations).
* Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - Beginning to bloom.
Wavy-leaved Thistle: Cirsium undulatum - In bud.
Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadora hallii - In bud.
* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.
* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis - A few plants still in bloom at the highest elevations.
* Oregon Sunshine, Wooly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
* Blanket-flower: Gaillardia aristata
Columbia River Gumweed: Grindelia nana var. integrifolia ?- Leaves only, and old, withered stems from last year seen.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (formerly H. scouleri var. cynoglossoides) - In bud.
* Hareleaf, Rabbitleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - A few plants still in bloom on higher, north-facing slopes.
Columbia Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - Almost in bloom.
* Yellow Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltus - A fair amount of plants still in bloom at higher elevations.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
1. Carnivorous Ground Beetles (standing on their heads!)
2. Acmon Blues
3. Boisduval's Blues
4. Snowberry Checkerspots
5. Ochre Ringlets
6. Anise Swallowtails
7. Very large bumblebees (Bombus sp.)
8. Velvet Ant
9. Ravens
10. Golden Eagle
11. Red-tailed Hawk
12. Kestrel
13. Horned Larks
14. Meadow Larks
15. American Robins
16. Warblers
17. House Wren
18. Western Wood PeeWees
19. Northern Flickers
20. California Ground Squirrels
21. Mule Deer
22. Western Fence Lizards
23. Shorthorn Lizards