Friends of Gualala River Protecting the Gualala River watershed and the species living within it
June 9, 2024
by a Friend of the Gualala River
We walked the Wheatfield Fork of the Gualala River under the second twin bridge off Annapolis Road. What a beautiful and peaceful walk!
We couldn’t photograph any birds as they were mostly in the canopy and quickly catching insects. However, we saw and heard the following: Black-headed grosbeak, red-breasted sapsucker, acorn woodpecker, Allen’s hummingbird, cliff swallows, Wilson’s warbler, Swainson’s Thrush, killdeer (including an eggshell from a killdeer), song sparrow, Pacific slope flycatcher, Pacific wren, Stellar’s jay and chestnut-backed chickadee.
And plenty of butterflies: Satyr commas, Western tiger swallowtail, common buckeye, Mylitta crescents and Echo Azure butterflies.
Saw quite a few Exclamation damselflies. Didn’t see any reptiles or amphibians.
Plenty of wildflowers. The purple foxglove was about 10 feet tall. Have not seen these Cardinal catchfly flowers previously.
Wonderful walk!
