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Flowering Chaparral Pea growing on a dry rocky sandstone ridge top, off Pine Canyon Road.

Chaparral Pea (Pickeringia montana) Endemic in California. It is a native, large, spiny, evergreen shrub in the Legumes (Fabaceae) family that grows on dry slopes and ridges in chaparral and mixed evergreen forests. It has dense, intricate branches. Leaves are simple or palmately compound, with 2–3 small elliptic to ovate leaflets. Flowers are solitary and bright pink-magenta with a yellowish-brown triangle at the base of the banner. Peak bloom time: April-May. Calflora lists 2 subspecies.

Calflora (includes species distribution map in CA): https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=6496

Jepson eFlora https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=38189

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 168-169.

Flora of Fort Ord: Monterey County, California, David Styer, 2019, p.117.

Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 58.

Monterey County Wildflowers https://montereywildflowers.com/fabaceae-misc/

I just caught a glimpse of far-distant woodpecker. I think I’m seeing a long bill.

Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) COMPARED TO Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Downy has a much shorter bill

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Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) is a medium-large Woodpecker with a long bill, about 250 mm (9.8 inches) in length with a 380 mm (15 inch) wingspan. Only the Male Hairy Woodpecker has a red hindcrown spot. Hairy Woodpecker has pure white outer tail feathers (whereas Downey Woodpecker has black barrs on white outer tail feathers and has a short stubby bill). There are many subspecies.
Hairy Woodpecker is "common and widespread across North America as far south as western Panama. Black-and-white plumage is nearly identical to the smaller Downy Woodpecker. Focus on the bill: Hairy has a longer bill, about the length of the head. Also look for clean white outer tail feathers. Some variation in color across range; birds in western North America and especially Central America are brownish, with limited white in the wing. Occurs in wooded habitats with large trees. Familiar visitor to backyard feeders, especially fond of suet. Calls include a loud “peek!” and a fast rattle, stronger than Downy Woodpecker."

Ebird with species description, range map and sound recordings: https://ebird.org/species/haiwoo/

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 7th ed., 2017, pp. 314-315.

Xeno-canto Bird songs, sound recordings, and species range map: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Leuconotopicus-villosus

Audubon Guide to North American Birds https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/hairy-woodpecker

Monterey Birds, Don Roberson, 2nd ed. 2002, sponsored by Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society, p. 307.

The Cornell Lab (Birds in U.S. and Canada) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hairy_Woodpecker

Merlin Bird ID (great app available for Iphones) by The Cornell Lab (Bird ID help for 8,500+ species) https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Comprehensive Feather I.D. tools and more: https://foundfeathers.org/resources/

Found Feathers (Worldwide): https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idtool.php

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COMPARED TO

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) is in the Woodpeckers (Picidaea) family. It is the smallest woodpecker in North America at 17cm (less than 7 inches). Only the male has the red spot on back of head. Downey Woodpecker is found in wide variety of habitats, from wilderness areas to second-growth forests to suburban yards, but generally favors riparian habitats and deciduous trees. The bird nests in tree cavities and feeds primarily on insects, although it supplements its diet with seeds and berries. There are several subspecies.

Audubon Guide to North American Birds https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/downy-woodpecker

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 7th ed., 2017, pp. 314-315.

Ebird with species description, range map and sound recordings: https://ebird.org/species/dowwoo

Xeno-canto Bird songs, sound recordings, and species range map: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Dryobates-pubescens

Monterey Birds, Don Roberson, 2nd ed. 2002, sponsored by Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society, p. 307.

The Cornell Lab (Birds in U.S. and Canada) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/

Merlin Bird ID (great app available for Iphones) by The Cornell Lab (Bird ID help for 8,500+ species) https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Comprehensive Feather I.D. tools and more: https://foundfeathers.org/resources/

Found Feathers (Worldwide): https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idtool.php

@kyanocitta got better photos - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217742612

Dark storm-petrel joined the FTSPs as I was leaving. Dark overall, dark-rumped storm-petrel. Relatively short wing length and flight style ruled out Leach's and Black Storm-Petrels.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S176635388

Link to Woolly Milkweed that was hosting several species of beetles: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217420119

Cobalt Milkweed Beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus) is a shiny, blue-green flying insect in the Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) family.

BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Chrysochus+cobaltinus

Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia). Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles that represent most plant-eating beetles. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/372852-Cucujiformia

Taxonomic chart of Cucujiform Beetles. The infraorder contains seven superfamilies:

Chrysomeloidea (~7 families including longhorn beetles and LEAF BEETLES)
Cleroidea (checkered beetles, bark-gnawing beetles and soft-winged flower beetles)
Coccinelloidea (15 families, includes Lady Beetles and fungus beetles)
Cucujoidea (~27 families)
Curculionoidea (~8 families primarily consisting of weevils and also including snout beetles and bark beetles)
Lymexyloidea (ship-timber beetles)
Tenebrionoidea (formerly "Heteromera") (30 families including blister beetles and ant-like beetles)

Field Guide to California Insects, by Kip Will, J. Gross, D. Rubinoff , J. Powell, 2nd ed., 2020

BugGuide: Arthropods: Photos of Insects, Spiders & Their Kin (US & Canada), clickable categories or use search bar (scientific name): https://bugguide.net/node/view/3/bgpage