Album of Brim Creek Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 29 April 2017 spider collecting trip (with Jerry Austin) to Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington. We spent the day collecting in natural riparian habitats and working forest in the Ryderwood Tree Farm of Sierra Pacific Industries (thanks for allowing access!) and got a diverse sample of 42 species before that 20% chance of rain started dropping from the sky. Laurel's account of the day is here.
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aerial view of Brim Creek field sites (near Vader, Lewis County, Washington) from 2013 Sierra Pacific gate on Brim Creek Road, near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Lowest red dot, Brim Creek; upper, old clearing; new clearcut is between   (Lewis County, 2013) The Sierra Pacific gate was itself a spider habitat        © Rod Crawford
pimoid spider Pimoa altioculata with egg sac on gate, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington looking down creek from bridge, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Pimoa altioculata with egg sac on gate  © Laurel Ramseyer Looking down Brim Creek from bridge              © Rod Crawford
linyphiid spider Neriene digna from gate, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington web of linyphiid spider Neriene digna on gate, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Neriene digna…        © Laurel Ramseyer …and its web on the gate             © Laurel Ramseyer
Jerry Austin at Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Rare sighting of Jerry Austin in the field    © Rod Crawford Brim Creek upstream from bridge              © Rod Crawford
snowberry understory Symphoricarpos albus, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington herbaceous understory, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Symphoricarpos understory           © Rod Crawford Herbaceous understory             © Rod Crawford
salmonberry Rubus spectabilis in bloom, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington moss-draped branches, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Salmonberry in bloom              © Rod Crawford Moss just begging to be sifted for spiders         © Rod Crawford
crab spider Misumena vatia with tachinid prey on elderberry flower, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington very new clearcut, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Misumena vatia with tachinid on elderberry      © Laurel Ramseyer Very new clearcut, not on latest airphotos           © Rod Crawford
riparian maple & alder trees, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington conifer forest with no low branches, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Riparian maple & alder       © Rod Crawford Forest with no low branches to beat             © Laurel Ramseyer
roadside grass in clearcut, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington road through new clearcut, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Roadside grass in clearcut          © Rod Crawford Roadside habitat of Pardosa vancouveri          © Rod Crawford
bleedingheart Dicentra formosa at Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington second-growth tree stump in new clearcut showing rings, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Dicentra formosa was common        © Rod Crawford Tree was relatively young, but harvestable                 © Laurel Ramseyer
big bigleaf maple tree, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington some distance above bridge, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Big maple with litter in crotch             © Rod Crawford Brim Creek some distance above bridge              © Rod Crawford
Garter snake in clearing north of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington old clearing north of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Garter snake posing        © Laurel Ramseyer Old clearing, possibly once a farm or orchard         © Laurel Ramseyer
tiger moth larva Platyprepia virginalis on lupine, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington old apple
Platyprepia virginalis larva on lupine    © Laurel Ramseyer Doesn't it look like an old orchard?              © Laurel Ramseyer
water drop in lupine axil, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington blossoms on old apple tree, clearing north of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Gem of pure water in lupine axil   © Laurel Ramseyer Apple blossoms were few               © Laurel Ramseyer
bear scat with Lucilla flies, north of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington subadult male crab spider Misumena vatia, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Bear scat with colorful visitors     © Laurel Ramseyer Subadult male Misumena vatia           © Laurel Ramseyer
lichen on buckthorn tree, clearing N of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington lichen-draped buckthorn tree in clearing N of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Festoons of moss & lichen on…    © Laurel Ramseyer …cascara buckthorn trees next to gnarled old apple        © Laurel Ramseyer
Douglas-fir foliage, clearing north of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington crab spider female Ozyptila pacifica, north of Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Finally, some Douglas-fir foliage!          © Laurel Ramseyer Ozyptila pacifica               © Laurel Ramseyer
bee on strawberry blossom, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington roadside stones spider habitat, Brim Creek near Vader, Lewis County, Washington
Bee ensures future strawberry crop      © Laurel Ramseyer Even the roadside rocks had some spiders under 'em          © Laurel Ramseyer

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