Album of Catt Creek Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 12 August 2023 spider collecting trip to sites on Catt Creek and the nameless mountain ridge to the south, Lewis County, Washington. After a moderate period of lower elevation collecting along the creek (2800' and 17 species), we checked out two intemediate sites that weren't what I expected, then were able to drive all the way to the 4700' ridge crest where we added 5 more, then got a final 4 at a roadside alder stand for 26 total. Homeward bound, we visited two unproductive cemeteries along the way.
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aerial photo of Catt Creek field area, Lewis County, Washington roadside verge, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
3 places where we got spiders in Catt Creek area; M = impenetrable supposed meadow (Lewis County 2021) Roadside verge habitat at Catt Creek            © Rod Crawford
western hemlock foliage, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington female Dipoena daltoni spider from conifer foliage, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Western hemlock foliage                  © Rod Crawford Dipoena daltoni beaten from conifers                  © Rod Crawford
dead tree with loose bark, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington spider Microhexura idahoana from bark, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Dead tree with loose bark           © Laurel Ramseyer Microhexura idahoana from under bark            © Rod Crawford
spider Cybaeus reticulatus from under rock, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington gloomy riparian forest floor, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Cybaeus reticulatus from under rock   © Laurel Ramseyer Gloomy riparian forest floor                       © Rod Crawford
riparian willow foliage, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington wide stretch of Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Streamside grass & herbs               © Rod Crawford Wide stretch of Catt Creek                 © Laurel Ramseyer
streamside rocks, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington water of Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Productive streamside rocks         © Laurel Ramseyer Plenty of water in Catt Creek                 © Laurel Ramseyer
2021 area of big marsh/swamp south of Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington downstream understory, Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
The habitat I thought was a meadow  (Lewis County, 2021) Understory by Catt Creek downstream of road         © Laurel Ramseyer
dead wood in uncut forest, ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington floor of uncut forest, ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Dead wood (unproductive this time) in uncut stand   © Rod Crawford Forest floor of uncut stand                 © Rod Crawford
road along ridge crest, ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington shaded conifer foliage along ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Road along the ridge crest           © Rod Crawford Conifer foliage in shade of the uncut forest             © Rod Crawford
clearcut meadow stand, ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington clearcut meadow stand and Mt. Rainier, ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Flowery meadow in clearcut             © Laurel Ramseyer Sawtooth Ridge between us and Mt. Rainier            © Laurel Ramseyer
Mt. St. Helens visible from ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington Mt. Rainier visible from ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Mt. St. Helens to our southeast           © Rod Crawford While Laurel admires Mt. Rainier to our northeast             © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford enters alder grove on tributary of Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington small quarry, tributary of Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
Rod enters alder grove for litter            © Laurel Ramseyer Rockpile at small quarry                   © Laurel Ramseyer
bat sheltering under boulder, tributary of Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington Rod Crawford moving boulder off road, ridge above Catt Creek, northeastern Lewis County, Washington
A live bat day-roosts under a boulder!    © Laurel Ramseyer Rod moves a road boulder out of the way of the car      © Laurel Ramseyer
Mt. Rainier from Eatonville Cemetery at dusk, 12 August 2023 sunset from central Pierce County, Washington on 12 August 2023
Mt. Rainier from Eatonville Cemetery at dusk       © Rod Crawford Sunset from central Pierce County                   © Rod Crawford

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