Album of Spada Reservoir Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 15 June 2019 spider collecting trip to the Bear Creek recreation site on Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington. Reached by a trail that is level but has its ups and downs, the site has a great variety of open and forested habitats plus a cliff and riparian meadow (which was an unexpected struggle to reach — and to get away from!) We got 31 species including some good jumping spiders; saw no humans on or around the beautiful Snohomish County water supply reservoir other than a few hikers on the trail.
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2007 aerial photo showing spider collecting site on Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington parking lot for trail on south side of Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Field site near E end of reservoir      (Snohomish County, 2007) Trail parking lot                  © Rod Crawford
old road ruts in trail, south side of Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington descent into stream gully, trail on Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Ruts betray origin of trail as road        © Rod Crawford Down-and-up every time there's a little creek!               © Rod Crawford
first major stream crossing, trail on S side of Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington trail on south side of Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
We teetered across makeshift creek crossing     © Rod Crawford And onward, onward with the trail!               © Rod Crawford
sign for Bear Creek Site, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington Laurel Ramseyer at picnic table, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Finally, our destination!         © Rod Crawford Laurel at the site picnic table            © Rod Crawford
safety fence at Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington Reservoir from overlook, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
They're afraid everyone will fall off the cliff © Rod Crawford The peaceful lake, and an inviting meadow            © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir foliage, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington grass and flowers, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Lots of Douglas-fir to beat           © Rod Crawford Lots of grass & flowers to sweep               © Rod Crawford
huckleberries, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington salmonberries, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Delicious huckleberries…            © Rod Crawford …and salmonberries to eat               © Rod Crawford
male Habronattus oregonensis jumping spider, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington Habronattus oregonensis jumping spider, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Habronattus oregonensis front view   © Laurel Ramseyer Habronattus oregonensis showing "Popeye legs"        © Laurel Ramseyer
jumping spider Phidippus johnsonii with orbweaver Araneus diadematus prey, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington Phidippus johnsonii jumping spider, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Phidippus johnsonii with Araneus prey   © Laurel Ramseyer Phidippus johnsonii female                © Laurel Ramseyer
face of jumping spider Phidippus johnsonii, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington flower crab spider Misumena vatia with prey, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Phidippus face showing metallic chelicerae     © Laurel Ramseyer Misumena vatia with prey               © Laurel Ramseyer
Xysticus pretiosus crab spider with egg sac from stump, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington toothpick forest of western hemlock, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Xysticus pretiosus with egg sac       © Laurel Ramseyer Toothpick forest of Western Hemlock                   © Laurel Ramseyer
rotten stump in forest, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington dense understory foliage, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Dead stump in the middle o' the woods © Laurel Ramseyer Spider-rich, dense understory foliage                   © Rod Crawford
dead wood habitat in forest, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington blue sky appears at Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Dead wood habitat                © Rod Crawford Blue sky appears                             © Rod Crawford
alder in ravine, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington brush in ravine, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Looks like a stroll down to the water       © Rod Crawford But dense brush and drift logs intervene               © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford struggling through ravine, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington Laurel Ramseyer in lakeshore meadow, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Wow, what a struggle!             © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel in beautiful lakeshore meadow                    © Rod Crawford
alder leaf litter, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington Rod Crawford sifting leaf litter on drift log, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Littoral leaf litter                  © Rod Crawford Rod sifting litter on drift logs           © Laurel Ramseyer
maze of driftwood above lake shore, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington peaceful lake scene, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington
Driftwood tangle between brush & meadow       © Rod Crawford Peaceful lake & hills with not a human anywhere       © Laurel Ramseyer
Hahnia cinerea from lakeshore alder litter, Spada Reservoir, Snohomish County, Washington sunset near Sultan, Washington on 15 June 2019
Male Hahnia cinerea from litter        © Rod Crawford Sunset on our way back to Sultan                  © Rod Crawford

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