Album of Upper Lyre River Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 27 July 2025 spider collecting trip (with Kathy Whaley) to the uppermost Lyre River (just below its source, the outlet of Crescent Lake), Clallam County, Washington. We had good ferry luck on the way over (not quite so good on the way back), and I'd bought a later-model replacement for my old camera. We found our main site after only one wrong turn, which is lucky since the road to another planned site, on June Creek, was closed to traffic. But there was enough habitat near the river for an adequate 27-29 species sample.
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site location Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington forest road crossing Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Our site just downstream of Crescent Lake   (Clallam County, 2024) Our forest road crosses the river — at a gate             © Laurel Ramseyer
end lf bridge, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington Upper Lyre River ustream of bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Shady end of bridge vegetated          © Laurel Ramseyer River upstream of bridge                     © Rod Crawford
roadside verge habitat, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington Upper Lyre River downstream of bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Roadside verge was swept             © Rod Crawford River downstream of bridge                    © Rod Crawford
Very young Douglas-fir, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington Kathy Whaley beating conifer foliage, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Very young Douglas-fir            © Rod Crawford Kathy begins the Big Beat of conifer foliage               © Laurel Ramseyer
male Rhomphaea fictilium spider from Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington web of spider Neriene litigiosa from Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Kathy's prize, adult male Rhomphaea fictilium      © Rod Crawford Webs of Neriene litigiosa were everywhere              © Laurel Ramseyer
tree moss at top of gorge, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington moss-draped trees, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Mossy trees at top of gorge            © Rod Crawford Moss-draped grove                    © Rod Crawford
mossy riverbank tree, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington brachypterous grasshopper, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Mossy trunk on river bank             © Laurel Ramseyer Brachypterous grasshopper                    © Laurel Ramseyer
moss-sifting, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington leaf litter, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Moss-sifting had a little success          © Rod Crawford But I got little from the leaf litter                     © Rod Crawford
old fire ring, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington Zelotes fratris under rock, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Someone's old fire ring was Laurel's best habitat  © Laurel Ramseyer Female Zelotes fratris from fire ring               © Rod Crawford
spider Zodarion rubidum in clay-pebble house, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington juvenile spider Castaneira longipalpa, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Zodarion rubidum in self-made house in fire ring  © Laurel Ramseyer Castianeira longipalpa from fire ring               © Laurel Ramseyer
juvenile Calymmaria spider from under rock, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington pile of rocks in forest, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Juvenile Calymmaria…            © Laurel Ramseyer …were all I got from this lovely shaded pile of rocks        © Rod Crawford
Meioneta darrelli spider from Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington salal foliage, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Meioneta darrelli was in understory          © Rod Crawford Salal was common in understory and edges               © Laurel Ramseyer
Dirksia cinctipes spider from Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington sword fern understory, Upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Dirksia cinctipes from understory        © Rod Crawford Sword fern understory                            © Rod Crawford
riverbank retreat of jumping spider Eris militaris, upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington Phrurotimpus borealis spider from upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Riverbank retreat of Eris militaris       © Laurel Ramseyer Phrurotimus borealis from fire ring                      © Rod Crawford
surface of upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington understructure of bridge, upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Cool, clear water (probably not safe to drink)     © Laurel Ramseyer Under-structure of bridge                      © Laurel Ramseyer
wood scraps on overgrown road, upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington huckleberries on Vaccinium parvifolium, upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington
Wood scraps had no spiders underneath    © Rod Crawford Red huckleberries on the bush                      © Laurel Ramseyer
Kathy Whaley holds harvest of berries, upper Lyre River, Clallam County, Washington sunset from Kingston-Edmonds Ferry,
Kathy offers harvest of varied berries      © Rod Crawford Sunset from Kingston-Edmonds Ferry                    © Rod Crawford

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