Album of Sumas and vicinity Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 30 April 2019 spider collecting trip (with Jerry Austin) to Sumas and vicinity, Whatcom County, Washington. We visited 3 parklike sites around the Canadian-border-town of Sumas in hopes of introduced spiders and then a nice natural riparian forest on Breckenridge Creek. Despite some habitats having sparse spiders, we ended this beautiful day with a fine total of 41 species!
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2016 aerial photo of Sumas area (Whatcom County, Washington) spider collecting sites Johnson Creek site, SW corner of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Sumas-area sites (top) and Breckenridge Creek (bottom)
(USDA, 2016)		 Rod and Jerry at Johnson Creek site                  © Laurel Ramseyer
Johnson Creek, SW corner of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington Laurel Ramseyer sifting moss at Johnson Creek, SW corner of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Johnson Creek                    © Rod Crawford Laurel sifting moss                        © Rod Crawford
bridge over Johnson Creek, SW corner of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington invasive Himalayan blackberry at Johnson Creek, SW corner of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Bridge produced no spiders         © Rod Crawford Vast jungle of Himalayan blackberry                    © Rod Crawford
Laurel Ramseyer at Sumas Cemetery, Whatcom County, Washington Sumas Cemetery, Whatcom County, Washington
Laurel works on pine cones              © Rod Crawford Sumas Cemetery overlooked by hills, mountains            © Rod Crawford
pine cones at Sumas Cemetery, Whatcom County, Washington mystery species of pine tree at Sumas Cemetery, Whatcom County, Washington
Plenty of pine cones to tap         © Laurel Ramseyer …dropped by this unknown pine species                © Rod Crawford
Grass in forest track, Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington trail to Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Grass in forest track                © Rod Crawford Trail down into the ravine of Breckenridge Creek        © Laurel Ramseyer
moss on trees, Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington forest in ravine of Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Moss on maple tree              © Laurel Ramseyer Shady riparian forest                       © Rod Crawford
maple leaf litter, Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington Jerry Austin and Rod Crawford at Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Maple litter not as spider-rich as it looked!     © Rod Crawford Jerry and Rod each doing his thing               © Laurel Ramseyer
Stand of Dicentra plants in forest understory, Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Dicentra stand on forest floor        © Rod Crawford Breckenridge Creek                     © Rod Crawford
Ero sp. egg sac, spider family Mimetidae, Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Ero egg sac         © Laurel Ramseyer Breckenridge Creek, another view              © Laurel Ramseyer
sword fern Pterostichum munitum understory, Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Fern understory               © Rod Crawford Breckenridge Creek, yet another view                    © Rod Crawford
Jerry Austin at Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington tree canopy at Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington
Jerry sorting through a sweep sample   © Rod Crawford Maple canopy                       © Rod Crawford
salmonberry Rubus spectabilis in bloom, Breckenridge Creek south of Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington sunset viewed from Interstate 5 in/near Skagit County, Washington on 30 April 2019
Bloomin' salmonberry               © Rod Crawford Late stage of sunset                             © Rod Crawford

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