Album of Harksell Road and vicinity Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 9 June 2019 spider collecting trip to the Harksell Road access to the Nooksack River and vicinity, Whatcom County, Washington. We got 19 species from the primary site and also visited sites on Bertrand Creek and H Street Road near the Canadian border, for a total of 41 species including 4 species of Erigone!
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aerial view, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington, 2016 riparian habitat at edge of farmland, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington
Harksell Road stops at Nooksack River           (USDA, 2016) Riparian habitat at edge of farmland                  © Rod Crawford
invasive Polygonum sachalinense and Rubus armeniacus at Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington overview of spider site, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington
Invasive Rubus and Polygonum were common   © Rod Crawford Overview of site                       © Rod Crawford
vertical route to river, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington Nooksack River, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington
You'd have to slide to get to the river   © Rod Crawford But the Nooksack is indeed adjacent to the site        © Rod Crawford
farmland to west, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington grassy field, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington
Looking westward, it's all farms        © Rod Crawford But narrow band of grassy field had rich Linyphiid fauna   © Rod Crawford
riparian woodland along river, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington horrible invasive blackberry thicket, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington
Riparian cottonwoods            © Laurel Ramseyer Horrible invasive blackberry thicket                © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford sifting leaf litter on car, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington within riparian woodland, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington
Rod writing labels (after sifting)       © Laurel Ramseyer Dense understory in riparian woods                © Laurel Ramseyer
cottonwood trunk with moss, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington bare ground Pardosa wolf spider habitat, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington
Cottonwood trunk with moss         © Laurel Ramseyer Bare habitat of Pardosa xerampelina                       © Rod Crawford

Second site: roadside woodland and marsh at Bertrand Creek

understory, Bertrand Creek, Whatcom County, Washington forest understory, Bertrand Creek at road, Whatcom County, Washington
Forest understory at Bertrand Creek     © Rod Crawford Understory looked rich, not so rich in spiders              © Rod Crawford
mossy maple tree, Bertrand Creek at road, Whatcom County, Washington bridge over Bertrand Creek at road, Whatcom County, Washington
Better moss at Bertrand Creek         © Rod Crawford Bridge and riparian foliage                     © Rod Crawford
male specimen of orbweaver Tetragnatha elongata, marsh on Bertrand Creek, Whatcom County, Washington Bertrand Creek with marsh habitats, Whatcom County, Washington
Tetragnatha elongata male         © Rod Crawford Bertrand Creek with lovely natural marsh habitat         © Rod Crawford
roadside thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus, Bertrand Creek at road, Whatcom County, Washington closeup of marsh habitat, Bertrand Creek at road, Whatcom County, Washington
Roadside thimbleberry               © Rod Crawford Closeup of marsh habitat                    © Rod Crawford

Third site: along H Street Road just south of Canada

aerial view of 9 June 2019 H Street Road site, 2016 conifer and field habitats, H Street Road X Kettle Way, Whatcom County, Washington
Red dots: conifer and field habitats   (USDA, 2016) Douglas-fir foliage and grassy field habitats               © Rod Crawford
lichen on a post, H Street Road X Kettle Way, Whatcom County, Washington grassy lane, H Street Road X Kettle Way, Whatcom County, Washington
Lichen on a post-top               © Rod Crawford Abandoned, grassy lane with habitat                       © Rod Crawford
juvenile Ozyptila spider, Harksell Road at Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington Mt. Baker from Nooksack River at Guide Meridian Road, Whatcom County, Washington
Juvenile Ozyptila crab spider         © Rod Crawford Bottom half of Mt. Baker                             © Rod Crawford
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