North Coast Diaries

New County Record - Black Petaltail --- Sunday, July 26, 2009

I was with a group up on the road to Onion Peak today and we came upon a seep that had several (at least 10) BLACK PETALTAILS.  I had never seen them in the county before, and it turns out no one else has either.  The only other recorded spot in the Coast Range for this species was Mary's Peak and they haven't been seen there in a number of years. We had them landing on us... Also seen today, while not new to the county, new to most of us on the trip: the rare Queen of the Forest (Filipendula occidentalis).

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