Site Report: Mission - My New Backyard

Transit of Venus - June 5, 2012

Johnson's Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni)

Omnivorous Looper (Sabulodes aegrotata)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Giant Water Scavenger Beetle (Hydrophilus triangularis)

Mediterranean Katydid (Phaneroptera nana)

Ghost Spider (Anyphaena sp)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)

Crevice Weaver (Kukulcania sp)

Long-tailed Silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudatum)

Reticulate-winged Booklouse (Lepinotus reticulatus)

Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)

Yellow V Moth (Oinophila v-flava)

False Widow Spider (Steatoda ssp)

Johnson's Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni)

My current apartment has a small yard. The backyard area on this part of the block is mostly open with a few shrubs. There are some berries from bronze loquat trees on the block that attract ceder waxwing flocks on occassion.

Visits

2011-05-25: A look out the window...
2012-06-05: Transit of Venus
2014-02-20: Incidental sighting of a sharp-shinned hawk.
2016-11-19: A huge flock of Cedar Waxwings came by to eat every berry on street trees.
2018-12-01:
2020-03-29: Bugs around the house
2020-11-01: Spider on the car in good light.
2023-10-30: Saw a katydid on the street
2023-11-30: Walking around
2023-12-02: In the house
2023-12-07: Inside the house
2023-12-21: Small insects on a poster.
2024-01-03: Inside the house
2024-03-11: Spider in the bedroom
2024-05-29: Found a large beetle on the sidewalk on 26th
2025-06-24: house
2025-08-02: Saw an Omnivorous Looper in the bedroom after it being to high up on the ceiling for a photo yesterday.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (23 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (12 records)

Class: Arachnids (4 records)

Order: Spiders (4 records)
- Family: Cobweb Spiders
- False Widow Spider (Steatoda sp)
- Family: Crevice Weavers
- Crevice Weaver (Kukulcania sp)
- Family: Ghost Spiders
- Ghost Spider (Anyphaena sp)
- Family: Jumping Spiders
- Johnson's Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni)

Class: Insects (8 records)

Order: Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (1 record)
- Family: Granary Booklice
- Reticulate-winged Booklouse (Lepinotus reticulatus)

Order: Beetles (2 records)
- Family: Skin Beetles
- Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
- Family: Water Scavenger Beetles
- Giant Water Scavenger Beetle (Hydrophilus triangularis)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (3 records)
- Family: Concealer Moths
- Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
- Family: Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies
- Yellow V Moth (Oinophila v-flava)
- Family: Geometer Moths
- Omnivorous Looper (Sabulodes aegrotata)

Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets (1 record)
- Family: Katydid
- Mediterranean Katydid (Phaneroptera nana)

Order: Silverfishes (1 record)
- Family: Typical Silverfishes
- Long-tailed Silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudatum)

Phylum: Chordates (11 records)

Class: Birds (11 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

Order: Perching Birds (7 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

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