Site Report: Camp Meeker

Geometer Moth (Anavitrinella sp)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Spider (Spider ssp)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Omnivorous Looper (Sabulodes aegrotata)

Lace Web Spider (Callobius severus)

Carpet Moth (Geometera sp)

Pug Moth (Eupithecia sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Button's Banana Slug (Ariolimax buttoni)

Yellow-spotted Millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana)

Omnivorous Looper (Sabulodes aegrotata)

Pug Moth (Eupitheciini sp)

Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)

Tortricid Leafroller Moth (Tortricidae sp)

Midge (Chironomidae sp)

Carpet Moth

Crane Fly (Phoroctenia vittata)

Carpet Moth (Dysstroma sp)

Western Clothes Moth (Tinea occidentella)

Scaly-legged Pyralid Snout Moth (Arta epicoenalis)

Boxelder Leafroller Moth (Caloptilia negundella)

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Rocky Mountain Clearwing (Hemaris thetis)

Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa ssp)

Marbled Cellar Spider (Holocnemus pluchei)

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma disstria)

California Sister ( Adelpha californica)

Psocodea sp

Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)

Mottled Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta subsequalis)

Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

Lauxaniid Fly (Homoneura sp)

Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)

Pygmy Eye-cupped Moth (Nepticulidae sp)

Marbled Cellar Spider (Holocnemus pluchei)

Bicolored Carpenter Ant (Camponotus vicinus)

Pyralid Snout Moth (Pima sp)

Second growth redwood.

Visits

2018-07-21: Weekend visit.
2019-05-04: overnight trip
2021-05-09:
2021-06-04:
2021-08-15: overnight
2023-05-28:
2023-09-03:
2024-01-21: Raining
2024-05-11: We walked in a group walk from Camp Meeker to Shell Beach on the coast. Of the people who made it the whole way, I was last...
2024-06-15: A trip in the river to the Bohemian Grove area.
2025-05-23:
2025-09-13: Trying out a new moth setup, we stopped at a thrift shop where I was able to score a white king-sized bed sheet for $1. I draped the sheet over a fence, and I shined a UV light on it to try and attract some insects. There wasn't an overwhelming response, but there were definitely more insects on the UV than we could find under porch lights.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (65 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (34 records)

Class: Arachnids (3 records)

Order: Spiders (3 records)
- Family: Cellar Spiders
- Marbled Cellar Spider (Holocnemus pluchei)
- Family: Hackledmesh Weavers
- Lace Web Spider (Callobius severus)
- Family: Orbweavers
- Spider (Spider ssp)

Class: Insects (30 records)

Order: Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (1 record)
- Family: Psocodea
- Psocodea (Psocodea sp)

Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants (2 records)
- Family: Ants
- Bicolored Carpenter Ant (Camponotus vicinus)
- Family: Apidae
- Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa ssp)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (24 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- California Sister (Adelpha californica)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Family: Crambid Snout Moths
- Mottled Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta subsequalis)
- Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
- Family: Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies
- Western Clothes Moth (Tinea occidentella)
- Family: Lappet Moths
- Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma disstria)
- Family: Leaf Blotch Miner Moths
- Boxelder Leafroller Moth (Caloptilia negundella)
- Family: Plutellidae
- Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)
- Family: Pygmy Eye-cupped Moths
- Pygmy Eye-cupped Moth (Nepticulidae sp)
- Family: Pyralid Snout Moths
- Scaly-legged Pyralid Snout Moth (Arta epicoenalis)
- Pyralid Snout Moth (Pima sp)
- Family: Skippers
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
- Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
- Family: Sphinx Moths
- Rocky Mountain Clearwing (Hemaris thetis)
- Family: Swallowtails and Parnassians
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Family: Tortricid Leafroller Moths
- Tortricid Leafroller Moths (Tortricidae sp)

Order: Flies (3 records)
- Family: Large Crane Flies
- Crane Fly (Phoroctenia vittata)
- Family: Lauxaniid Flies
- Lauxaniid Fly (Homoneura sp)
- Family: Non-biting Midges
- Midge (Midge sp)

Class: Millipedes (1 record)

Order: Flat-backed Millipedes (1 record)
- Family: Cherry Millipedes
- Yellow-spotted Millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana)

Phylum: Chordates (30 records)

Class: Amphibians (1 record)

Order: Salamanders (1 record)
- Family: Newts
- Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)

Class: Birds (28 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (4 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (2 records)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)

Order: Perching Birds (15 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Swallows
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)

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

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Canidae
- Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Phylum: Mullusks (1 record)

Class: Gastropod (1 record)

Order: Common Land Snails and Slugs (1 record)
- Family: Banana Slugs and Allies
- Button's Banana Slug (Ariolimax buttoni)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.