Site Report: Yosemite National Park
Barbara Hitchhikes
Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Toulumne River
Waterfall, Toulumne River, Yosemite National Park
Raging River, Yosemite National Park
Sunset, Yosemite National Park
Waterfall, Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne Valley, Yosemite National Park
Backcountry, Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park
High Country, Yosemite National Park
Waterfall, Yosemite National Park
Raging River, Yosemite National Park
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River
Cascade, Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne Valley, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park, California
Waterwheel Falls, Yosemite National Park
River and Trees, Yosemite National Park
Creek Crossing, Yosemite National Park
Stump, Yosemite National Park
Waterfalls, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne Valley, Yosemite
Near Muir Gorge, Yosemite National Park
Another Waterfall
Viewpoint, Yosemite National Park
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park
Harden Lake, Yosemite National Park
Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra)
Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Brown Stink Bug (Banasa sordida)
Geometer Moth (Geometera sp70)
Cutworm Moth (Lacanobia sp)
Tricolored Cosipara Moth (Cosipara tricoloralis)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp88)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp89)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp90)
Pug Moth (Eupitheciini sp)
Carpet Moth (Larentiinae sp)
Geometer Moth (Geometera sp67)
Geometer Moth (Digrammia neptaria)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
Flat-bodied Moth (Ethmia sp)
Caddisfly
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Crambid Snout Moth (Gyros ssp)
Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sansabeanus)
Shieldback Katydid (Neduba sp)
Plusiine Looper Moth (Plusiinae sp)
Cutworm Moth (Lacanobia sp)
Antlion (Dendroleon speciosus)
Snake Millipede ( Parajulidae sp)
Common Tree Cricket (Oecanthus sp)
Mountain Leafhopper (Colladonus montanus)
Spittlebug (Osbornellus sp)
Lappet Moth (Tolype sp)
Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)
Pearl Moth (Mimorista subcostalis)
Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica)
Plant Bug ()
Lorquin's Angle (Macaria lorquinaria)
Geometer Moth (Drepanulatrix sp)
Caberini Moth (Eudrepanulatrix rectifascia)
Geometer Moth (Sabulodes edwardsata)
Geometer Moth (Sabulodes edwardsata)
Pug Moth (Eupitheciini sp)
Lappet Moth (Lasiocampida sp)
Mule Deer and Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Western Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) - Female
MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) - Male
American Pika (Ochotona princeps)
Dark-winged Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae sp)
Carnea-group Green Lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea)
Brown Lacewing (Hemerobius sp)
Cutworm Moth (Nocturid sp41)
Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)
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Barbara Hitchhikes
Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Toulumne River
Waterfall, Toulumne River, Yosemite National Park
Raging River, Yosemite National Park
Sunset, Yosemite National Park
Waterfall, Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne Valley, Yosemite National Park
Backcountry, Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park
High Country, Yosemite National Park
Waterfall, Yosemite National Park
Raging River, Yosemite National Park
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River
Cascade, Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne Valley, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park, California
Waterwheel Falls, Yosemite National Park
River and Trees, Yosemite National Park
Creek Crossing, Yosemite National Park
Stump, Yosemite National Park
Waterfalls, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne Valley, Yosemite
Near Muir Gorge, Yosemite National Park
Another Waterfall
Viewpoint, Yosemite National Park
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park
Harden Lake, Yosemite National Park
Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra)
Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Brown Stink Bug (Banasa sordida)
Geometer Moth (Geometera sp70)
Cutworm Moth (Lacanobia sp)
Tricolored Cosipara Moth (Cosipara tricoloralis)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp88)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp89)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp90)
Pug Moth (Eupitheciini sp)
Carpet Moth (Larentiinae sp)
Geometer Moth (Geometera sp67)
Geometer Moth (Digrammia neptaria)
Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
Flat-bodied Moth (Ethmia sp)
Caddisfly
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Crambid Snout Moth (Gyros ssp)
Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sansabeanus)
Shieldback Katydid (Neduba sp)
Plusiine Looper Moth (Plusiinae sp)
Cutworm Moth (Lacanobia sp)
Antlion (Dendroleon speciosus)
Snake Millipede ( Parajulidae sp)
Common Tree Cricket (Oecanthus sp)
Mountain Leafhopper (Colladonus montanus)
Spittlebug (Osbornellus sp)
Lappet Moth (Tolype sp)
Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)
Pearl Moth (Mimorista subcostalis)
Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica)
Plant Bug ()
Lorquin's Angle (Macaria lorquinaria)
Geometer Moth (Drepanulatrix sp)
Caberini Moth (Eudrepanulatrix rectifascia)
Geometer Moth (Sabulodes edwardsata)
Geometer Moth (Sabulodes edwardsata)
Pug Moth (Eupitheciini sp)
Lappet Moth (Lasiocampida sp)
Mule Deer and Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Western Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) - Female
MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) - Male
American Pika (Ochotona princeps)
Dark-winged Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae sp)
Carnea-group Green Lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea)
Brown Lacewing (Hemerobius sp)
Cutworm Moth (Nocturid sp41)
Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)
Yosemite National Park is one of the more popular parks in California. The habitat types found here include lower elevation oak grassland, riparian areas, evergreen forests, and alpine meadows. Many areas feature exposed granite, and there is some amazing rough country available with a little effort.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (108 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(41 records)
Class: Insects
(40 records)
- Order: Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Antlions and Owlflies
- Antlion (Dendroleon speciosus)
- Family: Brown Lacewings
- Brown Lacewing (Hemerobius sp)
- Family: Green Lacewings
- Carnea-group Green Lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea)
- Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants
(1 record)
- Family: Ants
- Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sansabeanus)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(28 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
- Family: Crambid Snout Moths
- Crambid Snout Moth (Gyros ssp)
- Pearl Moth (Cosipara subcostalis)
- Tricolored Cosipara Moth (Cosipara tricoloralis)
- Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica)
- Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
- Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
- Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
- Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
- Family: Curved-horn Moths
- Flat-bodied Moth (Ethmia sp)
- Family: Cutworm Moths and Allies
- Plusiine Looper Moth (Plusiinae sp)
- Cutworm Moth (Lacanobia sp)
- Cutworm Moth (Nocturid sp)
- Family: Geometer Moths
- Caberini Moth (Eudrepanulatrix rectifascia)
- Pug Moth (Eupitheciini sp)
- Carpet Moth (Larentiinae sp)
- Geometer Moth (Geometera sp)
- Lorquin's Angle (Macaria lorquinaria)
- Geometer Moth (Geometera sp)
- Dark-bordered Granite (Digrammia neptaria)
- Geometer Moth (Drepanulatrix sp)
- Geometer Moth (Sabulodes edwardsata)
- Family: Gossamer-winged Butterflies
- Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)
- Family: Lappet Moths
- Lappet Moth (Tolype sp)
- Lappet Moth (Lasiocampida sp)
- Family: Plume Moths
- Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)
- Family: Sphinx Moths
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
- Family: Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs
- Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
- Order: Caddisflies
(1 record)
- Family: Trichoptera
- Caddisfly (Trichoptera sp)
- Order: Flies
(1 record)
- Family: Dark-winged Fungus Gnats
- Dark-winged Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae sp)
- Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
(2 records)
- Family: Camel Crickets, Cave Crickets, and Cave Wēta
- Shieldback Katydid (Neduba sp)
- Family: Tree and Bush Crickets
- Common Tree Cricket (Oecanthus sp)
- Order: True Bugs
(4 records)
- Family: Plant Bugs
- Plant Bug (Miridae sp)
- Family: Stink Bugs
- Brown Stink Bug (Banasa sordida)
- Family: Typical Leafhoppers
- Mountain Leafhopper (Colladonus montanus)
- Spittlebug (Osbornellus sp)
Class: Millipedes
(1 record)
- Order: Snake Millipedes
(1 record)
- Family: Parajulidae
- Snake Millipede (Parajulidae sp)
Phylum: Chordates
(67 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: Tree Frogs
- Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra)
Class: Birds
(58 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(3 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- American Goshawk (Astur atricapillus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
- Order: Perching Birds (42 records)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- Cassin's Finch (Haemorhous cassinii)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
- Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
- Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Family: Vireos
- Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
- Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Family: Wrens
- Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)
- Family: New World Quail
- Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (5 records)
Class: Mammals
(5 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Ursidae
- American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Cervidae
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Order: Rodents
(3 records)
- Family: Ochotonidae
- American Pika (Ochotona princeps)
Class: Reptiles
(3 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(3 records)
- Family: North American Spiny Lizards
- Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
- Family: Skinks
- Gilbert's Skink (Plestiodon gilberti)
- Family: Snakes
- California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata)