On a hot but not scorching morning, butterflies of all sizes were abundant:

Lots of summer yellow:

A few last wildflowers and fruits:

A brief sighting of a Sonoma chipmunk (Tamias sonomae):

Some of the new stairs that volunteers have constructed along the trail:

I heard, but did not see, a Nuttall’s woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii). This drawing is based on a reference photo:


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