Carkeek South Ridge

A few quick observations around the south ridge trail near the Norcross entrance. I notice someone has removed the sign indicating the quite unobtrusive path into the park between the houses here - over time I've definitely gotten the sense someone local prefers that this path not be well-known. Which just tends to increase my desire to use it.

While sitting taking photographs of fungi I heard a woodpecker and saw the female hairy I've seen here before. I got a decent video which of course can't be posted here, and attempted a few phone shots, but she was well off the path and it was quite dark there today.

I'm also curious about the liverwort, which I've only been able to find growing on the treated wood used for steps on the dirt path. Does it prefer this wood? Or is the dark, wet side of stairs on pressure treated wood one of the only places where it's not out-completed for space? A mystery, like almost everything else I observed. Hoping some others shed light where they can on IDs.

Posted on October 22, 2023 07:42 PM by jenstr