Species I Saw in Cunningham Woods Today

Flora Canopy level

• Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
• Grand fir (Abies grandis)
• Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii)
• Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia)
• Black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera spp. trichocarpa)
• Large leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)
• Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)

Flora Understorey level

• Indian plum (flowering) (Oemleria cerasiformis)
• Snowberry (leave buds open) (Symphoricarpos albus)
• Ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor)
• Red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera)
• Tall Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
• Orange honeysuckle vine (Lonicera ciliosa)
• Witches Butter Fungi (Tremella mesenterica)

Flora Ground-cover level

• Sword fern (Polystichum munitum)
• Trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
• Dull Oregon grape (Mahonia nervosa)
• Bracken fern (dried stems) (Pteridium aquilinum)

Flora Invasives

• English Ivy (understorey, ground-cover) (Hedera helix)
• English Holly (understorey) (Ilex aquifolium)
• Himalayan blackberry (understorey, ground-cover) (Rubus discolor)
• Daphne laurel (understorey) (Daphne laureola)
• Cleavers (ground-cover) (Galium aparine)
• Dandelion (ground-cover) (Taraxacum officianale)
• Thistle (ground-cover)
• Grass (ground-cover)

Birds

• Hummingbird (heard)
• Robin (heard) (Turdus migratorius)
• Woodpecker (heard)
• Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
• Steller's Jay x 2 (Cyanocitta stelleri)

Mammals

• Grey squirrel x 2 (Sciurus carolinensis)
• Deer tracks in mud (Odocioleus hemionus columbianus)
• Human (broken glass on ground) (Homo sapiens)