My cabin in Groveland, California

My cabin at Pine Mountain Lake near Groveland, California, just 24 miles from the northern entrance to Yosemite National Park along state highway 120. It is situated on 0.6 acres consisting of a mixed yellow pine and oak forest plant community, home to many species of birds and mammals.

Cabin - Exterior

Current Weather

Front Yard (panorama)

Mar 2009

Front Yard

Dec 15, 2008

Front Yard

Sep 7, 2008

West Side

Sep 7, 2008

Deck View (panorama)

Mar 2009

East Side

Dec 15, 2008

Back

Sep 7, 2008

Outside tour

Oct 26, 2008

Front yard

Oct 26, 2008

Spring Snow Storm (panorama)

Mar 2009

Cabin - Interior

Loft

Aug 4, 2008

Loft

Aug 4, 2008

Guest bedroom

Feb 7, 2009

Guest bedroom

Feb 7, 2009

Inside tour

Oct 26, 2008

Mammals

Photographs of mammals I have taken near the cabin at Pine Mountain Lake.

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Botta's Pocket Gopher

Thomomys bottae

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus

Western Gray Squirrel

Sciurus griseus

California Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus beecheyi

Birds

Photographs of birds I have taken near the cabin at Pine Mountain Lake.

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Cinnamon Teal

Anas cyanoptera

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Bufflehead (female)

Bucephala albeola

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Common Merganser (female)

Mergus merganser

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

California Quail

Callipepla californica

American Coot

Fulica americana

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Western Scrub Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

California Towhee

Pipilo crissalis

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus

Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis psaltria

Cassin's Finch

Carpodacus cassinii

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brown-headed Cowbird

Passerculus sandwichensis

Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

Yellow-rumped warbler

Dendroica coronata

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Picoides nuttallii

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

Pied-billed grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Amphibians and Reptiles

Photographs of amphibians and reptiles I have taken near the cabin at Pine Mountain Lake.

Western Toad

Bufo boreas

Insects and Spiders

Photographs of insects and spiders I have taken near the cabin at Pine Mountain Lake.

Brochymena

Brochymena sp.

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

Housefly

Musca domestica

Ant

Yet to be identified

Grass Spider ("Fluffy")

Yet to be identified

Water Strider

Yet to be identified

Trees

Species of trees found on the property.

Gray Pine

Pinus sabineana

Jeffrey Pine

Pinus jeffreyi

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viscida

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Continent: North America

Country: United States

State: California

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