Hello Tweets,
I'm looking for reference and identification guides to the Trees, shrubs,
ferns, wildflowers, etc... that encompasses all of Western Washington for a
project I am working on in my Botany and Biology classes at SPSCC. I am
really getting interested now in the plant community we have around us and
would really appreciate any recommendations I can get. Also, are there any
online resources out there that anyone knows about on this topic?
If you have any recommendations for eastern Washington, or Pacific-Northwest
flora references, I'd appreciate knowing about them aswell, since I now have
the bug to know all the plants I am seeing in my birding travels. My main
focus of my "project" is to do a bio of the plant life in this region and how
it relates to our bird communities; what birds are drawn to certain
plants/trees, etc... I know some of you on this list are experts in this, so
I hope to hear from you.
Other than this, birding has been real slow for me, I haven't been out in two
weeks, since I returned from my California trip (call me crazy if I ever
drive down to San Diego and back again) It was a great trip, probably my
favorite bird was either Hypoleuca Xantus's Murrelet or Bell's Sage Sparrow,
out of about 225 species seen.

Good Birding
Ryan

Ryan T. Shaw
Lacey, WA
RTShaw80 at aol.com
http://hometown.aol.com//rtshaw80/index.html