Animals

Rough-skinned newts on the farm

We’ve seen several rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) wandering across the fields and gravel at the farm, but it was a surprise to see dozens in the lower pond! The rough-skinned newt produces a powerful neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin. Skin irritation may result from handling this animal.  Because of the toxicity of […]

Animals

Birds! We have birds!

Well, of course we have birds at the farm, but what kind of birds?  A fellow volunteered to help identify birds and yesterday, a walk through the farm revealed 10 bird species. He identified: 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Northern Flicker 2 Steller’s Jay 4 Western Scrub-Jay 30 Barn Swallow 1 […]