Could you post a spider from your home or your yard?
Spiders make great neighbors - they eat different insects and other invertebrates, and don't make a mess.

Today, try and find a squirrel in your yard or near your home, and post it to our project!

Hi all,

The first two days of the Meet Your Nature Neighbors project is in its nascent stages, but growing. See if you can invite 5 people in your network to join and make an observation. We currently have 20 people who've joined the project.

On the daily scavenger hunt, here's what we have so far:

4/1: critter hunt: spider. Featured critter was the woodlouse spider
4/2: critter hunt: squirrel. Featured critter was the Eastern Gray Squirrel
4/3: critter hunt: perching bird. Featured critter was the hermit thrush

Upcoming critters are featured on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can easily find them grouped Instagram on the @CoyoteCreekSJ "Nature Neighbors" highlight.

If posting to social media, be sure to use #sfbaynature and the type of nature you've recorded. We'll be taking a look at the social media posts to feature yours.

Enjoy your walks, and stay safe!
Deb Kramer

Today, try and find a perching bird, such as a hermit thrush, in your yard or near your home, and post it to our project!

Our nature neighbor today is a lady beetle!

The California lady beetle is one of our native species, its favorite food is aphids!

Today, our nature neighbor is a gastropod - a snail or a slug. Prefect for the rainy weather this weekend!

The shoulderband snail is one of our native land snails, some of its species are endemic = found only in California.

Even if you don't find one, get out in this blustery weather for a look at what pops up in your garden or neighborhood park. The mushrooms should also be loving this weather.

Our nature neighbor today is a mushroom! Many different mushrooms can be found in the urban environment - try looking on rotting trees, on the ground under oaks, or in leaf litter. Go out and try to find one around your home!

Our nature neighbor today is an earthworm! During the weekend rains earthworms were everywhere, swimming on the sidewalks. Let’s see if we can still find them today!

Our nature neighbor today is a lichen! Lichens are composed of two organisms, an algae and a fungus. They can be found on trees and logs, and on rocks. Little known fact: lichen like clean air.

With all the moisture this weekend, hopefully you'll see some spectacular specimens.

If you use social media, tag us @coyotecreeksj & @bioblitz.club and use #sfbaynature so we can highlight your post.

Our nature neighbor today are birds of the family Corvidae - crows, jays, and magpies! They are all over the place, but can you find one when you need it?

An example is the California Scrub Jay;, you can usually hear it before you can see it!