Things To See At Science Camp

By Sarah G.

Use this link to get a sneak peek of what camp will be like

http://www.sgwa.org/aboutsg.htm#flora

Mammals http:// www.desertusa.com/animal/html

Name	Habitat	Diurnal/Nocturnal	Food Source
Bighorn Sheep	Alpine meadows, grassy mtn. slopes, and country near cliffs and bluffs	Diurnal	(grazer) eat grass, sedges, forbes, and when food is scarce they browse
Mountain Lion	Areas with cover and deer	Diurnal	Deer and other meat
Coyote	Wherever food is	Diurnal/ Nocturnal	Whatever is available
Bat	Found almost everywhere	Nocturnal	Insects
Mule Deer	Arid open areas	Diurnal	Vegetation

Birds http://birds.cornell.edu/BOW/

Name	Habitat	Diurnal/Nocturnal	Food Source
Steller’s Jay	The west coast	Diurnal	Small vertebrates, anthropods, seeds, berries, nuts, and acorns
Common Raven	Northern Hemisphere	Diurnal	Carrion, rodents, eggs, nestlings, and grain
Song Sparrow	Everywhere	Diurnal	Insects, weeds, grass seeds, and berries
White-breasted Nuthatch	Woodlands across North America	Diurnal	Seeds
White-headed Woodpecker	Open-canopied forests	Diurnal	Insects, and spiders

Trees http://biology.fullerton.edu/course/biol_445/Web/trees~1.htm

Name	Habitat	Branch Descrition	Leaf/Cone Description
Lodgepole Pine	High mtn. areas	Thin, scaly, light brown bark	Cones sealed by resin
Jeffrey Pine	Serpentine and Peridiot soils	Bark smells of vanilla	Larger, recurved prickles
Sugar Pine	Mainly in CA	Bark-Very thick, and divided into plates	Largest cones in the world
Ponderosa Pine	Less environmentally harsh areas	Lighter bark that contains resin pits	Prickles stick out, smaller
Black Cottonwood	Riparian habitats	Grey, thick, heavily furrowed bark

Flowers http://www.calacademy.org/research/botany/wildflow/index.html

Name	Habitat	Stem Description	Flower Description
Common Monkeyflower	Storm drains	Brown hollow stems	Yellow
Cow Parsnip	Moist hillsides	Stout and hollow	Unequal petals
Indian Paintbrush	All over		Tubular
Lupine	Bogs		Several individual leaflets
Corn Lily	Mountains	Stout	Robust
Yarrow	Through California but not in deserts	Feathery leaved	Ray and disk flowers