Things to See at Science Camp

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

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

Birds http://birds.cornell.edu/BOW/ | http://www.desertusa.com/animal.html

Name	Habitat	Diurnal / Nocturnal	Food Source
Steller’s Jay	Western coniferous forests	Diurnal	small vertebrates, arthropods, seeds, berries, nuts, and acorns
Common Raven	Most of the northern hemisphere	Diurnal	rodents, eggs, nestlings, and grain
Song sparrow	Northern populations	Diurnal	Weed / grass seeds, berries, and insects
White-breasted Nuthatch	Deciduous woodlands	Diurnal	squirrels
White-headed Woodpecker	Open-canopied forests	Diurnal	Mostly seeds
Red-tailed Hawk	Roadsides or forest edges	Diurnal	small to medium-sized mammals, birds, and reptiles
Turkey Vulture	Deserts of the southwest	Diurnal	Dead/young and helpless animals

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

Name	Habitat	Branch Description	Leaf / Cone Description
Sitka Spruce	Coastal and foggy forests	Small branches coming from the trunk	Small needles and cones
Jeffrey Pine	Dry slopes of mountains.	Grey-green with whitish bloom	Cones: egg-shaped an reddish brown Leaves: evergreen and in bundles of three
Sugar Pine	Mixed coniferous forests	Un-branched	Leaves: bundles of five Cones: shiny light brown
Ponderosa Pine	Mixed coniferous forests	Spreading branches	Leaves bundles of 2-3 Cones: light reddish brown
Black Oak	Mixed coniferous forests	Large branches	Leaves: wide and slightly thick Cones: none

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

Name	Habitat	Stem Description	Flower Description
Common Monkeyflower	Wet places Storm drains	Green stem covered with leaves	One large yellow flower
Cow Parsnip	Moist places in open or wooded areas	Stout and hollow	Unequal petals known as umbels
Indian Paintbrush	North coast of the Sierra Nevada	Reddish stem with a few leaves	Red petals inside a green tube
Lupine	Wet places	Long and green with groups of leaves at the bottom	Groups of small purple petals at the top
Corn Lily	Stream banks, moist meadows, and forest margins	Short, green, and covered with leaves	Large groups of yellow petals
Yarrow	All through CA except deserts	Seems like it has no stem, but it has a white pad at the bottom	Looks a lot like a weed but it is not small scattered yellow petals

Shrubs EXTRA CREDIT

Name	Habitat	Branch Description	Leaf Description
Manzanita	Rocky sites, woodlands, and coniferous forests	peeling bark and sinuous twisting branches	Circular leaves covering the stem
Stinging Nettle	Moist ground in flood plains	Tough and unbranched stems	Egg-shaped and toothed
Rabbitbrush	Dry plains	Stems are light brown with many branches	Undivided leaves
Scrub Oak	North America	Loads of branches	Small evergreen leaves