Bird's Eye View

This is the site that we were at. There is also a video on youtube of a better look at the area we were at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KcuaKMO6Jw&feature=plcp

We were looking in the East direction as North was to the left of us. There were some Whipple yucca as well as other plants and logs that were on the ground and being used as habitats.

Attar Observation Log

-          Oct. 29 2012

Time: 11:10- 11:43

11:05- I hear birds singing and the light wind going through the leaves

11:10- I’m seeing a few birds in the sky

11:20- In the bushes I am hearing an animal moving around

11:25- A deer has just walked by Seihera and I

11:30- A few more deers are following the first deer

11:35- Deers are still walking around in the bushes and a stronger wind has blown

11:40- Deers have all left but has become a little cloudy

Site Description

Location: Eaton Canyon

Habitat: Temperate Shrubland and Grassland

Dimensions of Our Area was 20 paces x 30 paces.

The area we observed was a dry canopy area with many habitats. The weather was breezy but the sky was sunny with not many clouds. Most of the plants around us are dried up and we have seen a few animals. We have mostly seen a pact of deers walk by. I hear bird making noises, deers walking through the plants and the wind through the trees. While observing I noticed in my area a tree with many coins stuck into it and a log on the ground which was a habitat. I have seen a couple of habitats like the snake holes, animal droppings, animal footprints and a few feathers on the ground. At our location we were facing east and to the left was north. The view of the canyon is beautiful and ground is mostly sandy dirt with leaves. 

List of Animals

Animals seen at Eaton Canyon:

Squirrels

• saw two running up and down a tree

Butterflies

• saw one at observation site flying around a tree in the distance but was unable to identify it

Great Basin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis longipipes)

• saw three of these lizards laying on rocks and later running off as Noelle and I got closer to them

Mule Deer (female) (Odocoileus hemionus)

• saw three of them, two were together, one was alone

Scrub Jav (bird, feathers blue and white)

• saw it sitting on a tree branch as we were walking by on a path

Purple Finch (bird, feathers rosy red)

• saw one flying by and noticed it by its feathers

Also seen : habitats of snakes and footprints

List of Plants

List of plants observed at Eaton Canyon:

Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)

• saw this at the very beginning of site and later on as walking around the paths of around  3 - 4 all together

California ( flat-topped) Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)

• was very common around the area that we passed by 

Western sycamore (Platanus racemosa)

• saw around 2- 3 of the trees as we walked into Eaton Canyon

Red willow (Salix laevigata)

• one was around the observation site

White sage (Salvia apiana)

• saw a couple of white sage as we were walking to our observation site, around 6- 8

Whipple yucca  (Yucca whipplei ssp. parishii)

• saw one of these trees as we were walking to find an observation site

Coastal prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis)

• saw a couple of these cacti together in bunches of 2-3 

California wild cucumber (Marah macrocarpus)

• saw these around observation site in random groups scattered over the place

Mugwort   (Artemisia douglasiana)

• saw these plants near the more dryed out area of Eaton Canyon

Asao Observation Log

2012 October 29

Time: 11: 10 - 11:43 am. 

11:14 : Weather is warm with a breeze that passes by. Not that much clouds in the sky. In a shady area so          area is cool. 

11: 17 : Hear birds starting to chirp and flying past, going into trees that are above Noelle and I.

11: 23 : A yellow and white butterfly is flying about in a tree.

11: 29 : A lone deer walks past dirt path and goes into our area. It is eating grass and stops to eat the trees around it.

11: 34 : Two more deer are heard on the right side of the dirt path and are seen together eating grass.

11: 39 I started to follow from far away the first deer that came by to get a better look at it. It was eating the leaves off a tree.

11: 41 I saw people walking up and down the pathways and other classmates walking past.

11:43 I saw a squirrel as I was packing up and it was making squeaking noises

Great Basin Fence Lizard

This is a Great Basin Fence Lizard and it is usually common in most habitats. It can be seen basking in the sun on top of rocks with a gray, almost black skin color that helps it camoflauge and hide from larger predators such as hawks.