3/16/2020

38°41’46.0″N 121°04’40.9″W, -9999 Invalid

El Dorado hills is higly populated with varies types of oak such as blue oak and white.  Many of the bird species are scrub jays and quails. The area had a Mediterranean climate with a hilly landscape.

A common species found here, the scrub jay, has a distinct long tail with a blue body and a white breast. This specimen is assertive and quite vocal and tend to live inland in oak woods. The ground squirrel is another common species found in El Dorado Hills.  Unlike most squirrels, these squirrels spend most of their time near their burrows .  They can be distinguished by their dark brown fur and a furry yet thin tail. They tend to live in open areas on the edge of woodland forestry. Another common species found is the blue oak.  This tree tend be 16-82 inches tall and is a semi-deciduous tree with flowering season in spring and winter.

The trip began around 4 pm and the weather was partly cloud which later turned into rain a few hours later. Many animals were still active, including the species listed with addition to song birds that were not able to be identified.

Sources

“California Native Birds.” Costa Hummingbird on a Saliva Clevelandii Alpine. Native Plants Support Native Birds and Butterflies., www.laspilitas.com/California_birds/California_birds.html.

“California Scrub-Jay Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.” , All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/California_Scrub-Jay/id.

“How to Manage Pests.” UC IPM Online, ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7438.html.

“Blue Oak, Quercus Douglasii.” California Native Plant Society, calscape.org/Quercus-douglasii-(Blue-Oak).