Marin Headlands

By: Vahin,Adithya,Krrish,Sai,Zachary

Table of Contents

● Animalso Peregrine Falcon……………..6

o Merlin………………………….7

o Harrier Hawk………………….8

o Red Tailed Hawk……………..9

o Marsh Hawk………………….10

o Turkey Vulture ……………....11

Table of Contents(cont.)

● Insectso Sulphur Winged Grasshopper…13

o Bark Beetle……………………....14

o California Yellow Jacket………..15

o Carpenter Bee……………...…...16

o Cobalt Milkweed Beetle………...17

o Western Bumblebee…………….18

o Rose Winged Grasshopper …...19

o Field Crescent Butterfly...……....20

o Admiral Butterfly………………...21

Table of Contents(cont.)

● Plantso Sedge….….………………..23

o Curly Pondweed…………..24

o Narrow leaved Cat Tail…...25

o Bulrush……………………..26

o Duckweed……………...…..27

AnimalsPeregrine Falcon(bottom)Merlin(top) Turkey Vulture(bottom)Red Tail Hawk(top)

Peregrine Falcon falco peregrinus

Fun Fact: Fastest animal on the planet, 240+ mph

Size: It is the size of a crow, the female is 1/3 larger

Wingspan: 31-47 inches

Male Weight: 1.1lb-1.5lb

Female Weight: 1.8lb-2.4lb.

2-4 eggs in a clutch.

Lifespan: is 17 years avg.

Normal cruising speed is 40-55 mph

Scientific name:falco peregrinus

Prey: Peregrine falcons eat other birds such as

songbirds and ducks, as well as bats.

Close up Peregrine Falcon

Close up Peregrine Falcon

Merlin

● Scientific Name:Falco columbarius

● Size/Weight: (Wingspan):They are 2 feet to 2 feet and 3 inches.

Length:9"-12" Weight: 4.5-8oz.

● Habitat: They live near rivers,ponds,beaches,open spaces,

grasslands,in forests Alaskan shores,and Canadian shores.

● Description: Male Merlins are darkly colored,while female

and younger are brownish.

● Behavior:They are rapid flyers.They are fierce and extremely active.

A loud,precise shrieking noise is made by Merlin.

● Diet:A balanced food diet of songbirds,water birds

and grasshoppers is maintained by the Merlin bird species.

● Size/Weight: (Wingspan):They are 2 feet to 2 feet and 3 inches. Length:9"-12" Weight: 4.5-8oz.

Harrier Hawk accipiter cooperii

Size/Weight: Both genders are 14-20 inches wide with the

wings open.

Prey/Predators: Hunting by stealth, these hawks eats small

birds and mammals.

Habitat: Harrier Hawks live in open forests or woodlands with

tall trees and rivers.

Identification: They have rounded tails and are the size of a

crow. The head of a Harrier Hawk looks larger than it’s body.

Nesting:Harrier Hawks make nests on tall trees about 25 to

50 feet above ground.

Fun facts: Usually, female hawks are bigger than male in most families.

Red Tailed Hawk buteo jamaicensis

Size/Weight: Red Tailed Hawks are 18 to 25 inches long

and a wingspan of 4 feet.

Prey/Predators: These hawks hunts by swooping down

from high branches. They eat small birds, mammals, and

reptiles.

Habitat: These birds live in either open grasslands or open

woodlands.

Identification: Red Tailed Hawks have rounded wings with

reddish brown feathers.

Nesting: The nest is 120 or more inches off ground.

Fun facts:Red Tailed Hawks are sometimes called chickenhawk.

Northern Harrier Hawk Scientific Name: Northern Harrier Hawks’, also called Marsh

Hawks, scientific names are Circus cyaneos.

Size/Weight: Males’ lengths vary from 16-18 inches, their

wingspan is 38-43 inches and they weigh ½-1 pound. Females’

lengths are 18-20 inches, their wingspan 44-48 inches and they

weigh 1-1.3 pounds.

Prey/Predators:Marsh Hawks eat mice, moles, young rabbits,

frogs, birds and other mammals. Raccoons, great horned owls,

red foxes, skunks, coyotes, crows, ravens and feral dogs all eat

marsh hawks.

Habitat:From Alaska down to South America, live in grasslands

and wetlands

Identification: The adults have yellow eyes. Males are white-gray

with dark spots and the tip of their wings are dark. Females are

brown with white streaks under their wings.They soar with their

wings shaped like a V.

Fun Facts:Marsh hawks nest on the floor. Any gender chooses

the place to build the nest and they nest near lots of plants.

Male Marsh Hawk

Female Marsh Hawk

Turkey VultureScientific name:The scientific name for turkey vultures

are Chathartes aura.

Size/Weight:Turkey vultures range from about 25.2-31.9

inches long and their wingspans are from about 66.9-70.1

inches. They weigh about 4.4 pounds.

Prey/Predators:Turkey vultures are scavengers, as they

eat dead animals or carcuses.

Habitat:Turkey vultures live in open places such as farm

fields and road sides, and you can see them in South

America, Mexico and in some parts of the USA.

Identification:Turkey vultures have red-pink bald heads

with dark feathers. Young turkey vultures had dark bald

heads and all turkey vultures have dark, pinkish legs.

Fun Fact:These raptors spray strong stomach acids to

defend themselves. Also, in some areas, they are called

“buzzards.”

Adult Turkey Vulture standing on a wooden post

Insects

California Sulphur Winged Grasshopper

● Scientific Name: Arphia Behrensi

● Size/Weight: Males are 0.7-0.9 inches, while females are 0.9-1.2 inches

long

● Habitat: The California Sulphur winged grasshopper ranges from the Bay

Area to the Sierra Nevadas

● Prey/Predators: Predators are spiders, birds, and some rodents.

● Identification: Lower wings have a yellow color, and have dark margins.

● Fun Facts: They are usually nymphs in the winter, and adults

in the spring.

The grasshopper’s signature

yellow wings.

Bark Beetle

● Scientific Name: Pseudopityophthorus agrifoliae

● Size/Weight: The bark beetle is 0.1 inch long

● Habitat: Bark beetles colonize dead or dying trees, mostly oaks

● Prey/Predators: Wasps and woodpeckers are predators of bark beetles

● Identification: Small, about the size of a grain of rice.

● Fun facts: Pseudopityophthorus agrifoliae only lives in California.

A bark beetle

enlarged

California Yellow Jacket

● Scientific Name: Vespula Sulphurea

● Size/Weight: Usually 0.3”-0.6”

● Prey: Eats other insects, but are also scavengers.

● Habitat: Can be found in underground nests in California

● Identification: Long narrow body with yellow and

black pattern

● Fun Facts: There are only about 1,100 workers in

an underground nest.

California

yellow jackets

live together in

a colony.

Carpenter Bee

● Scientific Name: Xylocopa Californica

● Size/Weight: 2 - 2.5 cm

● Prey/Predators: They get food from flowers.

● Habitat: They live in forests and nearby

meadows

● Identification: Common large carpenter

bees colored normally black with some

bluish or greenish reflections.Carpenter Bee

● Diet: Pollen and nectar.

● Fun Facts: Carpenter bees inhabit every continent except Antarctica.

Cobalt Milkweed Beetle

● Scientific Name: Chrysochus cobaltinus

● Size/Weight: 0.24–0.35 in.

● Prey/Predators: They eat plant leaves and flowers

of the newly developed milkweed plant

● Habitat: Lives on milkweed plants.

● Identification: It has antenna. The body is in oval

shape with an upper and lower parts.

Cobalt Milkweed Beetle

Western Bumblebee

Scientific Name: Bombus occidentalis

Size/Weight: These bumblebees are about

1 inch long.

Prey: These bumblebees drink nectar from

flowers.

Habitat: These insects are found in Southern

Alaska, western Canada, western USA.

Identification:Usually, they have a black band

on their skin but a lack of yellow.

Fun Facts: These bumblebees were very

common at first, but the population decreased.

Rose Winged Grasshopper

Scientific Name:A Rose Winged grasshopper’s

scientific name is Dissosteira pictipennis

Size/Weight:The Rose Winged grasshopper is

about 2.5 centimeters, or about 0.98 inches,

long.

Prey:Rose Winged grasshoppers eat grasses.

Habitat:They can be found from southern

Oregon to northern Baja California in raised

grasslands and in Oak scrublands.

Identification:If you spread their wings out, they

will be rose red with a dark, curved band across

them.

Fun Fact:You can find adults around the end of

spring till fall and they are common during

summer. In the fall, they lay their eggs.

Rose Winged Grasshopper

Field Crescent Butterfly

Size: 1 1/4 inches to 1 1/5/8 inches

Scientific name: hyciodes pulchella (Boisduval, 1852)

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Wing Span: 1 - 1 3/4 inches

Adult Food: Flower nectar

Habitat: Flats and open areas, fields, meadows and streamsides from plains to mountains

Identification: They have black and orange wings

A field crescent butterfly

Red Admiral Butterfly

Scientific Name: Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Food: They prefer sap, fermenting fruit and bird droppings; only going to flowers if these are not

available.

Habitat: Moist woods, yards, parks, marshes, seeps, moist fields. During migrations, the Red Admiral

can be found in almost any habitat from tundra to subtropics.

Wing Span:1 3/4 - 3 inches

Identification: White, orange and black wings

Red Admiral Butterfly on a leaf

Plants

Fox Sedge

Scientific Name:Carex vulpinoideaSize: The fox sedge is about 1 to 3

feet tall and spreads 6 inches to 2 feet.

Prey/Predators: Many kinds of deer

eat fox sedges.

Habitat: This kind of sedge is in all states

except Utah.

Identification: Fox Sedges have triangular

stems.

Fun Facts: Fox sedge was actually introduced somewhere else in the world.Fox Sedge

Curly Pondweed

● Scientific Name: Potamogeton crispus

● Size: Plant stem- 3 ¼ foot; Leaf width- 0.07 of an inch; Leaf length- 1 ½ to

3 inches long

● Prey/Predators: Many animal larvae and even tadpoles might take shelter

in its leaves

● Habitat: It lives in most ponds, and is found in

all 50 U.S. states.

● Identification: Curly pondweed have translucent

leaves, and are greenish brown in color.

● Fun Facts: They are invasive species that are

native to Eurasia, Australia, and Africa.

Curly Pondweed closeup

Narrow leaved-Cattail

● Scientific Name: Typha

● Habitat: They live near lakes,marshes,ponds and can live with

reduced minerals,small floods and moderate salinity. They are

aggressive invaders.

● Uses: This can be used as food by breaking or peeling off stem tops

and roots. Used as medicine for bruises and burnts,including bug

bites. Used as shelter through cutting green leaf squares

For shelter against snow,rain,and wind

● Identification: A greenish,slightly brown stem

● How they grow and spread: They spread through rhizomes(mass of roots)and by seeds.

● Fun Facts: Cattails have been found even in 70 years dry land area.

Narrow Leaved Cattail

Bulrush

● Alternate Names Scirpus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Steud; bullwhip, giant

rush

● Uses: it is used to control shoreline erosion along places where land and

water meet. They are also used as shelter and as food by other animals.

● Size: They can grow up to 10 feet

● Where: Shallow water and moist land

● Fun Fact: They Can be used to restore swamps

● Identification: They are big slender tall green stick like

leafs

A Bulrush plant

Duckweed

A frog hiding in duckweed.

Scientific Name: Duckweed’s scientific name is Lemna

minor.

Size/Weight:Each of its leaves are about 1/16 to ⅛ inches

long. Its body is smaller than 10 millimeters.

Prey/Predators:Birds, fish and ducks all eat duckweed. It

provides shelter for some animals ,too, like frogs, snakes,

fish, insects and other organisms that live in the water.

Habitat:Duckweed lives in lakes, marshes, ponds and

quiet streams where there is very little or no waves.

Identification:Duckweed has 1 to 3 leaves that are light

green. It has a round body called a frond. They also have

roots and are small. They bloom during July and August

and they are one of the smallest plants that bloom.

Fun Fact:They are fierce raiders of ponds. If they cover a

pond, they can decrease the oxygen in the water of the

pond and might kill fish.

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