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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mallards are dabbling, or surface-feeding, ducks be-cause they eat by tipping underwater for food—head
down, feet and tail in the air—rather than diving.
Cooper’s HawkAccipiter cooperii
Hawks are important members of the ecosystems where they live. They help control populations of small mam-mals such as rabbits, as well as help farmers by keeping
down the numbers of mice, moles, and other rodents that eat their crops.
Barn OwlTyto alba
Barn Owls have a high pitch “shreee” scream, ear-shattering at close range. They can also hiss like steam kettles.
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Pelicans sights prey from air and plunges into water head-first. Traps fish in extended pouch. Drains water out the sides of the bill, and then swallows the fish.
Black Crown Night Herons love to eat Grunion
California grunionLeuresthes tenuis
Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
CoyoteCanis latrans
Coyotes eat almost everything: mice, rabbits, insects, fish, frogs, snakes, lizards, grasses, and nuts, They even eat watermelon.
Desert CottontailSylvilagus audubonii
Raccoons and skunks are nocturnal, and both love to dig in your trash cans for treats.
Striped SkunkMephitis mephitis
Northern RaccoonProcyon lotor
If you are lucky, you may get a warning before being sprayed. If threatened, skunks
stamp their front feet, lift their tail, and growl. Some species of skunk even spring
into a handstand before spraying.
Ground SquirrelSpermophils beecheyi
Leopard Sharks eat mainly clams, spoon worms, crabs, shrimp, bony fish, and fish eggs.
Connon DolphinDelphinus delphi
Leopard SharkTriakis semifasciata
Dolphins are mammals, and have to come to the water’s surface to breathe, just like you. Blowholes located in their heads open and close,
allowing the dolphins to breathe.
The Grey Whale is California’s state marine mammal.
Gray WhaleEschrichtius robustus
Black Turban SnailTegula funebralis
Banded Brittle StarOphionereis annulata
Sea HareAplysia californica
Knobby Sea StarPisaster giganteus
You can find all of these in the tide pool.
Draw your favorite thing to do at
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