Bird's Eye View

Our Bird's Eye View of the trail we took. Our main trail was the one going up towards the top of the paper. We then went back and took that straight trail that goes further left of the paper. As you can see, the triangular shaped figures are trees. There was a lot of trees, obviously, and we passed a tall grass area. The river/river bank was back towards where we started. It is not shown on this sketch.

Self-Reflection

This picture was taken while we reflected on our surroundings. We sat in an open area and thought about everything around us. We noticed how beautiful the birds sounded. How quiet it was. How mild it was. It was around 86 degrees out and we brought our backpacks and sweaters with us. Our sweaters and heavy backpacks slowed us down. We enjoyed the silence and tranquility of our spot and was probably our favorite part of the trip.

approx. 11:30

Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus Occidentalis)

An example of the Western Fence Lizard. Our fourth encounter of an animal in this trip. Our first was a grasshopper. Second a robin. Third a group of bees.

Abiotic Factors: None

Biotic Factors: Western Fence Lizard, tree, and shrubs in the background

approx. 12:00 

Observation - Max

Abiotic Factors

10:45-12:15Dirt 

10:45-12:15Air 

10:45-12:15Heat

10:45-12:15Dead trees 

10:45-12:15river bed

10:45-12-15Breeze 

10:45-12:15Lime stone

Biotic Factors

10:47Blue jays

11:05Bees

11:12Hawks

10:45-12:15Trees

10:45-12:15Cacti 

10:45-12:15Poisen oak

11:30Mocking birds

10:45-12:15Oak trees

11:46Fungi on log

11:50Poisen ivy

10:45-12:15Moss 

10:45-12:15Grass

10:45-12:15Shrubs

11:57Crickets 

Observation Log - JD

--
10:45: I'm introduced to Poison Oak.
11:00: I see some birds flying around and a lizard running away.
11:10: Walked into a little isolated area and saw a dead bird with maggots eating the remains. ew.
11:30: I see a grasshopper roaming around and hopping into the tall grass.
11:55: I see another lizard on a tree mating with another lizard.
12:15: Looked up and saw some hawks or vultures in the sky.
--

River Bank

A supposed river Japhet, Vance, Bailey,  Max, Justin, and I visited. It gave us great disappointment to see that there was no water in the river, but gave us great exercise! The river without the water is just a river bank.
Abiotic Factors: Rocks, river bank and soil
Biotic Factors: The greens
approx. 12:20

Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia)

An example of a Prickly Pear Cactus. This type of cactus was found throughout our trail. Some have blossomed, some are like this one in the picture. Cactus isn't really consumed in Eaton Canyon and it has not overpopulated.
Abiotic Factors: The branches on the ground
Biotic Factors: The Prickly Pear Cactus
approx. 11:20

Moss (Bryophyta)

An example of moss. Moss isn't an example of parasitism (because the rock isn't living of course) and because it doesn't change the rock in any way. Moss is a plant, not a fungus. It grows and lives exactly like a plant, but is just in a different form.
Abiotic Factors: The rock, dead leaves, and soil
Biotic Factors: Moss, and the weeds
approx. 12:05

Fungi (Aecidium Campanulastre)

An example of fungi on a log.
Abiotic Factors: The tree
Biotic Factors: The fungi
est. 10:40

Biotic Factors

Biotic Factors:

-Each Other

-Tobacco Plants (Nicotiana Tabacum)

-Prickly Pear Cacti (Opuntia)

-Sycamore Trees (Platanus Occidentalias)

-Coast Live Oak (Quercus Agrifolia)

-California Poppies (Eschscholzia Californica)

-Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporous)

-Mule Deer (Odecoileus Heminous)

-Grasshoppers (Caelifera)

-Crickets (Gryllidale)

-Squirrels (Sciuridae)

-Robins (Turdus Migratorius)

-Hawks (Buteo Jamaicensis)

-Moss (Brytophyta)

-Fungi (Aecidium Campamlastre)

-Tall Grass (Cortaderia Jubata)

Abiotic Factors

Abiotic Factors:
- Temperature (around 80 - low 90s)
-Trail
-Rocks
-Dead Plants
-Dead Bird
-Scat
-River Bank
-Oxygen
-Carbon Dioxide
-Broken Branches on the ground
-Mountains
-Power Lines
-The Canyon Itself

Eaton Canyon Sign

A sign we had encountered on the trail we had taken at Eaton Canyon.
Abiotic Factors: The sign and its pole and the sky
Biotic Factors: The tree(s) in the background
est. 11:50

Trip to Eaton Canyon

On October 29th, Ms. Huley's Period 2 Biology Class took a trip to Eaton Canyon. We were in a group of 4 including Vance Jackson and Bailey Le Roy. We found many fascinating, yet repetitive things on our trail including lots of trees and pretty mild temperature. It was pretty warm and our trail provided us with little shade. We spent half of our time in a grassland, then another half at the bottom of a mountain. We found many lizards, birds, and dead leaves around. There was a little amount of cacti around, and some cacti had flowers on them. The trip was interesting and fun. We would hope to do this again sometime with the class.