Raptors

  • Raptors
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography

Red-tailed Hawk

common name: Red-tailed Hawk
scientific name: Buteo jamaicensis
phylum: Chordata
class: Aves
order: Falconiformes
family: Accipitridae

Great Horned Owl

common name: Great Horned Owl
scientific name: Bubo virginianus
phylum: Chordata
class: Aves
order: Strigiformes
family: Strigidae

Burrowing Owl

common name: Burrowing Owl
scientific name: Athene cuncularia
phylum: Chordata
class: Aves
order: Strigiformes
family: Strigidae
habitat: grasslands, desert, farmland and shrubby fields
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Patient, little bees

Solitary Bees generally only collect pollen and nectar from a single species of plant (or from a few closely-related plants). Researchers have discovered that vernal pool Solitary Bees can hibernate underground for up to four years, waiting for the 2-3 weeks when their host plant is in bloom.

Learn more about these native California bees...
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Meet Bill Corbett, Master Falconer

Bill Corbett is a Master Falconer who occasionally visits the Splash Center with three of his feathered friends: Tesla the Golden Eagle, Ethel the Harris Hawk, and Bob the Screech Owl.

Learn more about what it takes to become a falconer.