Dead Trees Talk Walk for O`Neill Park

IF DEAD TREES COULD TALK WALK
at O’Neill Regional Park
Oak Titmouse is a chatty cavitynesting bird
Beetle holes show where they
exited
Shelf decay
Fungi
Shelf fungi help trees
A natural cavity makes a good
home
Old bee hive
Bees use cavities in dead trees.
Fallen logs shelter small critters.
A fallen log good for hiding
Acorn Woodpeckers are here all
year long
A tree stump is good for protection and denning
Woodpeckers make foraging holes
Storing acorns requires much
work.
Lizards sun on dead wood
House snag
Wrenin a live tree
A partial
This walk is sponsored by The Cavity Conservation Initiative
A program of the Southern California Bluebird Club
Please visit: http://cavityconservation.com
Contact: Gillian Martin [email protected]
Old sapsucker wells look
Foraging holes in stump
like necklaces
Northern Flickers look for ants
here in winter
Coal fungi are a decomposer
Spiders uses natural
cavities as traps
American Kestrels use snags to
hunt small prey
Snag in advanced stage
of decay
Nuttall’s Woodpeckers pick
insects from dead trees
A beetle gallery looks like tunnels
Acorn Woodpeckers store acorns.
White-breasted Nuthatch
seeks insects on bark
Barn Owls need large cavities
Acorn Woodpeckers
make holes in buildings.