Eastern Bluebird

Acorn woodpeckers are a unique kind of bird. The scientific name of the Acorn woodpecker is Melanerpes formicivorus. These striking birds are mostly black above with a red cap, creamy white face, and black patch around the bill. In flight, they show three patches of white: one in each wing and one on the rump. Females have less red on the crown than males. The Acorn woodpecker does not camouflage into the environment when in the trees. There is a lot to learn about the acorn woodpecker like the…

winged sumac, garlic mustard, and honeysuckle were all observed. Common bird species such as the pigeon, European starling and house sparrows were seen most often. I also observed red-tailed hawks, downy woodpecker, the cedar waxwing and the eastern bluebird. There are more than 200 species of bird in the park, and I wish I could have seen more. Grey squirrels were abundant, as you would expect in a city park. The Felix M. Warburg Hall of New York State Environment includes mountains, natural…

Rush Juncus effusus Native Range and Habitat An extremely common plant, Rush is located in much of the United States, with the exception of a few dry, arid Great Plains states. It inhabits fresh and brackish marshes, swamps, ditches, moist wetlands and meadows. It is tolerant of diverse site conditions, but thrives in direct sun, finely textured soils, and shallow fresh water. Wildlife Uses Stands of Rush form deep, fibrous root systems. These provide shoreline protection, filter pollutants,…

have been many applications besides bulk power generation, and the solar-powered vehicle is one of them. The first solar vehicle that a person could drive was demonstrated to the public in 1962 by the International Rectifier Company, and in 1977 the Bluebird car ran without a battery on solar-cells only. Since then there have been many great advances…