including the
Mausoleum, Cactus Garden, and Memorial Marsh
The 100-year old Arboretum, divided by Palm Drive, stretches from El Camino Real past Campus Drive to Museum Way, taking in Memorial Marsh and vernal pools, which are part of a flood control system.
Birds to look for:
- high-nesting birds (eg. hawks) and owls in the eucalyptus
- seed-eating species within the open, grassy oak woodland; stalking Great Blue Heron within ground-squirrel habitat
- woodland species, especially insect-eating species, fruit-eating species, and nectar-eating species among the century-old flowering exotic trees and other vegetation near the Mausoleum and within the Cactus Garden
- occasional human commensals and species associated with human-built structures near the Mausoleum
- aquatic species and low- or ground-nesting birds in Memorial Marsh
The Arboretum and its Birds
The Arboretum contains 25,000 trees
in stands of eucalyptus, other century-old native and exotic species,
(especially near the Mausoleum) and open, oak-dominated woodland.
Mausoleum and its Birds
A cedar-lined mall leads from the intersection of Palm Drive and Campus
Drive to the Mausoleum and its surrounding 100-year-old specimen trees,
many of which were selected thematically (symbols of heaven, etc.)
The Cactus Gardenand its Birds
This century-old garden
lies next to the Mausoleum. It contains a number of specimen trees (e.g.
Yucca) but mainly succulents and cacti.
Memorial Marsh and its Birds
This wetland lies between Campus Drive and Museum Way, and is bounded
by Lausen Street and Palm Drive.
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