California Ecosystems - Grouse in the Sagebrush (original) buckwheat Purple Urchin

Purple Urchin

During the late summer

Flickers eat mostly on the ground - consuming beetles

The increased frequency and intesity of wildfires

Featuring Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus bachmani)

California Ecosystems - Grouse in the Sagebrush (original) buckwheat Purple UrchinThe sagebrushes (Artemisia sp.) that are the dominant shurbs across much of the Great Basin are an important source of food and shelter for the Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). During the late summer, Sage Grouse fatten up on insects, represented here by the Hairy Bear Scarab Beetle (Paracotalpa granicollis). During the winter, Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and other sagebrush species, are the primary source of food for the