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What's in our neighborhood?
How would you describe your neighborhood to someone who has never visited? Brainstorm about 10 phrases to describe your habitat, such as lots of trees, some tall buildings, many trees, blacktop everywhere, etc. 1. Apartments 2. Parking Lots 3. Lakeside Park, community gardens, fountains 4. Children's Fairyland, abandoned stable 5. Scarlet oaks, Coast live oaks 6. Lake Merritt 7. Office Buildings 8. Glen Echo Creek 9. Conifers 10.Shrubs 11.Downtown skyscrapers across Harrison Street

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Urban Residential Habitat at St. Paul's School
The Three Photos show 1) The exterior of our school; 2) The courtyard we will be improving for bird habitat; 3) Lakeside Park and Lake Merritt, the first wildlife refuge in the U.S.

written by Alexa, 5B The first things I see usually when I walk out of the car from the Veterans' Green (school drop off) are buildings. I think our neighborhood is urban and coastal/lake community. (Lake Merritt, a natural estuary) The top ten things I see in our neighborhood are buildings, birds, trees, a lake, office buildings, Children's Fairyland, shrubs, pine trees, and apartments. Our neighborhood is environmentally friendly to birds because we have water, food and shelter.
 * Write an overall description of your habitat, including photos if you can. **

** What features make our neighborhood a suitable place for birds? **
(See Alexa's final sentence above) Fresh water source: Glen Echo Creek, Sprinklers, Puddles (in rainy season) Salt water source: Lake Merritt Where our neighborhood offers shelter: Trees and urban courtyard

** What birds do you regularly see on your bird counts? **
You may want to record data from your "Count Birds for Science" lesson.