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Island scrub jay. The island scrub jay ( Aphelocoma insularis ), also known as the island jay or Santa Cruz jay, is a bird in the genus, Aphelocoma, which is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. Of the over 500 breeding bird species in the continental U.S. and Canada, it is the only insular endemic landbird species.
Shops and restaurants at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The principal industries of Santa Cruz are agriculture, tourism, education (UC Santa Cruz) and high technology. Santa Cruz is a center of the organic agriculture movement, and many specialty products as well as housing the headquarters of California Certified Organic Farmers.
Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 2--A List of Land Birds of Santa Cruz County, California (PDF) (Report). Santa Clara, CA: Cooper Ornithological Club of California. Retrieved 2011-12-19. ^ This seasonal checklist was developed from records compiled by the Santa Cruz Bird Club. Updated most recently September 30, 2002.
Santa Cruz Swimming Baths at the Boardwalk, Pacific Novelty Company Postcards, circa 1910. Fred W. Swanton formed the Santa Cruz Beach, Cottage, and Tent City Corporation in 1903 and the following year, the City of Santa Cruz granted permission for commercial buildings to be built. On 14 June 1904, the Neptune Casino opened with an arcade ...
Natural Bridges State Beach. / 36.95250°N 122.05750°W / 36.95250; -122.05750. Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre (26 ha) California state park in Santa Cruz, California, in the United States. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach and a eucalyptus grove provides habitat for monarch butterflies.
A caboose with a crow's nest (aka angel seat) In classic railroad trains, the box-like structure above the caboose, the cupola, was also called the crow's nest. It served for observation of the whole train when in motion. [6] In hunting, a crow's nest is a blind-like structure where a hunter or a pair of hunters commit themselves to stalking game.
The Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor (also "Santa Cruz Harbor", but see below) is situated in Santa Cruz, California, on the site of the former Woods Lagoon. Built in 1962–1963, its public use specializes in boating and extracurricular marine activities for the local community and visitors. [1] The harbor straddles the city limits which runs ...
Bank of Santa Cruz County. March 15, 1982. ( #82002273) 1502 Pacific Ave. 36°58′31″N 122°01′31″W. / 36.975278°N 122.025278°W / 36.975278; -122.025278 ( Bank of Santa Cruz County) Santa Cruz. Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, most of the building was demolished. The two stone-faced exterior walls, however, were ...