Wednesday, January 09, 2008

El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area, January list

I've decided to have one post per month for this list, and add things to the existing list as I see them. Here is the January list. 44 species are listed at present.

Birds:
Western Scrub-Jay
Stellar's Jay
American Crow
Northern Raven
added Jan 15th: Hutton's Vireo
Black Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warblers
added Jan 15th: Townsend's Warbler
Bewick's Wren
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
added Jan 22nd: Oak Titmouse
House Sparrow
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Bush Tit
Hermit Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
added Jan 15th: Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Cedar Waxwing
American Goldfinch
added Jan 14th: Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch
Cooper's Hawk
Red Tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Great Horned Owl
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpecker
Red-shafted Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
added Jan 15th: Nuttall's Woodpecker
Anna's Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
American Coot
added Jan. 27th Double-crested Cormorant
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove

Mammals:
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Mule Dear (Odocoileus hemionus)
Voles (Microtus californicus? runways and burrows)
Pocket Gophers (burrows)
Fox (Grey fox? scat)
Skunk (smelled, species?)

Herps:
Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)

1 comment:

ECHO said...

The information about the Hillside is excellent and so helpful. Thank you!
Martie Conner
ECHO co-founder