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3 Julie MacKinnon
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5 Parham Pourahmad
6 Larry Whiting
7 Randall Finley
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Randall Finley

Species found at Viewing Site

Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge  - Site # 315

Species:American Avocet
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:American Coot
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:American Crow
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Beach Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:American Goldfinch
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:American Kestrel
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:American Wigeon
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W
Reliable:Good

Species:Anna's Hummingbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Bewick's Wren
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Black Phoebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Black Skimmer
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach Trail
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Black-Bellied Plover
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach
Present Season:Sp
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Poor

Species:Black-Necked Stilt
Seen:Yes
Locations:Saline Pond, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Brewer's Blackbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Brown Pelican
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Su,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Bushtit
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:California Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Caspian Tern
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach Trail
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Cinnamon Teal
Seen:Yes
Locations:Saline Pond, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp
Reliable:Poor

Species:Common Yellowthroat
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:F
Reliable:Good

Species:Double-Crested Cormorant
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Eared Grebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach Trail, River Loop Trail
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Gadwall
Seen:Yes
Locations:Saline Pond, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Great Blue Heron
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Great Egret
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:House Finch
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Killdeer
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach Trail, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Least Sandpiper
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach, Saline Pond, River Loop Trail
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Least Tern
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:F
Season View:F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Loggerhead Shrike
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Long-Billed Dowitcher
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Beach, Saline Pond
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Mallard
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Marbled Godwit
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach, Beach Trail, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Mourning Dove
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Northern Harrier
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Beach Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Northern Pintail
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Northern Shoveler
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Orange-Crowned Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Pied-Billed Grebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Red-Tailed Hawk
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Ring-Billed Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Beach Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Ruddy Duck
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Sanderling
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Semipalmated Plover
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Short-Billed Dowitcher
Seen:Yes
Locations:River River Loop Trail, Saline Pond
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Snowy Plover
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Song Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Turkey Vulture
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Violet-Green Swallow
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Sp,Su,F,Yr
Season View:Sp,Su,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Grebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach Trail, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Western Meadowlark
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Sandpiper
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach, Beach Trail, River Loop Trail
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Whimbrel
Seen:Yes
Locations:Beach, River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:White-Crowned Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:White-Tailed Kite
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Willet
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail, Beach, Saline Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Wilson's Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:River Loop Trail
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Sp,Su,F
Reliable:Good