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Species found at Viewing Site
| Taylor Creek Visitor Center - Site # 117 | |
| Species: | American Beaver |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Taylor Creek |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | American Coot |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Taylor Creek |
| Present Season: | F |
| Season View: | F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | American Dipper |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Lake Tahoe shoreline near Taylor Creek |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | American Robin |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Meadow, marsh, conifer forest, aspen grove |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | American Tree Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Anna's Hummingbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Bald Eagle |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest, meadow, marsh and stream zones |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Belted Kingfisher |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | riparian zone |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Big Brown Bat |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Conifer forest, in rafters of visitor center |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Black Bear |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest, meadow, marsh, riparian |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | poor, most likely in fall |
| Species: | Black-Headed Grosbeak |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Brewer's Blackbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Bullfrog |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Taylor Creek |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | California Chipmunk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest and meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | California Ground Squirrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | California Gull |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | riparian |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Canada Goose |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Lake shoreline |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Common Garter Snake |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Taylor Creek, meadow, marsh |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Common Merganser |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | riparian |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent, especially in fall |
| Species: | Common Porcupine |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Coyote |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest, meadow, marsh and riparian |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Deer Mouse |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Douglas' Squirrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Downy Woodpecker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Golden Eagle |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Great Blue Heron |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | riparian, marsh zones |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Hairy Woodpecker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Killdeer |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | marsh |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Kokanee Salmon (Freshwater Sockeye) |
| Seen: | |
| Locations: | Taylor Creek and Viewing Chamber |
| Present Season: | |
| Season View: | F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Lahontan cutthroat trout |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Stream Profile Chamber |
| Present Season: | Su |
| Season View: | Su |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Least Chipmunk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Little Brown Myotis |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest, visitor center rafters |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Mallard |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | riparian |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Mountain Chickadee |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest, meadow |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Mountain Lion |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | meadow, forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Mourning Dove |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow, marsh |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Mule Deer |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow, forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Northern River Otter |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Taylor Creek, Stream Profile Chamber |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Osprey |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow, marsh, riparian |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Pacific Treefrog |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadows |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Pileated Woodpecker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Raccoon |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow, marsh, riparian |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | rainbow trout |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Stream Profile Chamber, Taylor Creek |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Red-Breasted Nuthatch |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Red-Breasted Sapsucker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest and meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Red-Tailed Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | conifer forests |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Red-Winged Blackbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Rubber Boa |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Snowy Egret |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | riparian |
| Present Season: | Su F |
| Season View: | Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Song Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | meadow, marsh |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Steller's Jay |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Conifer forest, aspen grove, meadows |
| Present Season: | Sp Su F |
| Season View: | Sp Su F |
| Reliable: | excellent |
| Species: | Tahoe sucker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Stream Profile Chamber, Taylor Creek |
| Present Season: | Su F |
| Season View: | Su F |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Western Fence Lizard |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | poor |
| Species: | Western Gray Squirrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | forest |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | good |
| Species: | Western Gull |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | riparian and lake shoreline |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | excellent |