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Species found at Viewing Site
| Pinnacles National Park - Site # 164 | |
| Species: | Acorn Woodpecker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Bear Gulch, Visitor Center, Moses Springs Trailhead, Chaparral Ranger Station, lower Condor Gulch, Old Pinnacles Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Allen's Hummingbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Visitor Center |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | American Badger |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | please enter |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | American Kestrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Throughout Park, Pinnacles Ranch and Campground, High Peaks |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | American Robin |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Bear Gulch, Reservoir, Old Pinnacles Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Anna's Hummingbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Throughout Park |
| Present Season: | Sp Su |
| Season View: | Sp Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Ash-Throated Flycatcher |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Old Pinnacles Trail, Moses Springs Trail, Reservoir, Chaparral Picnic Area, any wooded/chaparral edges |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Band-Tailed Pigeon |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | South/North Wilderness Trails, Chalone Peak Trail: sporadic |
| Present Season: | Sp |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Black Phoebe |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Riparian areas, especially bridges and other man-made structures near Chalone Creek, Bear Gulch, Chaparral Area |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Black-Headed Grosbeak |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Old Pinnacles Trail, South/North Wilderness Trails, Chalone Peak Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | High Peaks Trail, usually near pines and low scrub |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Brewer's Blackbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Pinnacles Ranch |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Bushtit |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All chaparral and wooded areas |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | California Condor |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | High Peaks Loop Campground: observe ridge to southeast |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | California Legless Lizard |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Anniella pulchra pulchra (Silvery legless lizard) locations: |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | California Thrasher |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All chaparral areas: Chaparral Ranger Station, North Chalone Peak |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | California Towhee |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Throughout chaparral, wooded areas |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Canyon Wren |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Rock cliffs, Bear Gulch, Moses Springs Trail, Balconies Cliffs Trail, Juniper Canyon |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Cassin's Vireo |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Bear Gulch, Old Pinnacles Trail, Balconies Cave Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Cliff Swallow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Rocky areas near Reservoir, Balconies, Machete, High Peaks |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Coachwhip |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | San Joanquin Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ruddocki) please enter location |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Coast Horned Lizard |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Phyrnosoma cornutum frontale (California horned lizard) (is this name correct?) please enter location |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Common Raven |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Throughout Park, especially High Peaks |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Cooper's Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Any riparian trails: Bear Gulch, Old Pinnacles Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Dark-Eyed Junco |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All wooded/riparian areas, particularly Bear Gulch |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Golden Eagle |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | High Peaks, North Chalone Peak |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Golden-Crowned Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Bear Gulch, North/South Wilderness Trails, Chaparral Ranger Station |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Great Horned Owl |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Reservoir, Condor Gulch Trail, Crowley Drainage, Machete, Hanging Valley, South Wilderness Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Hermit Warbler |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | High Peaks Trail and Juniper Canyon Trails, on gray pines |
| Present Season: | Sp |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | House Wren |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wooded corridors throughout Park |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Hutton's Vireo |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Old Pinnacles Trail, North/South Wilderness Trails |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Lawrence's Goldfinch |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Ranch bottomlands, McCabe Canyon |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Lazuli Bunting |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Old Pinnacles Trail, South Wilderness Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Lesser Goldfinch |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Riparian and wooded areas through Park |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Loggerhead Shrike |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Ranch, east side entrance |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Long-Eared Owl |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Chalone Housing, Marion Canyon, Bench Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Northern Flicker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Bear Gulch, Moses Springs Trail, Juniper Canyon |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Northern Pygmy Owl |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Moses Springs Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Northern Rough-Winged Swallow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Chalone Creek, near paved bridge and Chalone housing |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Nuttall's Woodpecker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Old Pinnacles Trail, Bench Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Oak Titmouse |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Chaparral and riparian areas throughout park |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Orange-Crowned Warbler |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Most riparian and wooded areas in Park |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Pallid Bat |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | please enter |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Peregrine Falcon |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Hawkins Peak, High Peaks Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Phainopepla |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Grassy Canyon, South Wilderness Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Prairie Falcon |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | High Peaks, Tunnel Trail, Machete, Balconies |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Purple Finch |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pine wooded areas, often along riparian corridors |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Red-Breasted Sapsucker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Campground, Bench Trail, South and North Wilderness Trails |
| Present Season: | W,F |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Red-Shouldered Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, McCabe Canyon, South Wilderness Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Red-Tailed Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Throughout Park, Pinnacles Ranch, Campground, High Peaks |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Rock Wren |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Balconies Cliffs Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Rufous-Crowned Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Condor Gulch Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Sage Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | chaparral areas: North Wilderness Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Sharp-Shinned Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Any riparian trails: Bear Gulch, Old Pinnacles Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Song Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Riparian areas: South Wilderness Trail, Bearch Gulch, North Wilderness Trail, Chaparral Residential Area, Old Pinnacles Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Spotted Towhee |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All chaparral, riparian areas, Old Pinnacles Trail, Bear Gulch, South Wilderness Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Steller's Jay |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Bear Gulch Trail, Moses Springs parking lot, Chaparral Ranger Station |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Townsend's Big-Eared Bat |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | please enter |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Turkey Vulture |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Throughout Park, especially High Peaks |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Two-Striped Garter Snake |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | please enter |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Varied Thrush |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Bear Gulch Nature Center |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Violet-Green Swallow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All rock and cliff areas, Reservoir |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Warbling Vireo |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All riparian corridor trails |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Western Bluebird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Oak woodlands, Condor Gulch, High Peaks Trail, Campground |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Western Kingbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Pinnacles Ranch |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Western Mastiff Bat |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | please enter |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Pond Turtle |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Clemmys marmorata pallida (Southwestern Pond Turtle) |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Red Bat |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | please enter |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Screech Owl |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Bear Gulch Nature Center, Pinnacles Campground, South Wilderness Trail, Chalone Residential Area |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Scrub-Jay |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Throughout park |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Western Tanager |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wooded/pine areas, Old Pinnacles Trail, High Peaks Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | White-Crowned Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Bear Gulch, chaparral in spring, summer, Chaparral Ranger Station |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | White-Tailed Kite |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Ranch, McCabe Canyon |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | White-Throated Swift |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All rock and cliff areas, Reservoir |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Wrentit |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | All chaparral and wooded areas |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Yellow-Billed Magpie |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Pinnacles Campground, Pinnacles Ranch |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Yellow-Breasted Chat |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | South Wilderness Trail, North Wilderness Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Yellow-Rumped Warbler |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Riparian areas, pine-wooded areas, Reservoir, Old Pinnacles Trail |
| Present Season: | Sp,F |
| Season View: | Sp,F |
| Reliable: | Good |