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Species found at Viewing Site
| Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve - Site # 293 | |
| Species: | Bottle-Nosed Dolphin |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Off beach in Pacific Ocean |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Brandt's Cormorant |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Pacific Ocean/Santa Maria River Estuary |
| Present Season: | W,Su |
| Season View: | W,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Brant |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | ocean, estuary |
| Present Season: | Sp,F |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Brown Pelican |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Santa Maria River Mouth, along beach |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Canada Goose |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | estuary |
| Present Season: | W,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Clark's Grebe |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Ocean/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | W,Su |
| Season View: | W,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Common Loon |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Ocean/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | W,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Coyote |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | tracks thru dunes; dunes/riparian woodland |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Double-Crested Cormorant |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Beach/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,Su |
| Season View: | W,Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Eared Grebe |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Beach/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Greater White-Fronted Goose |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | estuary |
| Present Season: | W,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Horned Grebe |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Ocean/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | W,Su |
| Season View: | W,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Humpback Whale |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | off beach during migration |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Least Tern |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Beach area/near Santa Maria River mouth |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su,F |
| Season View: | Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Mountain Pocket Gopher |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Associated with riparian area around Santa Maria River. Dusk/dawn best viewing times. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Mule Deer |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | along access road in adjacent fields |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Pacific Loon |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Santa Maria River estuary, migrant |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su,F |
| Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Pied-Billed Grebe |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Beach/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Red-Legged Frog |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | outside entry kiosk, anticipated in Solomon Creek and Santa Maria River area |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Red-Necked Grebe |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Beach/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | W,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Snowy Plover |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Over 50 nests is typical per year. Viewing from road and beach permitted during nesting season. Present year round, nesting season Mar. 1-Oct.1 |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Tundra Swan |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Santa Maria River Estuary, migrant |
| Present Season: | W,Su |
| Season View: | W,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Grebe |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Ocean/santa maria river |
| Present Season: | W,Su |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Western Spadefoot |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | burrows along road edge |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su,F,Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Yellow-Billed Loon |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Santa Maria River estuary |
| Present Season: | W |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |