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Species found at Viewing Site
| Cosumnes River Preserve - Site # 59 | |
| Species: | American Badger |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | American Beaver |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | American Bittern |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | River Walk & Wetlands Walk |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | American Coot |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Barn Ponds & Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | American Crow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | American Goldfinch |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | American Kestrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Savannah Area. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | American Robin |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | American White Pelican |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Desmond Road, Barn Ponds |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | American Wigeon |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Anna's Hummingbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center deck. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Barn Swallow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Su,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Belted Kingfisher |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Black Phoebe |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Black-Necked Stilt |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Ponds along Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Black-Tailed Jackrabbit |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Bobcat |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Bullfrog |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Bushtit |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | California Ground Squirrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | California Myotis |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Franklin Bridge. Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | California Quail |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Savannah Area. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | California Slender Salamander |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | California Tiger Salamander |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | California Whipsnake(Striped Racer) |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Canada Goose |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Barn Ponds. Managed Wetlands. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Cinnamon Teal |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Common Garter Snake |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Common Kingsnake |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Common Yellowthroat |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Coyote |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Desert Cottontail |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Double-Crested Cormorant |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | River Walk Trail |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | European Starling |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Gadwall |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Gopher Snake |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Gray Fox |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Great Blue Heron |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk. Along the River |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Great Egret |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk. Along the River. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Greater White-Fronted Goose |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Barn Ponds. Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Greater Yellowlegs |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Ponds along Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Green-Winged Teal |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Hermit Thrush |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Hoary Bat |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Franklin Bridge. Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | House Finch |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | House Wren |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Least Sandpiper |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Ponds along Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W,Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Long-Billed Dowitcher |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Ponds along Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W,Sp |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Mallard |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Marsh Wren |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Mourning Dove |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Northern Flicker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Northern Harrier |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Savannah Area. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,Sp,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Northern Pintail |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Northern River Otter |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Northern Shoveler |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Nuttall's Woodpecker |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Ornate Shrew |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Ornate Shrew |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Pacific Treefrog |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Painted Turtle |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Pallid Bat |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Franklin Bridge. Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Pied-Billed Grebe |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Pied-Billed Grebe |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Raccoon |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Racer |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Red-Shouldered Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Savannah Area. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Red-Tailed Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Savannah Area. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Red-Winged Blackbird |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Ruby-Crowned Kinglet |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Sandhill Crane |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Staten Island. Wetlands Walk. Wetlands, Barn Ponds & Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | W,F |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Savannah Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | W |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Silver-Haired Bat |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Franklin Bridge. Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su,F |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Snowy Egret |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | River Walk Trail & Wetlands Walk. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Song Sparrow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Southern Alligator Lizard |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Spotted Towhee |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Swainson's Hawk |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Savannah Area. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Sp,Su |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Tree Swallow |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Turkey Vulture |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Roadway. Savannah along River Walk. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Virginia Opossum |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Fence Lizard |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Gray Squirrel |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Western Meadowlark |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,F |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Western Pond Turtle |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Rattlesnake |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Scrub-Jay |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Excellent |
| Species: | Western Spadefoot |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Western Toad |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | White-Breasted Nuthatch |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | White-Tailed Kite |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. Barn Ponds and Desmond Road. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | W,Sp |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Wood Duck |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | River Walk Trail and along the river. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Yellow-Billed Magpie |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Visitor Center. Wetlands Walk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Yr |
| Reliable: | Good |
| Species: | Yellow-Rumped Warbler |
| Seen: | Yes |
| Locations: | Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. |
| Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
| Season View: | Sp |
| Reliable: | Poor |
| Species: | Yuma Myotis |
| Seen: | No |
| Locations: | Franklin Bridge. Wetlands Walk, Boardwalk & River Walk Trail. Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. |
| Present Season: | Yr |
| Season View: | Sp,Su |
| Reliable: | Poor |