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Species found at Viewing Site

Effie Yeaw Nature Center/American River Parkway  - Site # 73

Species:Acorn Woodpecker
Seen:Yes
Locations:Throughout the oak woodlands
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:American Crow
Seen:Yes
Locations:All Locations
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:American Goldfinch
Seen:Yes
Locations:Fields in the Nature Area.
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:American Kestrel
Seen:Yes
Locations:Throughout the oak woodlands and riparian area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:American Pipit
Seen:Yes
Locations:Along the river rocks.
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:American Robin
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Anna's Hummingbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Bald Eagle
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River.
Present Season:W
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Barn Owl
Seen:Yes
Locations:Oak woodlands in preserve
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Belted Kingfisher
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Bewick's Wren
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Good

Species:Black Phoebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:EYNC buildings and the American River.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Su
Season View:Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Black-Tailed Jackrabbit
Seen:Yes
Locations:Open areas of preserve and under live oaks
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Black-Throated Gray Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Brewer's Blackbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:Golf Course Area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Brown Creeper
Seen:No
Locations:Nature Area Oak Wooodland - Uncommon
Present Season:W
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Brown-Headed Cowbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:All Areas.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Poor

Species:Brush Rabbit
Seen:Yes
Locations:Along edges of all trails.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Bushtit
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:California Ground Squirrel
Seen:Yes
Locations:Alongside trails and throughout the preserve
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Su
Reliable:Excellent

Species:California Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:California Quail
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Good

Species:California Towhee
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area around the Nature Center Buildings and Maidu Village.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Canada Goose
Seen:Yes
Locations:Golf Course and River.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Cedar Waxwing
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, grape vines, and Cottonwood trees.
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Chipping Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Sp
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Poor

Species:Cliff Swallow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Golf Course at river nesting on pump tower at river edge
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Common Garter Snake
Seen:Yes
Locations:Around Nature Study Pond, Carmichael Creek and the American River.
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Common Goldeneye
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River.
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Common Kingsnake
Seen:Yes
Locations:Can be found throughout preserve
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Common Merganser
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Common Muskrat
Seen:Yes
Locations:In American River or Nature Study Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Cooper's Hawk
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Coyote
Seen:Yes
Locations:Often seen in open areas of preserve and under the live oaks
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Dark-Eyed Junco
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, Maidu Village feeding on the ground.
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Double-Crested Cormorant
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Downy Woodpecker
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:European Starling
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Forster's Tern
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:Sp
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Poor

Species:Fox Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, Nature Study Pond
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Gilbert's Skink
Seen:Yes
Locations:Has been seen in the landscaped areas around the Nature Center building.
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Golden-Crowned Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, Maidu Village, Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Gopher Snake
Seen:Yes
Locations:Can be found throughout the preserve.
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Great Blue Heron
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Great Egret
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Great Horned Owl
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, but not commonly seen
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Greater Yellowlegs
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Green Heron
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River, Nature Study Pond, Maidu Village Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Hermit Thrush
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Hermit Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Herring Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Hoary Bat
Seen:Yes
Locations:Bats are most frequently seen around the ponds and open areas at sunset.
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Su
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Hooded Oriole
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, but not seen often
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:House Finch
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Center Building and vicinity
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:House Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Golf Course Buildings
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su,Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:House Wren
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Hutton's Vireo
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, sometimes seen near parking lot
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Killdeer
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Lark Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Somtimes seen along fences near the golf course
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Least Sandpiper
Seen:Yes
Locations:Look along the river banks during migration
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Lesser Goldfinch
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, also feeding on thistle, and evening primrose near Assembly Building
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Lesser Yellowlegs
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Lincoln's Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, and Nature Study Pond and brushy areas along the river
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Macgillivray's Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Mallard
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area Pond, American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Merlin
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, along American River in trees
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Mourning Dove
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Nashville Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Northern Flicker
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Northern Harrier
Seen:Yes
Locations:Rocky fields along American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Northern Mockingbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Northern River Otter
Seen:Yes
Locations:In or along the banks of the American River or in the Nature Study Pond.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Nuttall's Woodpecker
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Oak Titmouse
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Orange-Crowned Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Osprey
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Phainopepla
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area--Grapevines
Present Season:W
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Pied-Billed Grebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River, Nature Study Pond
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Raccoon
Seen:Yes
Locations:In the oak woodlands of preserve.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, not common
Present Season:W
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Red-Breasted Sapsucker
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Red-Shouldered Hawk
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F,Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Red-Tailed Hawk
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F,Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Red-Winged Blackbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Study Pond when catails are present
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Ring-Billed Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F,Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:W
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Sharp-Tailed Snake
Seen:Yes
Locations:Under leaf detritus along trails
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Snowy Egret
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Song Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, Nature Study Pond, Vegetation along river
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Southern Alligator Lizard
Seen:Yes
Locations:Found throughout the nature preserve
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Su
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Spotted Towhee
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, Nature Study Pond, Maidu Village
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Striped Skunk
Seen:Yes
Locations:Can be found anywhere in the preserve.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Swainson's Hawk
Seen:Yes
Locations:Uncommon in Nature Area flying over head
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Townsend's Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Tree Swallow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Turkey Vulture
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area, Along river during salmon runs
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Varied Thrush
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area - uncommon
Present Season:W,Yr
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Warbling Vireo
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area - uncommon
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Western Bluebird
Seen:Yes
Locations:Golf Course Lawns often perching on fences
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Fence Lizard
Seen:Yes
Locations:Can be found throughout the preserve
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Su
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Western Gray Squirrel
Seen:Yes
Locations:Oak Woodlands
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Western Kingbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area possible near river and Golf Course area near river
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Western Meadowlark
Seen:Yes
Locations:Meadows in Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Western Pond Turtle
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Study Pond
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Rattlesnake
Seen:Yes
Locations:In Nature Study Area.
Present Season:Sp,Su
Season View:Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Sandpiper
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Western Scrub-Jay
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Western Skink
Seen:Yes
Locations:Around Nature Center Buildings
Present Season:Sp,Su,F
Season View:Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Western Tanager
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,Su,Yr
Season View:Sp,Su,Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:White-Breasted Nuthatch
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:White-Crowned Sparrow
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area-Maidu Village
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:White-Tailed Kite
Seen:Yes
Locations:Rocky fields along American River
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:White-Throated Swift
Seen:Yes
Locations:American River flying overhead
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Wild Turkey
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area-Maidu Village in the morning
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Willow Flycatcher
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area along American River - uncommon
Present Season:Sp
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Poor

Species:Wilson's Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Wood Duck
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Study Pond
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Yellow Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:Sp,F
Season View:Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Yellow-Billed Magpie
Seen:Yes
Locations:Golf Course area and playing fields-hill behind Nature Center
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Seen:Yes
Locations:Nature Area
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Excellent