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Emigrant Wilderness, California - Northern (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Emigrant Wilderness, California - Northern
Map of Emigrant Wilderness, California - Northern
Clark's Nutcracker (
Nucifraga columbiana
)
Western Bluebird (
Sialia mexicana
) Male
White-breasted Nuthatch (
Sitta carolinensis
) Flight
Townsend's Solitaire (
Myadestes townsendi
)
Townsend's Solitaire (
Myadestes townsendi
)
Mountain Chickadee (
Parus gambeli
)
Mountain Chickadee (
Parus gambeli
)
Long-eared Chipmunk (
Tamias quadrimaculatus
)
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (
Callospermophilus lateralis
)
Western Bluebird (
Sialia mexicana
) Female
The emigrant wilderness is fairly easy access to higher altitudes with the trailhead starting out at almost 9000 feet. There are some forested areas, and also there is access to very sparsely forested rock fields.
Species Recorded (21)
Birds ( 18 )
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Prairie Falcon -
Falco mexicanus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Sooty Grouse -
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
White-headed Woodpecker -
Dryobates albolarvatus
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Clark's Nutcracker -
Nucifraga columbiana
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Mountain Chickadee -
Poecile gambeli
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Red-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta carolinensis
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Townsend's Solitaire -
Myadestes townsendi
Western Bluebird -
Sialia mexicana
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Green-tailed Towhee -
Pipilo chlorurus
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Cassin's Finch -
Haemorhous cassinii
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