Site Report: Del Puerto Canyon and Mines Road
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Mines Road is the best access to the more arid eastern slopes of Mount Hamilton. Most of the land out here is private property, but it is fairly easy access from the Bay Area for this type of habitat.
Visits
- 2011-05-29: Started in the early afternoon from Patterson, and drove into Mines Road from there.
- 2015-01-04: Drove from Patterson starting after lunch.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (45 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(45 records)
Class: Birds
(43 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Barn Owl and Grass-owls
- American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Order: Perching Birds (27 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Family: New World Quail
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Cervidae
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)