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Del Puerto Canyon and Mines Road, California - Northern (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Del Puerto Canyon and Mines Road, California - Northern
Map of Del Puerto Canyon and Mines Road, California - Northern
Lewis's Woodpecker (
Melanerpes lewis
)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (
Aimophila ruficeps
)
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.
Species Recorded (45)
Birds ( 43 )
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Golden Eagle -
Aquila chrysaetos
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk -
Buteo lineatus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Merlin -
Falco columbarius
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Wild Turkey -
Meleagris gallopavo
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
California Quail -
Callipepla californica
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Barn Owl and Grass-owls ( Tytonidae )
American Barn Owl -
Tyto furcata
Swifts ( Apodidae )
White-throated Swift -
Aeronautes saxatalis
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Acorn Woodpecker -
Melanerpes formicivorus
Lewis's Woodpecker -
Melanerpes lewis
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Western Wood-Pewee -
Contopus sordidulus
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Western Kingbird -
Tyrannus verticalis
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Horned Lark -
Eremophila alpestris
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
California Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma californica
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Yellow-billed Magpie -
Pica nuttalli
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Oak Titmouse -
Baeolophus inornatus
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Rock Wren -
Salpinctes obsoletus
Northern House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Western Bluebird -
Sialia mexicana
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike -
Lanius ludovicianus
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Blue Grosbeak -
Passerina caerulea
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Rufous-crowned Sparrow -
Aimophila ruficeps
Lark Sparrow -
Chondestes grammacus
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
California Towhee -
Melozone crissalis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bullock's Oriole -
Icterus bullockii
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch -
Spinus psaltria
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