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Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

This 1,432-acre Preserve offers visitors shaded fir and redwood forests, cool perennial creeks, and spectacular views of the Sierra Azul Range.

Northern Pacific Treefrog 1
Pseudacris regilla
California Tiger Salamander 2
Ambystoma californiense
California Giant Salamander 3
Dicamptodon ensatus
Ensatina 4
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Black Salamander 5
Aneides flavipunctatus
Arboreal Salamander 2
Aneides lugubris
California Slender Salamander 6
Batrachoseps attenuatus
California Newt 7
Taricha torosa
Northern Alligator Lizard 8
Elgaria coerulea
Southern Alligator Lizard 9
Elgaria multicarinata
Western Fence Lizard 10
Sceloporus occidentalis
Coast Range Fence Lizard 11
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
Ringneck Snake 12
Diadophis punctatus
Sharp-tailed Snake 13
Contia tenuis
Racer 14
Coluber constrictor
Masticophis lateralis 3
Coluber lateralis
Aquatic Garter Snake 15
Thamnophis atratus
Common Garter Snake 16
Thamnophis sirtalis
Gopher Snake 17
Pituophis catenifer
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Clemmys marmorata 18
Actinemys marmorata
Nuttall's Woodpecker 19
Picoides nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker 20
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 21
Picoides villosus
Acorn Woodpecker 22
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker 23
Colaptes auratus
Red-breasted Sapsucker 24
Sphyrapicus ruber
Western Screech-Owl 25
Megascops kennicottii
Northern Pygmy-Owl 26
Glaucidium gnoma
Great Horned Owl 1
Bubo virginianus
Long-eared Owl 27
Asio otus
Barn Owl 28
Tyto alba
Belted Kingfisher 29
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Pigeon 30
Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon 24
Patagioenas fasciata
Mourning Dove 31
Zenaida macroura
Sora 19
Porzana carolina
American Coot 10
Fulica americana
Turkey Vulture 32
Cathartes aura
California Quail 33
Callipepla californica
Forster's Tern 34
Sterna forsteri
Herring Gull 35
Larus argentatus
Ring-billed Gull 36
Larus delawarensis
Killdeer 37
Charadrius vociferus
Eared Grebe 25
Podiceps nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe 38
Podilymbus podiceps
Great Egret 19
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 19
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night-Heron 39
Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron 40
Butorides virescens
Peregrine Falcon 41
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 42
Falco sparverius
Anna's Hummingbird 43
Calypte anna
Rufous Hummingbird 44
Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird 45
Selasphorus sasin
Black-chinned Hummingbird 27
Archilochus alexandri
White-throated Swift 46
Aeronautes saxatalis
Vaux's Swift 47
Chaetura vauxi
American Wigeon 48
Anas americana
Green-winged Teal 49
Anas crecca
Mallard 50
Anas platyrhynchos
Gadwall 51
Anas strepera
Bufflehead 48
Bucephala albeola
Ring-necked Duck 48
Aythya collaris
Ruddy Duck 25
Oxyura jamaicensis
Wood Duck 52
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 40
Lophodytes cucullatus
Osprey 19
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 27
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 53
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 54
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk 55
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 56
Buteo lineatus
Swainson's Hawk 57
Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Kite 55
Elanus leucurus
Double-crested Cormorant 42
Phalacrocorax auritus
Cliff Swallow 58
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow 59
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 48
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 45
Tachycineta thalassina
Brewer's Blackbird 60
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 27
Molothrus ater
Bullock's Oriole 27
Icterus bullockii
Hooded Oriole 61
Icterus cucullatus
Western Meadowlark 43
Sturnella neglecta
Red-winged Blackbird 62
Agelaius phoeniceus
Loggerhead Shrike 43
Lanius ludovicianus
Oak Titmouse 63
Baeolophus inornatus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 64
Poecile rufescens
House Sparrow 65
Passer domesticus
White-breasted Nuthatch 66
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 38
Sitta pygmaea
European Starling 67
Sturnus vulgaris
House Wren 27
Troglodytes aedon
Pacific Wren 68
Troglodytes pacificus
Bewick's Wren 43
Thryomanes bewickii
American Robin 69
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 60
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 70
Catharus ustulatus
Western Bluebird 60
Sialia mexicana

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