Site Report: Santiago

Agua Caliente, Santiago

Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)

Pacific Water Snake (Thamnophis validus)

Xantus's Hummingbird (Hylocharis xantusii)

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Male Baja California

Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) Baja California

Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) Female

A semiarid thorny forest with a creek with reliable pools of water

Kingdom: Animals (13 records)

Phylum: Chordates (13 records)

Class: Birds (12 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii)

Order: Perching Birds (8 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Silky-flycatchers
- Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Family: Vireos
- Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
- Family: Wrens
- Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)

Class: Reptiles (1 record)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Snakes
- Pacific Water Snake (Thamnophis validus)