Site Report: Del Puerto Canyon and Mines Road, United States of America
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
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- 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
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
- Family: Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
- Family: Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- 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
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
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)