BIG TREES SP, CALAVERAS COUNTY, CA bird list CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF CALAVERAS BIG TREES STATE PARK This checklist is based on reported observations of many individual people. This list was most recently updated 10/4/02 by Penelope Bowen. SEASON Spring = March through May Summer = June through August Fall = September through November Winter = December through February ABUNDANCE Classification is based on how often an observer can expect to see or hear a species in suitable habitat during a given season. C = Common to abundant (almost certain to be seen or heard) F = Fairly common (present but may not be seen on every outing) U = Uncommon (not likely to be seen on more that 50% of outings) R = Rare (not likely to be seen more than a few times per season) I = Irregular (may be locally common one year, absent the next) X = Extremely rare, one or two records only, out side of normal range NESTING STATUS YES Indicates that the bird nests or has nested within the park. Birds of Calaveras Big Trees State Park Spring Summer Fall Winter Nests American White Pelican I I Great Blue Heron U U U U Snow Goose R Mallard U U U U Common Merganser U U U U Turkey Vulture F F F Sharp-shinned Hawk U U U U Cooper's Hawk U U U U Northern Goshawk F F F F YES Swainson's Hawk R Red-tailed Hawk F F F F Mountain Quail F F F F YES Killdeer U U U U Spotted Sandpiper F F R California Gull F F U Band-tailed Pigeon F C F F YES Mourning Dove F F F F YES Great Horned Owl U U U U YES Northern Pygmy-owl U U U U Spotted Owl R R R R YES Common Nighthawk U U R Common Poorwill U U U . Anna's Hummingbird F F U R YES Calliope Hummingbird U U Rufous Hummingbird U F U Belted Kingfisher U U U U Acorn Woodpecker U U U U Red-naped Sapsucker R R Red-breasted Sapsucker F C F U YES Williamson's Sapsucker U U U U Downy Woodpecker U U U U Hairy Woodpecker F F F F YES White-headed Woodpecker C C C F YES Northern Flicker C C C C YES Pileated Woodpecker U U U U YES Olive-sided Flycatcher C C R YES Western Wood-pewee C C U YES Willow Flycatcher R R Hammond's Flycatcher F F R YES Dusky Flycatcher F F R YES Pacific-slope Flycatcher U U R YES Black Phoebe U U U U . Tree Swallow F F U Violet-green Swallow C C U Northern Rough-winged Swallow R R R Barn Swallow C C U Steller's Jay C C C C YES Scrub Jay U U U U Common Raven F F F F YES Mountain Chickadee C C C C YES Chestnut-backed Chickadee U U U U YES Bushtit F C F F YES Red-breasted Nuthatch C C C C YES White-breasted Nuthatch U U U U Pygmy Nuthatch R U R R Brown Creeper C C C C YES Canyon Wren F F U U Bewick's Wren F F F F . Winter Wren F C F F YES American Dipper C C F F YES Golden-crowned Kinglet C C C C YES Ruby-crowned Kinglet F U F F YES Western Bluebird U U U U Townsend's Solitaire U F U U Hermit Thrush F F U U YES American Robin C C C C YES Varied Thrush I I Cassin's Vireo F C U YES Hutton's Vireo U U U U Warbling Vireo C C R YES Orange-crowned Warbler C C F Nashville Warbler C C F YES Yellow Warbler C C U YES Yellow-rumped Warbler C C C U Black-throated Gray Warbler C C F YES Townsend's Warbler R R Hermit Warbler C C U MacGillivray's Warbler F F U Wilson's Warbler F C U YES Western Tanager C C U YES Black-headed Grosbeak C C U YES Lazuli Bunting F F U Green-tailed Towhee U U U Spotted Towhee C C C C YES Chipping Sparrow C C C Brewer's Sparrow R R Vesper Sparrow R R Sage Sparrow . . X . . Savannah Sparrow R R Fox Sparrow C C F U Golden-crowned Sparrow R R R R White-crowned Sparrow F F F R Dark-eyed Junco C C C C YES Western Meadowlark R R R R Brewer's Blackbird C C C U YES Brown-headed Cowbird F F R Northern Oriole R R Pine Grosbeak I I I Purple Finch C C F F YES Cassin's Finch U U U R Red Crossbill I I I I Pine Siskin I F F I . Lesser Goldfinch U U U U . Lawrence's Goldfinch U . . . . Evening Grosbeak I I I I This checklist is based on reported observations of many individual people. Additional observations are very much appreciated. This list was most recently updated 10/4/02 by Penelope Bowen, Formerly Calaveras County Coordinator for the American Birding Association's "North American Birds". This list contains 105 species.