Park Ecology
Bird and Animal Sightings
Birds
| COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
| Birds: | |
| Acorn woodpecker * | Melanerpes formicivorus |
| American crow * | Corvus brachyrhynchos |
| Anna’s hummingbird * | Calypte anna |
| Ash-throated flycatcher * | Myiarchus cinerascens |
| Band-tailed pigeon * | Patagioenas fasciata |
| Bewick’s wren * | Thryomanes bewickii |
| Black-headed grosbeak * | Pheucticus melanocephalus |
| Blue-gray gnatcatcher * | Polioptila caerulea |
| Bushtit * | Psaltriparus minimus |
| California scrub-jay * | Aphelocoma californica |
| California thrasher * | Toxostoma redivivum |
| California towhee * | Melozone crissalis |
| Cassin’s kingbird * | Tyrannus vociferans |
| chipping sparrow * | Spizella passerina |
| Common yellowthroat * | Geothlypis trichas |
| Cooper’s hawk # | Accipiter cooperii |
| Downy woodpecker * | Picoides pubescens |
| European starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
| House finch * | Haemorhous mexicanus |
| House wren * | Troglodytes aedon |
| Lesser goldfinch * | Spinus psaltria |
| Mourning dove * | Zenaida macroura |
| Northern mockingbird * | Mimus polyglottos |
| Northern rough-winged swallow * | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
| Nuttall’s woodpecker * | Dryobates nuttallii |
| Oak titmouse * | Baeolophus inornatus |
| Orange-crowned warbler * | Leiothlypis celata |
| Red-tailed hawk * | Buteo jamaicensis |
| Scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| Song sparrow * | Melospiza melodia |
| Spotted towhee * | Pipilo maculatus |
| Western tanager * | Piranga ludoviciana |
| White-throated swift * | Aeronautes saxatalis |
| Wrentit * | Chamaea fasciata |
Amphibians
| COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
| Common side-blotched lizard * | Uta stansburiana |
| Western fence lizard * | Sceloporus occidentalis |
Mammals
| COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
| Brush rabbit * | Sylvilagus bachmani |
Species of Special Status
One special status species, a Cooper’s hawk, was observed – an individual in a tree eating a bird.
Suitable habitat was also identified for eight other species of special status including grasshopper sparrow, burrowing owl, northern harrier, white-tailed kite, California horned lark, merlin, and American bumblebee.
Cooper’s Hawk – Credit: iNaturalist
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