updated 2/28/03

 

Calaveras Christmas Bird Count - Region 2

 

CLV CBC REG. 2

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

BLUE LAKE SPRINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pied-billed Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Blue Heron

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey Vulture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Mallard

 

30

 

2

 

14

16

1

 

30

12

 

 

Ring-necked Duck

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Common Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Hooded Merganser

 

 

 

4

 

3

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Merganser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Ruddy Duck

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Cooper's Hawk

1

1

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

Red-tailed Hawk

1

 

1

2

1

 

1

1

 

2

6

1

1

Mountain Quail

8

 

9

20

 

8

12

 

 

 

 

 

10

American Coot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

7

 

 

Common Snipe

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band-tailed Pigeon

3

2

 

 

 

 

 

50

50

 

 

 

 

Mourning Dove

 

3

 

 

4

6

 

2

2

 

 

7

 

Great Horned Owl

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anna's Hummingbird

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belted Kingfisher

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acorn woodpecker

 

 

 

 

1

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-breasted Sapsucker

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downy Woodpecker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

Hairy Woodpecker

2

 

 

4

 

5

1

 

3

2

 

 

1

White-headed Woodpecker

1

2

1

4

2

1

 

 

 

5

 

 

6

Northern Flicker(red-shafted)

3

4

3

7

5

1

2

4

1

1

1

7

5

Black Phoebe

 

 

1

2

 

2

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

Hutton's Vireo

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Steller's Jay

3

3

22

18

22

16

8

66

8

32

12

11

11

Western Scrub-Jay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Raven

 

2

 

1

2

 

2

8

3

2

 

3

5

Mountain Chickadee

8

5

8

49

55

15

50

 

50

10

20

 

10

Oak Titmouse

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Bushtit

 

12

 

62

44

 

 

 

20

 

 

10

30

Red-breasted Nuthatch

6

2

3

8

10

10

76

 

5

12

20

 

14

White-breasted Nuthatch

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

3

 

 

6

1

Brown Creeper

 

1

2

2

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

Canyon Wren

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bewick's Wren

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

American Dipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

11

 

10

12

12

 

14

2

 

 

 

10

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

4

5

34

84

34

47

110

27

70

12

52

70

25

Western Bluebird

8

 

 

 

 

10

 

40

22

10

2

 

30

Townsend's Solitare

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Hermit Thrush

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Robin

13

100

 

300

123

 

80

55

2

20

3

10

2

Varied Thrush

 

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

1

12

1

 

 

Wrentit

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Starling

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cedar Waxwing

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler(Audubon)

11

 

9

92

3

10

11

5

1

10

 

 

21

Spotted Towhee

2

30

2

22

9

6

6

22

 

8

1

86

3

Fox Sparrow

1

3

 

8

2

5

3

50

2

4

 

1

 

Golden-crowned Sparrow

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark-eyed Junco(Oregon)

63

64

24

112

148

181

206

209

60

70

50

195

7

Red-winged Blackbird

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

Brewer's Blackbird

 

 

 

30

 

 

30

50

 

 

 

200

 

Purple Finch

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Red Crossbill

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pine Siskin

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Lesser Goldfinch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

20

 

 

American Goldfinch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS

159

274

131

849

487

450

656

697

307

260

248

630

189

62 SPECIES OVER THE YEARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SPECIES

24

21

16

26

24

24

25

21

20

21

22

18

23

PARTICIPANTS (FW & FIELD)

2

3

3

3

4

2

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

PARTICIPANTS

P&D

PKD

PDR

PDR

PJDR

PD

PJD

PJD

PD

PD

PDJ

PDJ

PDR


REGION 2 BLUE LAKE SPRINGS Mainly the area bounded by highway 4 and Moran Road. Start where Moran Road turns off of Highway 4 at Blue Lake Springs and go down Moran Road to Love Creek Road, covering only the north side of Moran road. Starting at Love Creek Road cover both sides of Moran Road down to the Avery Transfer Station. Go down Seagale* to McKay's dam covering both sides of Seagale but do not take any of the side roads, (but do include around the Avery Middle School) come back up and continue on Moran to point below Avery where Moran joins Highway 4 and drive up Highway 4 to Blue Lake Springs covering as much of the area South of Highway 4 as is accessible. The best birding area is the area the top of the hill bounded by Grizzly Ridge, Lilac Park, and Blue Lake Springs- behind Anna Lee Way. Also the ranch along Moran by the Transfer station and the old Boy Scout camp have some reliable birds. This area is best done by walking for long periods of time and driving between stops.

*Seagale now has a locked gate on it about .5 mile from the Transfer station so go to it and check out birds at the creek. To finish the road you must go down Love Creek Road (about 1.5 miles) taking the first sharp right (4NO6) and then turn left on 4N38. It is a gravel road and has a sign “River 5 miles”. About 1 mile before the river is a gate that is sometimes locked but it still might be worth walking a way to the river. If you can drive to the river you can cross the bridge and bird the road area until the State Park boundary or to the first locked gate, whichever comes first. In some ways this road belongs in region 3 but that would give 3 too much area to cover and 2 not enough. It is a moot point anyway because many years there is too much snow to cover this road.

Regions 2 and 3 really are one large area divided into 2 parties.Someday these regions could be lumped into one region and then new counters could divide it any way they wanted.

 

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