updated 2/28/03

 

Calaveras Christmas Bird Count - Region 6

 

CLV CBC REGION 6

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

CAMP NINE ROAD/FOREBAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pied-billed Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Great Blue Heron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

Canada Goose

 

 

 

 

13

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gadwall

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mallard

15

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bufflehead

 

 

2

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Goldeneye

9

 

10

 

 

22

2

2

 

10

 

30

 

Barrow's Goldeneye

 

 

3

8

22

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

14

Hooded Merganser

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Merganser

1

 

1

 

2

8

 

1

 

3

8

1

1

Ruddy Duck

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bald Eagle(adult)

1

1

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

2

1

2

Bald Eagle (immature)

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooper's Hawk

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

accipiter spp

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-tailed Hawk

1

 

2

3

6

3

2

7

 

2

3

1

2

Golden Eagle(adult)

 

 

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

2

Golden Eagle(imm)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Kestrel

 

1

2

 

1

2

1

15

 

1

1

1

 

Merlin

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peregrine Falcon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

California Quail

13

 

23

14

8

8

19

1

 

3

15

 

21

Spotted Sandpiper

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Dove

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Band-tailed Pigeon

30

 

 

 

24

62

 

 

 

80

 

15

86

Mourning Dove

1

5

25

 

2

 

6

1

 

1

 

 

 

Northern Pygmy-owl

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White-throated Swift

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anna's Hummingbird

 

1

 

1

 

2

2

1

 

6

1

1

1

Belted Kingfisher

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

1

 

Acorn Woodpecker

9

4

6

5

7

9

2

2

 

10

11

 

19

Red-breasted Sapsucker

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

2

 

2

Nuttall's Woodpecker

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

1

 

 

Downy Woodpecker

 

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Hairy Woodpecker

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Flicker(Red-shafted)

14

3

8

8

6

1

3

6

 

5

8

6

10

Black Phoebe

2

1

 

4

2

4

1

4

 

5

8

5

5

Steller's Jay

2

 

3

1

1

6

1

 

 

1

5

1

9

Western Scrub-Jay

8

13

9

12

15

3

24

18

 

11

20

4

27

American Crow

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Raven

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

1

2

5

Oak Titmouse

112

5

1

7

2

2

2

23

 

11

11

1

13

Bushtit

 

16

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

10

38

White-breasted Nuthatch

3

1

1

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Brown Creeper

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Wren

1

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canyon Wren

4

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

1

Bewick's Wren

4

 

 

 

1

 

3

2

 

 

 

1

5

House Wren

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

American Dipper

1

2

1

 

 

1

1

 

 

1

1

1

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

19

 

1

3

2

16

23

3

 

4

15

7

15

Western Bluebird

310

15

20

8

40

5

 

4

 

4

 

3

16

Townsend's Solitaire

1

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Hermit Thrush

56

 

 

2

 

 

3

2

 

5

2

1

1

American Robin

104

215

50

39

38

 

451

6

 

30

36

500

26

Varied Thrush

3

 

3

 

5

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

Wrentit

59

 

 

5

2

 

 

3

 

3

2

2

4

Northern Mockingbird

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Starling

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cedar Waxwing

3

46

39

 

5

1

75

14

 

13

14

 

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler(Audubon)

7

 

1

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotted Towhee

13

11

12

 

4

7

6

6

 

4

 

2

20

California Towhee

10

21

25

9

3

4

7

10

 

20

14

14

11

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

2

Lark Sparrow

40

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fox Sparrow

58

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White-crowned Sparrow

100

 

 

 

17

17

14

15

 

15

 

1

3

Golden-crowned Sparrow

207

1

10

5

2

6

3

31

 

2

1

12

6

sparrow,spp

 

16

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark-eyed Junco(Oregon)

117

4

21

35

80

12

36

 

 

30

33

25

32

Purple Finch

6

 

 

20

 

100

28

 

 

 

 

 

1

House Finch

1

1

20

60

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

3

Pine Siskin

15

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

10

 

 

Lesser Goldfinch

100

38

25

35

 

30

15

47

 

26

12

 

17

American Goldfinch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS

1490

425

348

353

321

398

835

235

0

320

251

665

421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SPECIES

49

25

31

31

34

29

33

32

0

36

32

32

34

REGION 6 CAMP NINE ROAD/FOREBAY Go on Camp Nine Road from Vallecito area to point where count circle starts (near Cement plant) south east of Murphys. Do all area along Camp Nine Road, driving and stopping several times, especially at all open meadows and streams. There are several good places along the road to stop and walk around a bit but basically you stay on Camp Nine Road until you get to the Power House at the river. The maps do not show the bridge that crosses the river but at that point drive along both sides of the river from bridge to power house. Then if the road is passable take forest service road # 3N03 to Avery Ranch. Four wheel drive is necessary. You might ask for permission to count Avery Ranch. Then continue up 4N05 to the Forebay (PGE lake). You probably won't be able to continue on past that so go back to 4N04 as far as possible. Try to continue up 4N05 to 4N04 and loop back to 4n03. Be on the alert for guns (hunters?) in the area. Coming back to Murphys along Camp Nine Road there are some roads off to the right you can drive or walk. If you go up the road Ponderosa which is not labeled on the road but looks on maps like it goes back to Murphys be sure to stop and turn around at the top of the hill at the big open space. If you continue on up the narrow road it ends without warning at a locked gate and you will have to back down the hill. This route will probably take all day and leaves out the east part of region 6 called McCormick meadows but I doubt if that area is accessible but if you get someone who is willing to try that would be another group. I have been told that McCormick is accessible from a road up by Dorrington. Look at a Forest Service map and try it if time and weather allows.

 

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