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WILDLIFE IN THE CREEKSThis list was compiled by Dr. James Hale in 1996 for the creek in Civic Park, but it is typical of what you might find in any of the creeks in this area. The list is in taxonomic order, meaning that similar species are grouped. Click on any underlined species for a photo. |
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FISH California roachCarp Channel catfish Hitch Mosquito fish Sunfish (multiple species, introduced) Green sunfish Pumpkin seed sunfish Threadfin Molly Three-spined stickleback AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES DamselfliesDragonflies Black fly Caddis fly May fly Stone fly Crayfish California fresh water clam Japanese clam (introduced) Fresh water snail AMPHIBIANS Arboreal salamanderCalifornia slender salamander Ensatina (orange salamander) Western toad Pacific tree frog Bullfrog (introduced) REPTILES Southern alligator lizardWestern fence lizard Gopher snake California king snake Common king snake Sharp tailed snake Western pond turtle MAMMALS Bats California myotis Guano bat (free-tailed bat) Beaver Coyote Black tailed deer Gray fox Red fox Botta pocket gopher Broad handed mole California meadow mouse (Vole) House mouse White-footed deer mouse Opossum River otter Raccoon Black rat (roof rat) (introduced) Eastern fox squirrel (introduced) |
BIRDS Mallard Wood duck Black crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Great egret Snowy egret American kestrel Cooper’s hawk Sharp shinned hawk Red shouldered hawk Golden eagle Turkey vulture Barn owl Great horned owl Screech owl Black phoebe California towhee Brown towhee Rufous sided towhee Belted kingfisher Allen’s hummingbird Anna’s hummingbird California jay Scrub jay Stellar’s jay Hermit thrush Robin White throated swift Cliff swallow Rough winged swallow Tree swallow Violet green swallow Western flycatcher Golden crowned sparrow House sparrow White crowned sparrow House finch Lesser goldfinch Chestnut backed chickadee Crow Raven Starling (introduced) Ruby crowned kinglet Mockingbird Mourning dove Rock dove Bewick’s wren Common bushtit Oak titmouse Western tanager White breasted nuthatch Cedar waxwing Orange crowned warbler Townsend’s warbler Wilson’s warbler Yellow rumped warbler Yellow warbler |
BUTTERFLIES Lorquin’s admiralRed admiral Spring azure Acmon blue Silvery blue Western pigmy blue Common buckeye Chalcedon checkerspot Mourning cloak Satyr comma Mylitta crescent California dogface (possible) Gulf fritillary California hairstreak Goldhunters hairstreak Great purple hairstreak American lady Painted lady West coast lady Monarch Large marble Common wood nymph Sara orangetip California common ringlet Sachem California sister Mournful duskywing skipper Propertius duskywing skipper Fiery skipper Rural skipper Umber skipper Woodland skipper Orange sulphur Anise swallowtail Pale swallowtail Pipevine swallowtail Two tailed swallowtail Western tiger swallowtail California tortoiseshell Cabbage white Checkered white Mustard white |
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