Bidwell Park
- Site # 28 |
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Species: | Acorn Woodpecker |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Throughout the park |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | American Beaver |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Varies from year to year. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | American Coot |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Horseshoe Lake |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | American Crow |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Throughout the upper park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | American Dipper |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Anywhere in the Chico Creek Canyon. Maybe more often in winter than summer. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | American Goldfinch |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Slightly better chance on trails away from Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | American Kestrel |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Best area is around Horseshoe Lake but it is often seen in in the Butte Creek Canyon |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | American Robin |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Abundant in the late fall and winter most anywhere in the Chico Creek Canyon and usually below. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Anna's Hummingbird |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Only hummingbird found here in the late fall and winter. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Ash-Throated Flycatcher |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Usually found near Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Bald Eagle |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Seen flying overhead anywhere above Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Band-Tailed Pigeon |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Most abundant at the very upper end of Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Bewick's Wren |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found alongside Big Chico Creek most anywhere in the park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Su,Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Big Brown Bat |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Usually seen just before dark |
Present Season: | Su |
Season View: | Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Black Bear |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Best chance is the very upper end of the upper park. Sightings are very rare. Bear scat is often seen at the upper end of the park. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
Season View: | F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Black Phoebe |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found alongside or (mostly) close to Big Chico Creek most anywhere in the park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F,Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Black Rail |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Expect to hear and not see this bird. Found across the road from parking lot L. Best heard in late winter and spring before dark. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Black-Headed Grosbeak |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Anywhere close to Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Black-Tailed Jackrabbit |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Above Easter cross (below Horseshoe Lake) and along the North Rim Trail |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Bobcat |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Could be seen anywhere in the upper park but odds are slim for a daytime viewing. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Anyplace in the park just before dark. Around Horseshoe lake. Identification is difficult. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Brewer's Blackbird |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found mostly around Horseshoe Lake. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Brown Creeper |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Somewhat dense population of trees. Usually close to Big Chico Creek. Fairly rare. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Brown Creeper |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found in areas of fairly dense populations of trees in the park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Bullfrog |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Banks of Big Chico Creek |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Bushtit |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found anywhere in Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | California Ground Squirrel |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | More abundant towards the upper end of the park although they can be found throughout the upper park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | California Newt |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Near the eastern end of the upper park. |
Present Season: | Sp |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | California Quail |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found throughout the upper park. Likes shrubs for cover. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | California roach |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | California Slender Salamander |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Banks of Big Chico Creek |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | California Towhee |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found throughout the upper park. Stays close to bushes or downed trees for cover. Typically not seen along the rim trails. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Canada Goose |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Horseshoe Lake |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Canyon Wren |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Park at Salmon Hole (parking lot N) and walk around west (right) side of trees to edge of canyon. Hard to spot when not calling in the springtime. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Cedar Waxwing |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Most abundant in early winter. Seen along the lower part of the Yahi Trail. |
Present Season: | W,F |
Season View: | W,Su,Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Chinook salmon |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Throughout Big Chico Creek during the fall salmon run. |
Present Season: | F |
Season View: | F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Chipping Sparrow |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Transient. Best located by the call in the springtime. Transient through all of Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Common Merganser |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Nests along Big Chico Creek. Can be found on Big Chico Creek Year round. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Common Moorhen |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Horseshoe Lake |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Common Porcupine |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Because they come out after dark, odds are not good but you might see one in a tree along Big Chico Creek in the daytime. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Common Raven |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Flying overhead in Chico Creek Canyon. Was seldom seen. Now unusual (2008). |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Common Yellowthroat |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Transient. Found near Big Chico Creek. Easier to locate in the spring because of calls. |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Cooper's Hawk |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Watch up on the hillside where it will be hunting around the bushes and trees, usually close to the canyon rim. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Coyote |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Best chance is along the Middle Trail or the North rim Trail. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Dark-Eyed Junco |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found most everywhere in the upper park. |
Present Season: | W,F |
Season View: | W,F |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Downy Woodpecker |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found most everywhere in the upper park. Little more apt to see this bird closer to the creek. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Dusky Flycatcher |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Along Big Chico Creek |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Ensatina |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Highest elevations of the park |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | European Starling |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found throughout the upper park |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Upper park |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Fox Sparrow |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found mostly close to Big Chico Creek and anywhere there is good cover. |
Present Season: | W,F |
Season View: | W,F |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Gadwall |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Have been seen on Horseshoe Lake |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Golden-Crowned Kinglet |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Best chance is near Chico Creek but might be seen in the oaks along the north hillside. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Golden-Crowned Sparrow |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found pretty much everywhere in the upper park in the winter. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Great Blue Heron |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Seen often at Horseshoe Lake but also seen on Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Great Egret |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Sometimes seen at Horseshoe Lake. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Great Horned Owl |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Nests often near Big Chico Creek near bottom of Chico Creek Canyon but are also found up the canyon. Easy to spot during nesting season if nest is in site of the trails or road. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | hardhead |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Throughout Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Hermit Thrush |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | All along Big Chico Creek where dense brush is found. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | hitch |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Hooded Merganser |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found on Big Chico Creek. Best times are late winter and early spring. |
Present Season: | W,Sp |
Season View: | W,Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | House Finch |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Mostly found in the Blue Oaks on the north side of Big Chico Creek as well as around the creek. More likely near the bottom end of the canyon. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | House Wren |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found along Big Chico Creek. Nests in the park. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Hutton's Vireo |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found more towards the upper (East) end of Big Chico Creek Canyon. Mostly around the creek where trees are dense. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Killdeer |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Often seen at Horseshoe Lake |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Lark Sparrow |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Blue Oak trees on north hillside. Also around the golf course. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Lazuli Bunting |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found where vegetation is more dense. Anywhere along Big Chico Creek is a good location but not the only. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Lesser Goldfinch |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found most everywhere in Upper Bidwell park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Lewis' S Woodpecker |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Best chance is on north rim trail above Easter cross about a mile before Horseshoe Lake. Great area to catch fall migration if you time it right. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Macgillivray's Warbler |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Anywhere vegetation is dense. Mostly along Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Mallard |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | On Horseshoe Lake |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Mountain Lion |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | More often on the south side of the Creek but could be seen most anywhere if you are very lucky. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Mourning Dove |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Usually seen in flight over most anyplace in Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Mule Deer |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Often seen on the golf course just before Horseshoe Lake. Found throughout the upper park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Nashville Warbler |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found mostly near Big Chico Creek during spring and sometimes fall migration. |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Northern Flicker |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Can be seen throughout Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Northern Mockingbird |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Seen once or twice a year in the upper park. Usually among the Blue Oak trees on the north hillside. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Northern Pygmy Owl |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Anywhere along the Yahi Trail. Look for Goldfinches and Oak Titmouse that seem a little more vocal than normal. Could indicate a Pygmy Owl nearby. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Northern Rough-Winged Swallow |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | During spring migration, look around Horseshoe Lake but they are usually seen flying pretty much everywhere. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su,F |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Northern Saw-Whet Owl |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Known to be in the park during fall migration and probably much of winter as well as spring migration back upslope, these owls are very rarely seen. One would need to call and listen for reply after dark. Areas with dense trees. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Northern Shoveler |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Sometimes seen on Horseshoe Lake. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Nuttall's Woodpecker |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Anywhere in Upper Bidwell Park but closer to Big Chico Creek might be better. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Oak Titmouse |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Anywhere in Upper Bidwell Park |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Olive-Sided Flycatcher |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Near Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | Sp |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Orange-Crowned Warbler |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Vegetation near Big Chico Creek. Very slight chance of seeing one in winter. |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Orange-Crowned Warbler |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Vegetation around Big Chico Creek. Very slight chance of seeing a Orange-crowned Warbler in winter. |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Pacific Treefrog |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Various locations in the park. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Phainopepla |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Anywhere there are Oak trees with Mistletoe. North side of Big Chico Creek canyon is good but not too high up. Usually have one or two seen in the winter of each year. Slightly more abundant in the summer. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Pied-Billed Grebe |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found sometimes on Horseshoe Lake. Also sometimes seen on Big Chico Creek but not too far up the creek. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Purple Finch |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Been seen along Yahi Trail although more abundant near the upper (east) end of the upper park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | rainbow trout |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Throughout Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Red-Breasted Sapsucker |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Along the Yahi Trail. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Red-Shouldered Hawk |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Along first 2 miles of the Yahi Trail although might be seen further up the trail. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | riffle sculpin |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Rock Pigeon |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Near Horseshoe Lake. Usually not seen much further up in Big Chico Creek Canyon. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Rock Wren |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found among the rocks along the north canyon wall. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F,Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F,Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Ruby-Crowned Kinglet |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found along the Yahi Trail to the end of the park. Can be found in other areas of the upper park but mostly in denser trees and shrubs. |
Present Season: | W,Sp,F,Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F,Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Ruddy Duck |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Does show up on Horseshoe Lake. |
Present Season: | W,F |
Season View: | W,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Sacramento sucker |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Say's Phoebe |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found in the more open areas away from Big Chico Creek. Usually on the north side of the dirt road that goes into the upper park. Also often seen above the Easter Cross (Parking area B). |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Sharp-Shinned Hawk |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Hunts below the rocks along the north side of Big Chico Creek Canyon. Could also be seen closer to the creek but most sightings seem to be higher up. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | speckled dace |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | F,Yr |
Season View: | F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Spotted Towhee |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found along the Yahi Trail and anyplace in the park with dense vegetation. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Steller's Jay |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Comes as far downstream as Horseshoe lake on rare winters (chance of seeing on those years is excellent). Otherwise, only found in the winter at the very upper (east) end of the park. |
Present Season: | W |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Townsend's Warbler |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Rare in the winter. Spring and fall migrant. Seen most often along the Yahi Trail near Big Chico Creek. |
Present Season: | Sp,F |
Season View: | Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Tree Swallow |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Seen throughout Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su,F |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Turkey Vulture |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Seen throughout Upper Bidwell Park |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Varied Thrush |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Irruptive species. Very few sighting in the upper park. Most likely along the Yahi Trail. |
Present Season: | W,Yr |
Season View: | W,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Violet-Green Swallow |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found near or flying around Horseshoe Lake or on power lines in that area. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su,F |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F,Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Western Bluebird |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | On barb wire fence as you approach Horseshoe Lake. Also on the north rim trail as well as in the open areas on the north side of Chico Creek Canyon. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Western Gray Squirrel |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found throughout the upper park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Western Kingbird |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Seen on wire fence between road and golf course. Also above the Easter Cross and along the North Rim Trail. Can be seen on the north side of Chico Creek Canyon. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Western Meadowlark |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Seen in fields between the Easter cross and Horseshoe Lake, around Horseshoe Lake and also in open fields in Big Chico Creek Canyon on the north side. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,F |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Western Screech Owl |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Maybe heard in the spring time after dark. Would be lucky to see one although many are in the park. Found along Big Chico Creek to the end of the park. Also found away from the creek where trees are dense. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Western Scrub-Jay |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found throughout Upper Bidwell Park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | Western Toad |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Various locations in the park. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Western Wood-Pewee |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found throughout Upper Bidwell Park. Most likely to find it closer to Big Chico Creek and along the Yahi Trail. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Excellent |
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Species: | White-Breasted Nuthatch |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Found along the Yahi Trail. Prefers denser tree areas. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | White-Crowned Sparrow |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Found in dense brush along the Yahi Trail. Also around the Gun Club Building by Horseshoe Lake as well as the trees and bushes around the Horseshoe Lake Dam. |
Present Season: | W,F |
Season View: | W,F |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | White-Tailed Kite |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | On rare occasions, seen above the field west of Horseshoe Lake near the Easter cross. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Wild Turkey |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | More Likely to see above parking lot N. They also seem to like the south side of Big Chico Creek more than the north side (road is on the north side). |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Wood Duck |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Often seen in late winter, early spring in Big Chico Creek along the Yahi Trail. |
Present Season: | W,Yr |
Season View: | W,Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Yellow Warbler |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Along the Yahi Trail. |
Present Season: | Sp,F,Yr |
Season View: | Sp,F |
Reliable: | Poor |
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Species: | Yellow-Breasted Chat |
Seen: | No |
Locations: | Good area is first mile of Yahi Trail. Yellow-breasted Chats seem to be across the creek on the south side. |
Present Season: | Sp,Su |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Good |
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Species: | Yellow-Rumped Warbler |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Pretty numerous throughout the upper park through the winter. |
Present Season: | W,F |
Season View: | W,F |
Reliable: | Good |
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