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2 Alyn Robert Brereton
3 Julie MacKinnon
4 Linda Pittman
5 Parham Pourahmad
6 Larry Whiting
7 Randall Finley
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Area: 75 Acres
Lat: 35.062882
Lon: 120.625076
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Randall Finley

Species found at Viewing Site

Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, Oso Flaco Lake Natural Area  - Site # 298

Species:American Bittern
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake edge
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:American Coot
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:American Goldfinch
Seen:Yes
Locations:willow riparian near Oso Flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:American White Pelican
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Anna's Hummingbird
Seen:Yes
Locations:riparian area near parking lot, near boardwalk west of lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Black Phoebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:at parking lot area, near lake edge
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Black-Bellied Plover
Seen:Yes
Locations:shoreline
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Brown Pelican
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach shore, Oso Flaco Creek mouth
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Brush Rabbit
Seen:Yes
Locations:on trail in mornings between parking lot and lake, also may run out of dune scrub habitat between west of lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Bufflehead
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:W,Sp
Season View:W,Sp
Reliable:Good

Species:Bullfrog
Seen:No
Locations:Oso Flaco Lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:California Legless Lizard
Seen:No
Locations:sand dunes (silvery leggless lizard)
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:California Legless Lizard
Seen:No
Locations:sand dunes (silvery legless lizard)
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:California Quail
Seen:Yes
Locations:on boardwalk between lake and beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Caspian Tern
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach, flying near ocean
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Cinnamon Teal
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp
Reliable:Good

Species:Double-Crested Cormorant
Seen:Yes
Locations:wood platforms within oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Eared Grebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:W,Sp,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Forster's Tern
Seen:Yes
Locations:flying over Oso Flaco Lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Great Blue Heron
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake or within creek
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Great Horned Owl
Seen:No
Locations:tracks can be seen in open sand dunes
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Green Heron
Seen:Yes
Locations:edge of Oso Flaco Lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Poor

Species:Heermann's Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach
Present Season:Su,F
Season View:Su,F
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Least Tern
Seen:Yes
Locations:flying over Oso Flaco Lake
Present Season:Su
Season View:Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Lesser Goldfinch
Seen:Yes
Locations:willow riparian between parking lot and lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Long-Billed Curlew
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Mallard
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Seen:No
Locations:tracks in sand
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Northern Harrier
Seen:Yes
Locations:flying over lake or over dunes
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Northern Shoveler
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:W,F
Season View:W,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Osprey
Seen:Yes
Locations:flying over lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Peregrine Falcon
Seen:Yes
Locations:flying near shoreline
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Poor

Species:Pied-Billed Grebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Pond Slider
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake, lake edge or on log within lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Red-Legged Frog
Seen:No
Locations:Oso Flaco Creek and riparian area
Present Season:W,Sp
Season View:W,Sp
Reliable:Poor

Species:Ring-Billed Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach, Oso Flaco Creek mouth
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Ruddy Duck
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Sanderling
Seen:Yes
Locations:shoreline, beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Say's Phoebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:fly catching near dune scrub and boardwalk, or at beach fly catching. may perch on posts.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Snowy Plover
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Sp,Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Sooty Shearwater
Seen:Yes
Locations:flying in large numbers offshore of beach
Present Season:Su
Season View:Su
Reliable:Good

Species:Sora
Seen:Yes
Locations:edge of Oso Flaco Lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Fence Lizard
Seen:Yes
Locations:along boardwalk through dunes
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Western Grebe
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W,Sp,F
Reliable:Good

Species:Western Gull
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent

Species:Western Pond Turtle
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake, at edge or logs within lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Su
Reliable:Poor

Species:Whimbrel
Seen:Yes
Locations:beach
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Good

Species:Wood Duck
Seen:Yes
Locations:oso flaco lake
Present Season:Yr
Season View:W
Reliable:Poor

Species:Wrentit
Seen:Yes
Locations:riparian near lake and dune scrub between lake and beach. will be heard more than seen.
Present Season:Yr
Season View:Yr
Reliable:Excellent