Species found at Viewing Site
McArthur Burney Falls State Park
- Site # 132 |
|
|
Species: | American Dipper |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Upstream of falls |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | American White Pelican |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Lake Britton |
Present Season: | W,F |
Season View: | W,F |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Bald Eagle |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Seen soaring above most of the park. Best viewing is from Burney Cove in the mornings and near dusk |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Big Brown Bat |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Throughout the park |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Black Bear |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Troughout park. Best viewing along Clark Creek Road |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
|
|
Species: | Black Swift |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Around the falls. |
Present Season: | Sp |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | California Ground Squirrel |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Very common at the lake, beach, campground, and picnic areas. Please do not feed. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
Reliable: | Excellent |
|
|
Species: | Canada Goose |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Burney Cove and lake shore |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
Reliable: | Excellent |
|
|
Species: | Double-Crested Cormorant |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Lake Britton |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Douglas' Squirrel |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Day use picnic areas, campground, and along the pioneer cemetery trail |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Elk |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | One of the few herds of Rocky Mountain Elk (transplanted from Yellowstone N.P.) in California inhabits the open flats along the eastern border and along highway 89. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Gray Fox |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Along Lake road in the evenings |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Su |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Little Brown Myotis |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Through out the park. At the boat launch ramp and pump house pool along Burney Creek at dusk |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Su |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Mountain Lion |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Although Mountain Lions are abundant in the Burney Basin, due to their secrective nature and nocturnal habits they are rarely viewed |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Poor |
|
|
Species: | Mule Deer |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Common along lake road through out the year and in the campgrounds during the fall and winter |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Northern River Otter |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Lake Britton near or at the boat docks in the winter and the pool at bottom of falls and along the lower creek during the summer |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W,Su |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Osprey |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Mostly along Burney Creek or Lake Britton |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Pileated Woodpecker |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Along Lake Road, in day-use picnic area, Rim campground |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Su |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Purple Martin |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Near falls. |
Present Season: | Sp |
Season View: | Sp |
Reliable: | Poor |
|
|
Species: | Red-Tailed Hawk |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Campground |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | W |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Western Gray Squirrel |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Through out the park. |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Wood Duck |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Upper Burney Creek above the headwaters pool and at the tail out of burney creek at Lake Britton |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Yr |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|
Species: | Yellow-Pine Chipmunk |
Seen: | Yes |
Locations: | Through out the park |
Present Season: | Yr |
Season View: | Sp,Su,F |
Reliable: | Good |
|
|