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Partial Refuge Plant List:
Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)
Wooly Indian paintbrush (Castillejafoliosa)
Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)
Buck brush (Ceanothus cuneatus)
California maiden-hair fern (Adiantum jordanii)
Hoary ceanothus (Ceanothus oliganthus)
Big flower dandelion (Agoserisgrandiflora)
Mouse-eared chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum)
Bentgrass (Agrostis sp.)
Desert mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)
Sticky allophyllum (Allophyllumglutinosum)
Goosefoot (Chenopodium californicum)
California false indigo (Amporpha californica)
Soap plant ( Chlorogalum pomeridianum)
Rancher's fire (Amsinckia menziesii)
Bull thistle (Circium vulgare)
Indian hemp (Aporcynum cannabinum)
Miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
Eastwood manzanita (Arcto staphylosglandulosa)
Pipestem clematis (Clematis lasiantha)
Big berry manzanita (Arcto staphylosglauca)
Chinese houses (Collinsia heterophylla)
Parry's manzanita (Arcto staphylosparryana)
South American horseweed (Conyza bonariensis)
California sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
Cudweed aster (Lessingia filaginifolia)
Minute forget-me-not (Crptantha micromeres)
Common forget-me-not (Cryptantha intermedia)
California milkweed (Asclepias californicus)
Mugwort (Artemisia douglasii)
Narrowleaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)
Coyote melon, calabazilla (Cucurbita foetidissima)
Thread-leaved locoweed (Astragalus filipes)
Dodder (Cuscuta sp.)
Wild oat (Avena fatua)
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactlon)
Coyote brush (Bacchari spilularis)
Rattlesnake weed (Dichelostemma pulchella)
Mule fat, seep willow (Baccharis salicifolia)
Blue dicks (Dichelostemma pulchella)
Black mustard (Brassica nigra)
Hairy crabgrass (Digitari asanguinalis)
California brome (Bromus carinatus)
Bush monkey flower (Diplacus longiflorus)
Soft chess (Bromus mollis, B. hordeaceus)
Coastal wood fern (Dryopteris arguta)
Red brome (Bromus rubes)
Live-forever (Didleya cymosa)
Cheat grass (Bromus tectorum var. tectorum)
Lance-leaved live forever (Dud1eya lanceolata)
Redmaids (Calandrinia ciliata)
Sand spike-rush (Eleocharis montevidensis)
Mariposa lily (Calochortus sp.)
Giant wildrye (Elymus (=Leyrnus) condensatus)
Mustard primrose (Camissonia californica)
Willow herb (Epilobium adenocaulum (=E.ciliatum)
Indian paintbrush (Castille jaaffinis)
Horsetail (Equisetum sp.)
Wooly star (Eriastrum sp.)
California goldfields (Lasthenia californica)
Slender fleabane (Erigeron foliosus )
Tidy tips (Layia pltyglossa)
Yerba santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)
Prickly phlox (Leptodactylon californicum)
Long-stemmed buckwheat (Eriogonum elongatum)
Linanthus (Linanthus androsaceus (=L. parviflorus)
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
Woodland star (Lithophragma affine)
Barestem buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum)
Foothill lomatium (Lomatium utriculatum)
Rose buckwheat (Eriogonum roseum)
Lomatium (Lomatium sp.)
Buckwheat (Eriogonum sp.)
Southern honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata)
Golden yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)
Deerweed (Lotus scoparius)
Redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Bicolored lupine (Lupinus bicolor)
Coast wallflower (Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum)
Grape soda lupine (Lupinus excubitus)
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Fleshy lupine (Lupinus succlentus)
Eucrypta (Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia)
Cliff aster (Malacothrix clevelandii)
Fescue (Fustuca ruber (=Vulpia)
Cheeseweed (Malva parvaflora)
Californica filago (Filago californica)
Large-fruited man-root (Marah macrocarpus)
California flowering ash (Fraxinus dipetala)
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Pine mat (Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)
Burclover (Medicago polymorpha)
Chaparral bedstraw (Galium angusstifolium)
Coast melic grass (Melica imperfecta)
Catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine)
Blazing star (Metzelia sp.)
Silk-tassel (Garrya sp.)
Micropus (Micropus californicus)
Everlasting (Gnaphalium bicolor)
Mircoseris (Microseris heterophyllos)
White everlasting (Gnaphalium microcephalum)
Slender phlox (Microsteris gracili ssp. humilis)
Gumplant (Grindelia robusta)
California wishbone bush (Mirabilis californica)
Sneezeweed (He1enium puberulurn)
Baby blue eyes (Nemophila sp.)
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Goldenbush (Haplopappus linearifolis)
Chamise broom-rape (Orobanche bulbosa)
Barley (Hordeum sp.)
Owl ' s clover (Orthocarpus sp.)
Coastal goldenbush (Isocoma veneta)
Smilo (Oryzopsis (=Piptatherum) miliacea)
California black walnut (Juglans californica)
Sweet cicely (Osmorhiza brachypoda)
Rush (Juncus sp.)
California Peony (Paeonia californica)
Stubflower penstemon (Keckiella breviflora)
Coffee fern (Pellaea andromedaefolia)
Sweet pea (Lathyrus laetiflorus ssp. barbarae)
Bird's foot cliffbrake (Pellaea mucronata)
Sacapellote, pereaia (Perezia microcephala (=Acourtia m. )
Lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia)
Caterpillar phacelia (Phacelia cicutaria)
Sugar bush (Rhus ovata)
Imbricate phacelia (Phaceliaimbricata ssp. imbricata)
Squaw bush (Rhus trilobata)
Parry's phacelia (Phacelia parryi)
Southern California gooseberry (Ribes californicum)
Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima)
Currant (Ribes ma1vaceum)
Canary grass (Phalaris sp.)
California wild rose (Rosa californica)
Fiesta flower (Pholistoma auritum)
California blackberry (Rubus californicus)
Big leaf mistletoe (Phoradendron tomentosum)
Curly dock (Rumex crispus)
Oak mistletoe (Phoradendron villosum ssp. villosum)
Dock (Rumex sp.)
Goldenback fern (Pityrogramma triangularis)
Arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis)
Popcorn flower (Plagiobothrys nothofulvus)
White sage (Salvia apiana)
Western sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
Purple sage (Salvia leucophylla)
Pine bluegrass (Poa scrabrella (=P. secunda)
Black sage (Salvia mellifera)
Milwort (Polygala cornuta)
Pitcher sage (Salvia spathaceae)
California polypody (Polypodium californicum)
Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana)
Rabbits foot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis)
Sanicle (Sanicula arguta)
Holly-leaved cherry (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia) Snide (Sanicula sp.)
Western choke cherry (Prunus virginiana)
Bigelow's spike moss (Selaginella bigelovii)
Fairy mist (Pterostegia drymarioides)
Brewer's groundsel (Senecio breweri)
Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Shrubby butterweed (Senico douglasii (=S.flaccidus)
Scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia)
Shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten - veneris)
Canyon or golden-cup oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
California bulrush (Scirpusolneyi (=S. americanus)
Scrub oak (Quercus dumosa)
Few-leaved globe mallow (Sidalce amalvaeflowrsparsifolia)
Interior live oak (Quercus wislizenii)
London rocket (Sisymbryium irio)
Rafinesquia (Rafinesquia californica)
Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchi umbellum)
California buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)
Nightshade (Solanum Xantii)
California coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica)
California goldenrod (Solidago californica)
Redberry (Rhamnus crocea)
Common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
Hollyleaf redberry (Rhannus ilicifolia)
Fort Tejon milk aster (Stephanomeria cichoriacea)
Giant needlegrass (Stipa (=Achna therum) coronata)
Slender needlegrass (Stipa (=Achnatherum) 1epida)
Purple needlegrass (Stipa (=Nassella) pul chra)
Stylocline (Stylocline gnaphalioides)
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis)
Tauschia ( Tauschia arguta)
False lupine (Thermopsis macrophylla)
Broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia)
Lace pod (Thysanocarpus curvipes)
Woolly bluecurls (Trichostema lana tum)
Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversil obum)
California bay (Umbellularia californica)
Giant creek nettle (Urtica dioica ssp holsericea)
Vetch (Vicia sp.)
Verbena (Verbena sp.)
Periwinkle (Vinca sp.)
Rattail fescue (Vulpia myuros)
Lord's candle (Yucca whipplei ssp. intermedia)
California fuchsia (Zauschneria (=Epilobium) canum)
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Avian Species:
RAPTORS:
HMNWR provides foraging, nesting, and wintering habitat for a variety of raptors.
Resident and /or Breeding Raptors Include:
- California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
- Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
- American kestrel (Fa1co sparverius)
- Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus)
- Prairie falcon (Fa1co mexicanus)
- Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Barn owl (Tyto alba)
- Western screech owl (0tus kennicottii)
- Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Wintering Raptors Include:
- Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Ferriginous hawk( Buteo regalis)
- Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Migratory/Transient Raptors Include:
- Short-eared owl (Asio flarnmeus)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Northern pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
- Bald eagle (Ha1iaetus liucocephalus)
- Coopers hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Peregrine falcon (Fa1co peregrinus)
- Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
2. MIGRATORY AVIAN SPECIES:
Due to the limited acreage of HMNWR, birds may be identified as transient on Refuge property, and classified as residents in the surrounding area. Below is a list of migratory birds identified on or near HMNWR from CY95-97.
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Migratory Avian Species Include:
- American crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos)
- Pacific slope flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
- American robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula)
- Rock dove (Columba livia)
- Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- California thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Water pipet (Anthus spinoletta)
- Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglect)
- Fox sparrow (Passerella illiaca)
- Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- Wilson's warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
- Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia)
- Hermit warbler (Dendroica occidentalis)
- Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- House wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
- Lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Lewis' woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern oriole (Icterus galbula)
- N. rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Orange-crowned warbler (Vermivora celata)
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3. RESIDENT AVIAN SPECIES:
The most common and/or visible wildlife species known to utilize HMNWR are the resident species of birds. Listed below are the resident avian species that have been observed and documented on or near HMNWR from CY95-97.
Resident Avian Species Include:
- Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorous)
- Mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus)
- American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Band-tailed pigeon (Columba fasciata)
- Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
- Nuttall's woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
- Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
- Blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Plain titmouse (Parus inornatus)
- Bushtit (Psal triparus minimus)
- Purple finch (Carpodacus pupureus)
- California quail (Callipepla californica)
- Red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
- California thrasher (Toxostoma redivium)
- Red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
- California towhee (Pipilo fuscus)
- Rufous-sided towhee (Pipilo erythropthalmus)
- Canyon wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
- Scrub jay (Aphelocaoma coerulescens)
- Common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
- Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Common raven (Corvus corax)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Virginia rail (Rallus limicola)
- Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californicanus)
- Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Hairy woodpecker (Picoides villocosus)
- White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia 1eucophrys)
- Lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- White-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
- Lawrence's goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)
- Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
- Lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
- Yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- Loggerhead shrike (Lanius 1udovicianus)
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MAMMALS:
The following mammals have been observed at HMNWR:
Resident Mammals :
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Badger (Taxidea taxus)
- Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
- Black bear (Ursus americanus)
- House mouse (Mus musculus)
- Black rat (Rattus rattus)
- Merriam chipmunk (Eutamias merriami)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Mountain lion (Felis concolor)
A Broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus)
- Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)
- Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
- California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
- Pacific kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis)
A California mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Red fox (Vulpes fulva)
- Canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
- Striped skunk (Mephitis Mephitis)
- California pocket mouse (Perognathus californicus)
- Valley pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae)
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
- Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida)
- Dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes)
A = These mammals have been observed on property surrounding HMNWR, but not on the Refuge itself.
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REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS:
The following reptiles and amphibians have been observed at HMNWR:
Resident Reptiles and Amphibians:
- California black-headed snake (Tantilla planiceps)
- Southern alligator lizard (GerrhonotusmuIticarinatus)
- California treefrog (Hyla cadaverina)
- Western aquatic garter snake (Thamnophis couchii)
- Coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum)
- Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
- Common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus)
- Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis)
- Gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
- Western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata)
- Night snake (Hypsiglena torquata)
- Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
- Pacific treefrog (Hyla regilla)
- Western skink (Eumeces skiltonianus)
- Ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus)
- Western toad (Bufo boreas)
- Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana)
- Western whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris)
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