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Species Name Status Habitat Occurrence Notes
Olive-sided flycatcher
(Contopus cooperi)
Willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii
[brewsteri])
Williamson’s
sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus
thyroideus)
BC
CSC
FSS
BCC
SE
Nesting habitat includes mixed
conifer, montane hardwoodconifer,
Douglas-fir, redwood, red
fir, and lodgepole pine forests.
The study area is located within
the species preferred summer
range.
Suitable habitat includes wet
meadows, open river valleys, and
montane riparian habitats from
2,000 to 8,000 feet. The species is
associated with shrubby willows
and may be present as a potential
summer (breeding) resident in
appropriate habitat. The study
area is located on the edge of the
preferred summer range.
BCC Found in ponderosa pine forests
and open coniferous forests in the
Sierra Nevada and Cascades
mountain ranges in California.
The study area is located within
the preferred year-round habitat
and also between wintering and
breeding habitats.
Suitable habitat is present and the study area is within
the known geographic breeding range of this species.
Point count surveys conducted as part of the
relicensing studies did not document this species;
however, an incidental observation in 2007 occurred
at French Meadows reservoir and in 2011 near French
Meadows reservoir and Duncan Creek.
The study area is within the known geographic and
elevational range for this species and suitable breeding
habitat is present.
No species-specific relicensing surveys were
conducted for the willow flycatcher and the species
was not documented during point count surveys, nor
were there any incidental sightings.
The study area is within the known geographic range
of this species. The species has the potential to
migrate through the study area or reside year-round.
No species-specific relicensing surveys were
conducted for the Williamson’s sapsucker and the
species was not documented during point count
surveys, nor were there any incidental sightings.