Birds and Climate Change in the Eastern Sierra

Intro | Key | List of Species At Risk

Species At Risk in our Chapter's Area - Introduction

Audubon scientists used citizen science observations with climate models to predict how birds in the U.S. and Canada will react to climate change. They found that 314 species are climate threatened or endangered (T&E). To help localize these findings, they provided a list showing the climate T&E birds whose current climate range falls within Eastern Sierra Audubon's territory, which includes 104 species.

This list is meant to be a guide. It is based on birds’ current climate range, which may not align exactly with their actual ranges. Maps and more information for each species are available at climate.audubon.org.

Feel free to contact Audubon with any questions:

Katie Krieger
Environmental Engineer
Audubon California
415-644-4612
www.ca.audubon.org

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Species At Risk in our Chapter's Area - Understanding the List

Column 1: Species

Climate threatened and endangered species whose current climate range falls within your chapter’s territory.

Column 2: Audubon Climate Status

There are four possible classifications for each species. Below they are described and ranked from highest to lowest threat:

Where:

Column 3: BBS Sensitivity

Climate sensitivity during the breeding season (BBS). See above for definitions of climate endangered and climate threatened.

Column 4: CBC Sensitivity

Climate sensitivity during the winter (CBC). See above for definitions of climate endangered and climate threatened.

Column 5: Season(s) Present

Displays the season(s) that the species’ core climate range falls within your chapter’s territory, where BBS = breeding season and CBC = winter.

An asterisk (*) is used to indicate that the species is climate stable during the breeding season (BBS), and a plus sign (+) is used to indicate that the species is climate stable during the winter (CBC).

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Species At Risk in our Chapter's Area - The List

Species Audubon Climate Status BBS Sensitivity CBC Sensitivity Season(s) Present
California Gull ENDANGERED_2 ENDANGERED ENDANGERED Both
Dunlin ENDANGERED_2 ENDANGERED ENDANGERED CBC
Merlin ENDANGERED_2 ENDANGERED ENDANGERED CBC
Red Crossbill ENDANGERED_2 ENDANGERED ENDANGERED Both
American Bittern ENDANGERED_1 THREATENED ENDANGERED CBC
American White Pelican ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
American Wigeon ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Bald Eagle ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Bell's Sparrow / Sage Sparrow ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Black-billed Magpie ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Black-crowned Night-Heron ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Brown Creeper ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Bufflehead ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Burrowing Owl ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED THREATENED CBC
Cinnamon Teal ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Clark's Grebe ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED THREATENED CBC
Clark's Nutcracker ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED THREATENED Both
Common Poorwill ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED THREATENED BBS
Eared Grebe ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Ferruginous Hawk ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Gadwall ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Golden Eagle ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ENDANGERED_1 Not modeled ENDANGERED CBC
Greater Sage-Grouse ENDANGERED_1 THREATENED ENDANGERED CBC
Greater Scaup ENDANGERED_1 STABLE ENDANGERED CBC
Green-tailed Towhee ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE BBS
Hermit Warbler ENDANGERED_1 THREATENED ENDANGERED BBS
Hooded Merganser ENDANGERED_1 THREATENED ENDANGERED CBC
Horned Grebe ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Long-eared Owl ENDANGERED_1 Not modeled ENDANGERED CBC
Mallard ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Northern Harrier ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Northern Pygmy-Owl ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED THREATENED CBC
Northern Shoveler ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Prairie Falcon ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Pygmy Nuthatch ENDANGERED_1 THREATENED ENDANGERED Both
Redhead ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Red-naped Sapsucker ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Ring-billed Gull ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Ring-necked Duck ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE CBC+
Rufous Hummingbird ENDANGERED_1 THREATENED ENDANGERED BBS
Short-eared Owl ENDANGERED_1 Not modeled ENDANGERED CBC
Townsend's Solitaire ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Tundra Swan ENDANGERED_1 STABLE ENDANGERED CBC
Varied Thrush ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Vaux's Swift ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED Not modeled BBS
Western Grebe ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED STABLE Both+
Western Wood-Pewee ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED Not modeled BBS
White-headed Woodpecker ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED THREATENED Both
Williamson's Sapsucker ENDANGERED_1 ENDANGERED THREATENED Both
Yellow-headed Blackbird ENDANGERED_1 THREATENED ENDANGERED Both
Band-tailed Pigeon THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED CBC
Cassin's Finch THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED Both
Gray Flycatcher THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED BBS
Mountain Chickadee THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED Both
Pinyon Jay THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED CBC
Rufous-crowned Sparrow THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED CBC
Sooty Grouse / Dusky Grouse THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED CBC
Western Screech-Owl THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED CBC
Wilson's Warbler THREATENED_2 THREATENED THREATENED BBS
American Dipper THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
American Kestrel THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
American Pipit THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Barn Owl THREATENED_1 Not modeled THREATENED CBC
Black-headed Grosbeak THREATENED_1 STABLE THREATENED BBS*
Black-throated Gray Warbler THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Brewer's Blackbird THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Brewer's Sparrow THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Bullock's Oriole THREATENED_1 STABLE THREATENED BBS*
Calliope Hummingbird THREATENED_1 THREATENED Not modeled BBS
Common Goldeneye THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Common Merganser THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Common Raven THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Dusky Flycatcher THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Evening Grosbeak THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Golden-crowned Kinglet THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Greater White-fronted Goose THREATENED_1 Not modeled THREATENED CBC
Greater Yellowlegs THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Hairy Woodpecker THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Hammond's Flycatcher THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Hermit Thrush THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
House Finch THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Le Conte's Thrasher THREATENED_1 STABLE THREATENED Both*
Lesser Scaup THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Marsh Wren THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Mountain Bluebird THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Mountain Quail THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Nashville Warbler THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Pacific Wren / Winter Wren THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Pacific-slope Flycatcher THREATENED_1 STABLE THREATENED BBS*
Pine Siskin THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Red-breasted Nuthatch THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Red-breasted Sapsucker THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Sage Thrasher THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Spotted Sandpiper THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Townsend's Warbler THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Vesper Sparrow THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Violet-green Swallow THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
Western Bluebird THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+
Western Tanager THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE BBS
White-breasted Nuthatch THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
White-throated Swift THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE Both+
Willow Flycatcher THREATENED_1 THREATENED Not modeled BBS
Wood Duck THREATENED_1 THREATENED STABLE CBC+

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