Sector - 3


The following is a listing of key locations within this sector that may be the most productive based on past experience. Also noted are species that are hard to find within the count circle and are possible within the habitat of this sector. Please don't limit census to just the areas mentioned, but consider them the most important. Cover as much of the sector as your time and energy allows. Remember, if your party splits or moves to another sector, please begin a new field card. Any constructive comments about this sector would be appreciated (e.g., too big or small, access problem, additional key locations). Please note actual areas covered. Also note contacts for entrance onto private property.

Cuesta Ridge

TV Tower Road is the only access. The two locations where the Count Circle intersects TV Tower Road are marked on the sector map. The eastern (starting) point of the sector is 1.0 miles beyond the signed Cuesta Ridge Botanical area turnout, and the western (ending) point is at the gated road terminus below the Tassajera Peak communications facility. 


Throughout sector look and listen for Townsend's Solitaire, Mountain Quail, Varied Thrush, Mountain Chickadee, Western Tanager, Green-tailed Towhee, Sage Sparrow, and Cassin's Finch. Also note any occurrence of Fox Sparrow ("Thick-billed" and "Slate-colored" groups), particularly at the saddle and side roads in the area where the high-voltage electrical transmission lines cross the main road.

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