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 Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: Coast Range Supalpine |
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The flora in the Little Butte Creek watershed is predominately temperate coniferous forest, which makes up approximately 65 percent of the total area.[3][26] The lower regions are covered with chaparral, and the upper regions by fir forests. The chaparral region is inhabited by oaks such as Garry Oak and California Black Oak, with an understory of Buckbrush and Manzanita. Coast Douglas-fir, Sugar Pine, Ponderosa Pine, California Incense-cedar, and White Fir are the most common trees found in the mixed coniferous forest. Shasta Red Fir, White Fir, and the Noble Fir grow in the higher elevations of the watershed. Mountain Hemlock, Lodgepole Pine, Sitka Mountain-ash, and Squashberry also grow in this region.[26] Chinquapin can be found around Fish Lake.[27] The most common species of plants above 6,000 feet (1,829 m) near the tree line on Mount McLoughlin and Brown Mountain include Whitebark Pine, Mountain Hemlock, Coast Range Supalpine Fir, Heather, and Mountain Heather.[26]
Many species of birds have been spotted in the Little Butte Creek region. Twenty-two species are known to breed in the chaparral region, including several species of wrens, blackbirds, and sparrows. The mixed coniferous forest is home to White-headed Woodpeckers, Pygmy Nuthatches, Green-tailed Towhees, Northern Pygmy-owls, Vaux's Swifts, Winter Wrens, and MacGillivray's Warblers. The American Coot has also been spotted in several places along the creek.[28] Williamson's Sapsuckers, Black-backed Woodpeckers, Gray Jays, and Hermit Warblers frequent the higher elevations. The near threatened Olive-sided Flycatcher and Cassin's Finch also live in this area. The Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker and Clark's Nutcracker have been spotted near the tree line.[26] The endangered Townsend's big-eared bat is also known to live in the watershed.[29][30]iphone 3gs repair
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