Special Status Species
A 1996 report identified 20 special status species from various surveys (dates not specified): California Brown Pelican, southern bald eagle, peregrine falcon, snowy plover, common loon, American white pelican, double-crested cormorant, White-faced Ibis, Fulvous Whistling Duck, harlequin duck, northern harrier, golden eagle, osprey, long-billed curlew, California gull, elegant tern, and black skimmer. Those with specified dates included Belding's Savannah Sparrow (1994), and California horned lark (1995).
The 1996 report identified the following mammals from a 1983 survey; pallid bat, American badger, and the San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit.
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