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Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve
Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve - San Diego County
Raptors are diverse and abundant at the Rancho Jamul ER due to the large, open grassland areas that provide foraging habitat. Raptors observed on the site include: Northern Harrierr, Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon, Merlin, Golden Eagle, Burrowing Owl, and Red-tailed Hawk.
Other notable avian species that use the site include Grasshopper Sparrow, Least Bell's Vireo and California Gnatcatchers; notable herpetofauna include Coast Horned Lizard, Orange-throated Whiptail, Western Skink, Western Patch-nosed Snake, Two-striped Gartersnake, Red Diamond Rattlesnake and Western Spadefoot Toad; mammal species of interestinclude Southern Mule Deer, Mountain Lion, Bobcat, Coyote, Gray Fox and numerous small mammals and 12 species of bats.
Known butterflies on the site include the Quino Checkerspot and the Hermes Copper. Notable plants include coast live oaks, Otay tarplant and San Diego thornmint. Many of these species are both sensitive species and species covered by the MSCP and are monitored to observe overall area population trends.
Species Lists
The links below are in PDF format. You will need the free Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view them.
- Plants (pdf file, 11K)
- Vertebrates (pdf file, 18K)
- Vertebrates, Rare or Sensitive (pdf file, 7K)