RSS FeedsWildlife of Napa County
Napa County’s watersheds not only provide a home to over 133,000 people, they also support abundant wildlife, several of which hold the unique status of rare, threatened, or endangered.
Napa County is one of the most biologically diverse counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. Located at the margins of three major biological regions (the northern reaches of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary, the western edge of the Sacramento Valley, and divided north-to-south by several extensions of the Coast Range), the county exhibits a uniquely high level of wildlife diversity.
The forests, woodlands, shrublands, grasslands, rock outcrops, riparian corridors, wetlands, and vernal pools in our watersheds provide habitat for a variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Napa County is a stop on the Pacific Flyway, a bird migration route that extends from Mexico to Canada.
Source: Napa County Resource Conservation District
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MammalsNapa County is home to bats, raccoon, deer, gray fox, ring-tailed cat, and bobcat. Mountain lions and black bears, the last native species of bear in California, can also be found roaming in the more isolated areas of the County. Back to Top |
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BirdsNapa County is a stop on the Pacific Flyway, a bird migration route that extends from Mexico to Canada. Approximately 400 bird species make Napa County their home during the year. About 75 bird species live here year round and over 150 bird species breed here. Back to Top |
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Reptiles and amphibiansNapa County is home to Pacific giant salamanders, California red-legged frogs, Foothill yellow-legged frogs, Pacific tree frog, Northwestern pond turtles, garter snakes, newts, and many more reptiles and amphibians. Back to Top |
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Fish and invertebrates54 fish species live in the Napa River watershed. 30 of these species are native to the watershed. Some fish species are only found in the estuary, some are only found in creeks in the upper reaches of the watershed, and some fish can be found throughout the watershed. more
Beetles, damselflies, butterflies, dragonflies, stoneflies, and approximately 250 species of bees live in Napa County. Back to Top |
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Rare speciesTwo streams in the Napa River Watershed are known to have populations of the federally endangered California freshwater shrimp. Other threatened or endangered species include the California red-legged frog, steelhead trout, vernal pool fairy shrimp, American peregrine falcon, bald eagle, salt-marsh harvest mouse, California black rail, California clapper rail, and the Western snowy plover. Back to Top |
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