Mt. Bidwell

Modoc National Forest · California · 11,687 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (177)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

Whitebark Pine (6)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Shootingstar (3)
Primula tetrandra
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (6)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Purple Vetch (3)
Vicia americana
American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (3)
Veronica americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (4)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Black-backed Woodpecker (2)
Picoides arcticus
Blue Mountain Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum strictum
Bobolink (1)
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Brewer's Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Sparrow (2)
Spizella breweri
Broad-stem Onion (3)
Allium platycaule
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bulbous Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (13)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
California Valerian (2)
Valeriana californica
Californian False Hellebore (6)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Cassin's Finch (4)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cobwebby Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja arachnoidea
Columbian Monkshood (3)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Creeping Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon davidsonii
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Gooseberry (1)
Ribes velutinum
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Dwarf False Ground-cherry (1)
Leucophysalis nana
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Dyer's Woad (1)
Isatis tinctoria
Eaton's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron eatonii
Fireweed (6)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Horsebrush (2)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Basin Downingia (1)
Downingia laeta
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green-band Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Hairy Owl's-clover (1)
Castilleja tenuis
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia cana
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Incense Cedar (2)
Calocedrus decurrens
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
King's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone kingii
Lace Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (7)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (2)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-head Clover (1)
Trifolium macrocephalum
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lewis' Monkeyflower (9)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Linearleaf Fleabane (1)
Erigeron linearis
Lodgepole Pine (4)
Pinus contorta
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis acuminata
Longleaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia subacaulis
Matted Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Foxtail (2)
Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
North American Racer (2)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea oregana
Osprey (2)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Treefrog (12)
Pseudacris regilla
Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja pilosa
Peregrine Thistle (1)
Cirsium cymosum
Perennial Twistflower (2)
Streptanthus cordatus
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Pinemat Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie-smoke (3)
Geum triflorum
Purple Missionbells (5)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Purslane Speedwell (1)
Veronica peregrina
Quaking Aspen (5)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (5)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-breasted Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rough Eyelashweed (2)
Blepharipappus scaber
Rubber Boa (2)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Sand Violet (1)
Viola adunca
Scarlet Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shaggy Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus malacus
Shasta Clover (1)
Trifolium productum
Sierra Sanicle (1)
Sanicula graveolens
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (2)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Slender Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera stricta
Slender Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma tenellum
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (3)
Caltha leptosepala
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Smooth White Violet (1)
Viola macloskeyi
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky Gooseberry (3)
Ribes viscosissimum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Strawberry-head Clover (1)
Trifolium fragiferum
Subalpine Fleabane (4)
Erigeron glacialis
Swamp Whiteheads (4)
Angelica capitellata
Tailed Kittentails (1)
Veronica missurica
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elatum
Tansy-leaf Suncup (2)
Taraxia tanacetifolia
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tolmiei's Onion (2)
Allium tolmiei
Tongue Clarkia (2)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothed Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza serrata
Tufted Hairgrass (1)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Upland Larkspur (4)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (2)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wapatum Arrowhead (1)
Sagittaria cuneata
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (2)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (5)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Peony (5)
Paeonia brownii
Western Porterella (1)
Porterella carnosula
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western White Pine (2)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Fir (3)
Abies concolor
White Triteleia (2)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Willet (1)
Tringa semipalmata
Wolf Lichen (2)
Letharia vulpina
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (8)
Wyethia mollis
Wormskjold's Clover (1)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow Navarretia (1)
Navarretia breweri
Yosemite Millipede (2)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (1)
Puccinia monoica
alpine waterleaf (2)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
Federally Listed Species (9)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Green's Awnless Orcutt Grass
Tuctoria greeneiEndangered
Warner Sucker
Catostomus warnerensisThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (21)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (19)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (16)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 1,627 ha
GNR34.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 896 ha
G318.9%
GNR7.8%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 282 ha
GNR6.0%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 205 ha
GNR4.3%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 190 ha
GNR4.0%
GNR3.6%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 136 ha
GNR2.9%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 99 ha
GNR2.1%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 68 ha
G21.4%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 43 ha
GNR0.9%
GNR0.8%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 37 ha
GNR0.8%
G30.1%

Mt. Bidwell

Mt. Bidwell Roadless Area

Modoc National Forest, California · 11,687 acres