The Warner Range has long been one of California's best kept secrets. From the Oregon border its mountains extend southward for 60 miles, cresting atop 9,892-foot-high Eagle Peak. Largely wilderness, it is a land of sagebrush meadows, aspen groves, alpine forests, and rushing streams. As an ornithological frontier it still has the potential to yield surprises. Discoveries that made news here during the 1980s included the first California record of Three-toed Woodpecker and first state nesting record for Least Flycatcher. Of further interest to birders, the Warner Mountains are also a  marginal breeding area for two species ordinarily associated with the Rocky Mountains, the Red-naped Sapsucker and Cordilleran Flycatcher. Click on the binnies for details and directions.  

MODOC COUNTY BIRD LISTS
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge

Surprise Valley

ADDITIONAL MODOC COUNTY LINKS
(Spotlighting the northeastern corner of the Golden State)
Bureau of Land Management - Alturas Resource Area
Bureau of Land Management - Surprise Resource Area
CERES Information by Geographic Region: Modoc County (California Resources Agency links to all kinds of information pertaining to Modoc County)
Joe Morlan's California County Birding Pages (a great resource, with links to sites of interest)
Modoc Bioregion (overview of northeastern California, Modoc and neighboring counties)
Modoc County Record (news and current events)
Modoc National Forest
GORP - Modoc National Forest (good source for information on recreational areas, with camping, hiking, and wildlife links)
CERES Road Information for the Modoc Bioregion (current highway conditions from the California Department of Transportation)
Welcome to Modoc County, California (informative site with all sorts of county links)

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