Hello Calbirders

I plan to visit Central California from 15-23 February and have a few bird and mammal targets in mind as well as a few commoner widespread species that I have missed in the past. I will visit San Francisco, Monterey/Big Sur/Ano Nuevo (mainly for whales/Elephant Seals etc) inland to Pinnacles and Mercey hot Springs/Panoche, Point Reyes (Bobcats) and north along the coast to Fort Bragg. Possibly, I might try a night at Lake Tahoe but this will be weather dependant. I would appreciate any advice on seeing the following (sites obtained from ebird):
Coastal/valley areas (bold= main targets)
Sooty Grouse: King Ridge Rd, Sonoma Co.
Black Rail: Palo Alto Baylands (or Arrowhead Park/Corte Madera Marsh/South Richmond Shoreline) Or elsewhere.
Slaty-backed Gull: Half Moon Bay SB--Venice Beach and Pilarcitos Creek Mouth
American Long-eared Owl: Mercey Hot Springs roost, Robinson Canyon
Northern Spotted Owl: Any areas worth trying/Contacts
Red-naped Sapsucker: Pescadero Creek Rd (Butano Creek Riparian area)
Canada Jay: Van Damme SP
Canyon Wren: Pinnacles/Garrapata/Panoche
Sage Thrasher: Any staked-out birds
Western Tanager: Calabrasas Park, Los Altos/San Jose or elsewhere.
Bells Sparrow: Gloria Rd & Panoche Hills
Sagebrush Sparrow: Panoche Hills
Rufous-crowned Sparrow: Garrapata, Pinnacles, Malpaso canyon (access)
Slate-coloured Fox Sparrow:
Swamp Sparrow: Point Reyes
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Evening Grosbeak: Point Reyes Station/Los Altos
Tahoe area
Williamsons Sapsucker: Taylor Creek, Tahoe
Black-backed Woodpecker: Tahoe
Clarks Nutcracker: Tahoe
Black-billed Magpie: Tahoe
Grey-crowned Rosy-finch: Staked-out/Feeders