The mythology of the Ohlone (Costanoan) Native American people of Northern California include creation myths as well as other ancient narratives that contain elements of their spiritual and philosophical belief systems, and their conception of the world order.
Their myths describe supernatural anthropomorphic beings with the names of regional birds and animals, notably the eagle, the Coyote who is humanity's ancestor and a trickster spirit, and a hummingbird.
The Chochenyo (Chocheño) mythology of the San Francisco Bay Area has a strong culture hero figure named Kaknu, coyote's grandson, who is an anthropomorphic and closely resembles a peregrine falcon.
One Ohlone creation myth begins with the demise of a previous world: When it was destroyed, the world was covered entirely in water, apart from a single peak, Pico Blanco (north of Big Sur) in the Rumsien version (or Mount Diablo in the northern Ohlone's version) on which Coyote, Hummingbird, and Eagle stood.
[4] "Finally when Kaknu didn't want to fight anymore with anyone, he turned into a dove and entered into the earth".
Kaknu dived into the earth by folding his wings, and went to confront the "Body of Stone" called Wiwe.
They share some elements with the neighboring people in Central and Northern California, such as Miwok mythology.
The Bay Miwok people also believed that the world started with water surrounding the tallest mountain in the region, Mount Diablo.