Field Guide to the Boulders

The beginnings of a list of all species in the Boulders community

Desert Spiny Lizard 1
Sceloporus magister
Western Whiptail 2
Aspidoscelis tigris
Gila Woodpecker 3
Melanerpes uropygialis
Gilded Flicker 4
Colaptes chrysoides
White-winged Dove 5
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove 6
Zenaida macroura
Costa's Hummingbird 7
Calypte costae
Harris's Hawk 7
Parabuteo unicinctus
Bronzed Cowbird 7
Molothrus aeneus
Curve-billed Thrasher 8
Toxostoma curvirostre
Northern Cardinal 9
Cardinalis cardinalis
House Finch 10
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch 11
Haemorhous purpureus
Ash-throated Flycatcher 12
Myiarchus cinerascens
Desert Cottontail 13
Sylvilagus audubonii
Harris' Antelope Squirrel 14
Ammospermophilus harrisii
Mule Deer 15
Odocoileus hemionus
blue palo verde 16
Parkinsonia florida
little-leaved palo verde 17
Parkinsonia microphylla
peacock flower 18
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
mesquites 19
Prosopis
catclaw acacia 20
Senegalia greggii
golden barrel cactus 21
Kroenleinia grusonii
teddy-bear cholla 23
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
chain-fruit cholla 24
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Tamarisks 25
Tamarix
jojoba 26
Simmondsia chinensis
creeping lantana 27
Lantana montevidensis
Geraldton Carnation Weed 28
Euphorbia terracina
Resin spurge 29
Euphorbia resinifera

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