Wildlife of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata 1
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens 2
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans 1
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus 3
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis 4
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus 5
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens 6
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus 7
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio 8
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma 9
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus 10
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus 11
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus 12
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon 13
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia 14
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata 15
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura 16
American Coot
Fulica americana 17
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura 18
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus 12
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo 19
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius 20
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus 21
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias 22
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus 23
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius 24
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor 12
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus 25
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus 26
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors 11
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos 27
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola 11
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser 28
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis 29
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus 22
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos 12
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii 30
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis 31
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus 32
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus 33
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis 34
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus 35
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica 36
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor 11
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina 37
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 38
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus 39
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater 12
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula 40
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta 41
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus 42
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis 43
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus 41
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus 44
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli 12
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus 45
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis 46
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis 6
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea 47
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris 48
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus 49
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus 12
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon 12
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii 41
American Robin
Turdus migratorius 50
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus 39
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus 51
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides 24
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana 39
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi 43
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus 5
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula 52
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa 53
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis 54
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus 24
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea 55
Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii 41
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii 56
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia 54
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina 57
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca 13
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys 58
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus 12
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis 22
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena 59
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus 41
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana 12
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla 60
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata 61
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens 41
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia 56
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla 62
Virginia's Warbler
Oreothlypis virginiae 12
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei 63
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum 64
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus 11
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana 65
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus 41
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos 66
Common Raven
Corvus corax 67
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri 68
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia 69
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis 70
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana 71
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra 72
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus 73
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis 74
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii 41
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus 75
Asian Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte arctoa 76
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator 77
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus 15
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi 78
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus 48
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii 79
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri 12
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Empidonax occidentalis 12
Mountain Cottontail
Sylvilagus nuttallii 30
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus 80
Southwestern Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus fremonti 81
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 82
Least Chipmunk
Neotamias minimus 83
Colorado Chipmunk
Neotamias quadrivittatus 1
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis 1
Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus elegans 84
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris 85
American Beaver
Castor canadensis 10
Northern Pocket Gopher
Thomomys talpoides 86
Common Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum 87
House Mouse
Mus musculus 88
Heather Vole
Phenacomys intermedius 89
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus 57
Long-tailed Vole
Microtus longicaudus 90
Montane Vole
Microtus montanus 91
Southern Red-backed Vole
Myodes gapperi 92
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus 93
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea 94
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus hudsonius preblei 95
Moose
Alces alces 96
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus 97
Elk
Cervus canadensis 98
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis 99
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus 100
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus 101
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans 102
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus 103
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii 1
Western Small-footed Myotis
Myotis ciliolabrum 104
Miller's Myotis
Myotis evotis 105
Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus 106
Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes 107
Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans 101
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus 108
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor 109
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus 110
Long-tailed Weasel
Neogale frenata 111
American Mink
Neovison vison 112
American Marten
Martes americana 113
American Badger
Taxidea taxus 71
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis 114
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis 115
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis 116
Bobcat
Lynx rufus 117
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor 118
Coyote
Canis latrans 58
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes 33
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus 119
Masked Shrew
Sorex cinereus 120
Dusky Shrew
Sorex monticolus 121
Dwarf Shrew
Sorex nanus 122
American Water Shrew
Sorex palustris 89
Johnny Darter
Etheostoma nigrum 123
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss 124
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis 125
Common Shiner
Luxilus cornutus 126
Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas 127
Northern redbelly dace
Chrosomus eos 128
White Sucker
Catostomus commersonii 123
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