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Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Paonia State Park sits on 1,507 acres of land and lies between Glenwood Springs to the North and Delta to the West. The Ruby Mountains and Ragged Wilderness flank the park's east side, while the Grand Mesa flanks the west. Paonia hosts a variety of vegetation communities including Gambel oak ...more ↓

Western Chorus Frog 1
Pseudacris triseriata
American Bullfrog 2
Lithobates catesbeianus
Northern Leopard Frog 3
Lithobates pipiens
Western Tiger Salamander 4
Ambystoma mavortium
Eastern Fence Lizard 5
Sceloporus undulatus
Greater Short-horned Lizard 6
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Plateau striped whiptail 7
Aspidoscelis velox
Racer 8
Coluber constrictor
Gopher Snake 7
Pituophis catenifer
Smooth Greensnake 9
Opheodrys vernalis
Western Milksnake 10
Lampropeltis gentilis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11
Coccyzus americanus
Red-headed Woodpecker 12
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Lewis's Woodpecker 13
Melanerpes lewis
Red-naped Sapsucker 14
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Williamson's Sapsucker 5
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Downy Woodpecker 15
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 16
Dryobates villosus
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker 17
Picoides tridactylus
Western Screech-Owl 18
Megascops kennicottii
Northern Pygmy-Owl 19
Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl 20
Athene cunicularia
Great Horned Owl 21
Bubo virginianus
Short-eared Owl 22
Asio flammeus
Long-eared Owl 5
Asio otus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 22
Aegolius acadicus
Boreal Owl 23
Aegolius funereus
Flammulated owl 24
Psiloscops flammeolus
Barn Owl 25
Tyto alba
Belted kingfisher 26
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Pigeon 27
Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon 13
Patagioenas fasciata
Mourning Dove 28
Zenaida macroura
Sora 29
Porzana carolina
Virginia Rail 30
Rallus limicola
American Coot 20
Fulica americana
Sandhill Crane 31
Antigone canadensis
Turkey Vulture 32
Cathartes aura
Dusky Grouse 5
Dendragapus obscurus
Gunnison Sage-Grouse 33
Centrocercus minimus
Wild Turkey 34
Meleagris gallopavo
White-tailed Ptarmigan 35
Lagopus leucura
Willet 5
Tringa semipalmata
Long-billed Curlew 29
Numenius americanus
Common Snipe 36
Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Phalarope 19
Phalaropus tricolor
Upland Sandpiper 5
Bartramia longicauda
Spotted Sandpiper 37
Actitis macularius
Least Tern 38
Sternula antillarum
Forster's Tern 39
Sterna forsteri
Black Tern 40
Chlidonias niger
California Gull 41
Larus californicus
Kentish Plover 42
Charadrius alexandrinus
Killdeer 43
Charadrius vociferus
Black-necked Stilt 13
Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet 44
Recurvirostra americana
Eared Grebe 18
Podiceps nigricollis
Clark's Grebe 45
Aechmophorus clarkii
Western Grebe 29
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Pied-billed Grebe 46
Podilymbus podiceps
White-faced Ibis 47
Plegadis chihi
American White Pelican 48
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American Bittern 15
Botaurus lentiginosus
Snowy Egret 49
Egretta thula
Great Egret 29
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 29
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron 36
Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret 24
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 50
Butorides virescens
Prairie Falcon 51
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 52
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 53
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 24
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 54
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 55
Selasphorus platycercus
Black-chinned Hummingbird 56
Archilochus alexandri
White-throated Swift 57
Aeronautes saxatalis
Black Swift 55
Cypseloides niger
American Wigeon 22
Mareca americana
Gadwall 58
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler 22
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal 59
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 22
Spatula discors
Northern Pintail 60
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 61
Anas crecca
Mallard 62
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 22
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye 13
Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser 58
Mergus merganser
Lesser Scaup 63
Aythya affinis
Redhead 64
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 22
Aythya collaris
Canvasback 5
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 18
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 65
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 66
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 50
Lophodytes cucullatus
Osprey 67
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 68
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 69
Accipiter cooperii

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