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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 ↓

Purple Martin 1
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 2
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 3
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 4
Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 6
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 7
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 8
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 9
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bullock's Oriole 5
Icterus bullockii
Orchard Oriole 10
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 11
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 12
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 13
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Agelaius phoeniceus
Loggerhead Shrike 11
Lanius ludovicianus
Juniper Titmouse 15
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Black-capped Chickadee 16
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 5
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 17
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 18
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 19
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 20
Sitta pygmaea
European Starling 21
Sturnus vulgaris
Canyon Wren 22
Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren 5
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 5
Troglodytes aedon
Marsh Wren 3
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 23
Turdus migratorius
Veery 24
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 7
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 25
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 26
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 7
Sialia mexicana
Townsend's Solitaire 27
Myadestes townsendi
Warbling Vireo 28
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 29
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 19
Vireo olivaceus
Plumbeous Vireo 5
Vireo plumbeus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 30
Regulus satrapa
Dark-eyed Junco 31
Junco hyemalis
Grasshopper Sparrow 11
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 5
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 26
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 5
Calamospiza melanocorys
Lincoln's Sparrow 32
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 31
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 22
Spizella breweri
Chipping Sparrow 33
Spizella passerina
Fox Sparrow 34
Passerella iliaca
White-crowned Sparrow 35
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Green-tailed Towhee 5
Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee 36
Pipilo maculatus
Sage Sparrow 7
Amphispiza belli
Savannah Sparrow 37
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 38
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 9
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 39
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 5
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 40
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 38
Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting 12
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 41
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak 11
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Dickcissel 5
Spiza americana
Western Tanager 5
Piranga ludoviciana
American Pipit 5
Anthus rubescens
Wilson's Warbler 42
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow-rumped Warbler 43
Setophaga coronata
Grace's Warbler 5
Setophaga graciae
Black-throated Gray Warbler 11
Setophaga nigrescens
Chestnut-sided Warbler 44
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 32
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 45
Setophaga ruticilla
Northern Waterthrush 46
Parkesia noveboracensis
MacGillivray's Warbler 22
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat 47
Geothlypis trichas
Orange-crowned Warbler 48
Leiothlypis celata
Virginia's Warbler 5
Leiothlypis virginiae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Polioptila caerulea
Bushtit 49
Psaltriparus minimus
Horned Lark 50
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 51
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 52
Certhia americana
American Dipper 11
Cinclus mexicanus
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 53
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
American Crow 54
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 55
Corvus corax
Blue Jay 56
Cyanocitta cristata
Steller's Jay 57
Cyanocitta stelleri
Black-billed Magpie 58
Pica hudsonia
Gray Jay 59
Perisoreus canadensis
Clark's Nutcracker 60
Nucifraga columbiana
Pinyon Jay 61
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Red Crossbill 62
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill 63
Loxia leucoptera
Pine siskin 64
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch 11
Spinus psaltria

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