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 ↓

Northern Goshawk ¹
Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk ²
Accipiter striatus

Hen Harrier ³
Circus cyaneus

Northern Harrier ⁴
Circus hudsonius

Red-tailed Hawk ⁵
Buteo jamaicensis

Ferruginous Hawk ⁶
Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk ⁶
Buteo swainsoni

Bald Eagle ⁷
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Double-crested Cormorant ⁸
Phalacrocorax auritus

Purple Martin ⁹
Progne subis

Barn Swallow ¹⁰
Hirundo rustica

Tree Swallow ¹¹
Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow ¹²
Tachycineta thalassina

Northern Rough-winged Swallow ¹³
Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Cliff Swallow ¹⁴
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Brewer's Blackbird ¹⁵
Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brown-headed Cowbird ¹³
Molothrus ater

Yellow-headed Blackbird ¹⁶
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Bobolink ¹⁷
Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bullock's Oriole ¹³
Icterus bullockii

Orchard Oriole ¹⁸
Icterus spurius

Western Meadowlark ¹⁹
Sturnella neglecta

Great-tailed Grackle ²⁰
Quiscalus mexicanus

Common Grackle ²¹
Quiscalus quiscula

Red-winged Blackbird ²²
Agelaius phoeniceus

Loggerhead Shrike ¹⁹
Lanius ludovicianus

Juniper Titmouse ²³
Baeolophus ridgwayi

Black-capped Chickadee ²⁴
Poecile atricapillus

Mountain Chickadee ¹³
Poecile gambeli

House Sparrow ²⁵
Passer domesticus

Red-breasted Nuthatch ⁶
Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch ²⁶
Sitta carolinensis

Pygmy Nuthatch ²⁷
Sitta pygmaea

European Starling ²⁸
Sturnus vulgaris

Canyon Wren ²⁹
Catherpes mexicanus

Rock Wren ¹³
Salpinctes obsoletus

House Wren ¹³
Troglodytes aedon

Marsh Wren ¹¹
Cistothorus palustris

American Robin ³⁰
Turdus migratorius

Veery ³¹
Catharus fuscescens

Hermit Thrush ¹⁵
Catharus guttatus

Swainson's Thrush ³²
Catharus ustulatus

Mountain Bluebird ³³
Sialia currucoides

Western Bluebird ¹⁵
Sialia mexicana

Townsend's Solitaire ³⁴
Myadestes townsendi

Warbling Vireo ³⁵
Vireo gilvus

White-eyed Vireo ³⁶
Vireo griseus

Red-eyed Vireo ²⁶
Vireo olivaceus

Plumbeous Vireo ¹³
Vireo plumbeus

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ¹⁸
Regulus calendula

Golden-crowned Kinglet ³⁷
Regulus satrapa

Dark-eyed Junco ³⁸
Junco hyemalis

Grasshopper Sparrow ¹⁹
Ammodramus savannarum

Vesper Sparrow ¹³
Pooecetes gramineus

Lark Sparrow ³³
Chondestes grammacus

Lark Bunting ¹³
Calamospiza melanocorys

Lincoln's Sparrow ³⁹
Melospiza lincolnii

Song Sparrow ³⁸
Melospiza melodia

Brewer's Sparrow ²⁹
Spizella breweri

Chipping Sparrow ⁴⁰
Spizella passerina

Fox Sparrow ²
Passerella iliaca

White-crowned Sparrow ⁴¹
Zonotrichia leucophrys

Green-tailed Towhee ¹³
Pipilo chlorurus

Spotted Towhee ⁴²
Pipilo maculatus

Sage Sparrow ¹⁵
Amphispiza belli

Savannah Sparrow ⁴³
Passerculus sandwichensis

Yellow-breasted Chat ⁴⁴
Icteria virens

Northern Mockingbird ¹⁷
Mimus polyglottos

Brown Thrasher ⁴⁵
Toxostoma rufum

Gray Catbird ¹³
Dumetella carolinensis

Sage Thrasher ⁴⁶
Oreoscoptes montanus

Lazuli Bunting ⁴⁴
Passerina amoena

Indigo Bunting ²⁰
Passerina cyanea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak ⁴⁷
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-headed Grosbeak ¹⁹
Pheucticus melanocephalus

Dickcissel ¹³
Spiza americana

Western Tanager ¹³
Piranga ludoviciana

American Pipit ¹³
Anthus rubescens

Wilson's Warbler ⁴⁸
Cardellina pusilla

Yellow-rumped Warbler ⁴⁹
Setophaga coronata

Grace's Warbler ¹³
Setophaga graciae

Black-throated Gray Warbler ¹⁹
Setophaga nigrescens

Chestnut-sided Warbler ⁵⁰
Setophaga pensylvanica

Yellow Warbler ³⁹
Setophaga petechia

American Redstart ⁵¹
Setophaga ruticilla

Northern Waterthrush ⁵²
Parkesia noveboracensis

MacGillivray's Warbler ²⁹
Geothlypis tolmiei

Common Yellowthroat ⁵³
Geothlypis trichas

Orange-crowned Warbler ⁵⁴
Leiothlypis celata

Virginia's Warbler ¹³
Leiothlypis virginiae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ¹³
Polioptila caerulea

Bushtit ⁵⁵
Psaltriparus minimus

Horned Lark ⁵⁶
Eremophila alpestris

Cedar Waxwing ⁵⁷
Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown Creeper ⁵⁸
Certhia americana

American Dipper ¹⁹
Cinclus mexicanus

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay ⁵⁹
Aphelocoma woodhouseii

American Crow ⁶⁰
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Common Raven ⁶¹
Corvus corax

Blue Jay ⁶²
Cyanocitta cristata

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Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Northern Goshawk 1 Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Accipiter striatus

Hen Harrier 3 Circus cyaneus

Northern Harrier 4 Circus hudsonius

Red-tailed Hawk 5 Buteo jamaicensis

Ferruginous Hawk 6 Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk 6 Buteo swainsoni

Bald Eagle 7 Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Double-crested Cormorant 8 Phalacrocorax auritus

Purple Martin 9 Progne subis

Barn Swallow 10 Hirundo rustica

Tree Swallow 11 Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow 12 Tachycineta thalassina

Northern Rough-winged Swallow 13 Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Cliff Swallow 14 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Brewer's Blackbird 15 Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brown-headed Cowbird 13 Molothrus ater

Yellow-headed Blackbird 16 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Bobolink 17 Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bullock's Oriole 13 Icterus bullockii

Orchard Oriole 18 Icterus spurius

Western Meadowlark 19 Sturnella neglecta

Great-tailed Grackle 20 Quiscalus mexicanus

Common Grackle 21 Quiscalus quiscula

Red-winged Blackbird 22 Agelaius phoeniceus

Loggerhead Shrike 19 Lanius ludovicianus

Juniper Titmouse 23 Baeolophus ridgwayi

Black-capped Chickadee 24 Poecile atricapillus

Mountain Chickadee 13 Poecile gambeli

House Sparrow 25 Passer domesticus

Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch 26 Sitta carolinensis

Pygmy Nuthatch 27 Sitta pygmaea

European Starling 28 Sturnus vulgaris

Canyon Wren 29 Catherpes mexicanus

Rock Wren 13 Salpinctes obsoletus

House Wren 13 Troglodytes aedon

Marsh Wren 11 Cistothorus palustris

American Robin 30 Turdus migratorius

Veery 31 Catharus fuscescens

Hermit Thrush 15 Catharus guttatus

Swainson's Thrush 32 Catharus ustulatus

Mountain Bluebird 33 Sialia currucoides

Western Bluebird 15 Sialia mexicana

Townsend's Solitaire 34 Myadestes townsendi

Warbling Vireo 35 Vireo gilvus

White-eyed Vireo 36 Vireo griseus

Red-eyed Vireo 26 Vireo olivaceus

Plumbeous Vireo 13 Vireo plumbeus

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 18 Regulus calendula

Golden-crowned Kinglet 37 Regulus satrapa

Dark-eyed Junco 38 Junco hyemalis

Grasshopper Sparrow 19 Ammodramus savannarum

Vesper Sparrow 13 Pooecetes gramineus

Lark Sparrow 33 Chondestes grammacus

Lark Bunting 13 Calamospiza melanocorys

Lincoln's Sparrow 39 Melospiza lincolnii

Song Sparrow 38 Melospiza melodia

Brewer's Sparrow 29 Spizella breweri

Chipping Sparrow 40 Spizella passerina

Fox Sparrow 2 Passerella iliaca

White-crowned Sparrow 41 Zonotrichia leucophrys

Green-tailed Towhee 13 Pipilo chlorurus

Spotted Towhee 42 Pipilo maculatus

Sage Sparrow 15 Amphispiza belli

Savannah Sparrow 43 Passerculus sandwichensis

Yellow-breasted Chat 44 Icteria virens

Northern Mockingbird 17 Mimus polyglottos

Brown Thrasher 45 Toxostoma rufum

Gray Catbird 13 Dumetella carolinensis

Sage Thrasher 46 Oreoscoptes montanus

Lazuli Bunting 44 Passerina amoena

Indigo Bunting 20 Passerina cyanea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 47 Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-headed Grosbeak 19 Pheucticus melanocephalus

Dickcissel 13 Spiza americana

Western Tanager 13 Piranga ludoviciana

American Pipit 13 Anthus rubescens

Wilson's Warbler 48 Cardellina pusilla