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 ↓

American Wigeon ¹
Mareca americana

Gadwall ²
Mareca strepera

Northern Shoveler ¹
Spatula clypeata

Cinnamon Teal ³
Spatula cyanoptera

Blue-winged Teal ¹
Spatula discors

Northern Pintail ⁴
Anas acuta

Green-winged Teal ⁵
Anas crecca

Mallard ⁶
Anas platyrhynchos

Bufflehead ¹
Bucephala albeola

Barrow's Goldeneye ⁷
Bucephala islandica

Common Merganser ²
Mergus merganser

Lesser Scaup ⁸
Aythya affinis

Redhead ⁹
Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck ¹
Aythya collaris

Canvasback ¹⁰
Aythya valisineria

Ruddy Duck ¹¹
Oxyura jamaicensis

Canada Goose ¹²
Branta canadensis

Wood Duck ¹³
Aix sponsa

Hooded Merganser ¹⁴
Lophodytes cucullatus

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