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Wildlife of Jackson Lake State Park

Commonly referred to as an “oasis on the prairie,” Jackson Lake State Park consists of 440 acres of land and 2,700 acres of water, making it one of the largest reservoirs in the state. The reservoir is in Morgan County, bordering Morgan County Road 3, in the Great Plains region of northeastern ...more ↓

Northern Pintail 1
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 2
Anas crecca
Mallard 3
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 4
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 5
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 5
Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser 6
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 7
Mergus serrator
Snow Goose 8
Anser caerulescens
Lesser Scaup 9
Aythya affinis
Redhead 10
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 4
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 11
Aythya marila
Canvasback 12
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 13
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 14
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 15
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 16
Lophodytes cucullatus
Osprey 17
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 18
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 19
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20
Accipiter striatus
Hen Harrier 21
Circus cyaneus
Northern Harrier 22
Circus hudsonius
Red-tailed Hawk 23
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 24
Buteo lagopus
Ferruginous Hawk 25
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 25
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle 26
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Double-crested Cormorant 27
Phalacrocorax auritus
Barn Swallow 28
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 4
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 29
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 30
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 31
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 32
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 33
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bullock's Oriole 12
Icterus bullockii
Orchard Oriole 34
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 35
Sturnella neglecta
Common Grackle 36
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 37
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 38
Lanius borealis
Loggerhead Shrike 35
Lanius ludovicianus
Black-Capped Chickadee 39
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 12
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 40
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 25
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 41
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 42
Sturnus vulgaris
Rock Wren 12
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 12
Troglodytes aedon
American Robin 43
Turdus migratorius
Veery 44
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 32
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 45
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 46
Sialia currucoides
Eastern Bluebird 47
Sialia sialis
Townsend's Solitaire 38
Myadestes townsendi
Varied Thrush 48
Ixoreus naevius
Cassin's Vireo 49
Vireo cassinii
Warbling Vireo 50
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo 41
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo 51
Vireo solitarius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 52
Regulus satrapa
Lapland Longspur 35
Calcarius lapponicus
Dark-eyed Junco 53
Junco hyemalis
Vesper Sparrow 12
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 46
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 12
Calamospiza melanocorys
American Tree Sparrow 54
Spizelloides arborea
Lincoln's Sparrow 51
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 53
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 55
Spizella breweri
Chipping Sparrow 56
Spizella passerina
Fox Sparrow 20
Passerella iliaca
White-crowned Sparrow 57
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 58
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 12
Pipilo chlorurus
Savannah Sparrow 50
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 59
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 21
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 60
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 12
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 61
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 59
Passerina amoena
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 62
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak 35
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Western Tanager 12
Piranga ludoviciana
American Pipit 12
Anthus rubescens
Wilson's Warbler 63
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 64
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 34
Setophaga americana
Yellow-Rumped Warbler 65
Setophaga coronata
Chestnut-Sided Warbler 66
Setophaga pensylvanica
American Yellow Warbler 51
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 67
Setophaga ruticilla

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