Site Report: Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Mesa, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Barbara Above Canyonlands NP
Barbara and Scott at Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Female
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) In Flight
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Hopi Chipmunk (Tamias rufus)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Bullock's Oriole - Female
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Juvenile
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Juvenile
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Brown-headed Cowbird Female
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Male
Plateau Fence Lizard (Sceloporus tristichus)
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Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Mesa, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Barbara Above Canyonlands NP
Barbara and Scott at Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Female
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) In Flight
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Hopi Chipmunk (Tamias rufus)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Bullock's Oriole - Female
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Juvenile
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Juvenile
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Brown-headed Cowbird Female
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Male
Plateau Fence Lizard (Sceloporus tristichus)
A very rocky park with spectacular rock formations caused by erosion. The Colorado and Green Rivers join in the middle of the park. Away from the river, you can hike to high and low desert. There are a couple of drive around roads if you are not feeling adventurous.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (59 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(59 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: True Toads
- Western Woodhouse Toad (Bufo woodhousei)
Class: Birds
(48 records)
- Order: Anseriformes (5 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (2 records)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Herons
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Order: Perching Birds
(29 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
- Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
- Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Family: Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Family: Vireos
- Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior)
- Family: Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Class: Mammals
(8 records)
- Order: Bats
(1 record)
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Canidae
- Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)
- Family: Procyonidae
- ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(2 records)
- Family: Bovids
- Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
- Family: Cervidae
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Order: Rodents (3 records)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Common American Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Class: Reptiles
(2 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(2 records)
- Family: North American Spiny Lizards
- Plateau Fence Lizard (Sceloporus tristichus)
- Family: Whiptails and Tegus
- Tiger Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)