Site Report: Glen Canyon Park
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Male
Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Emma's Dancer (Argia emma)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) In Nest
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Male - Glen Park
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Male - Glen Park
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Fledgling
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Male
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Nestlings
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Male
Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Emma's Dancer (Argia emma)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) In Nest
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Male - Glen Park
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Male - Glen Park
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Fledgling
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) Male
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Nestlings
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Glen park is one of only a couple places in the city where you can see a natural creek. Part of the creekbed has been restored to native plants. This large park probably had a too steep and rocky canyon to be fully developed, and you can often find a bird here that you won't see anywhere else in the city. Habitats include riparian, eucalyptus forest, grassland, scrub, and rocky outcrops.
Visits
- 2007-01-12: None
- 2007-04-02: None
- 2007-05-07: None
- 2007-05-26: None
- 2007-09-16: None
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (60 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(2 records)
Class: Insects
(2 records)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(1 record)
- Family: Skippers
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)
- Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies
(1 record)
- Family: Narrow-winged Damselflies
- Emma's Dancer (Argia emma)
Phylum: Chordates
(58 records)
Class: Birds
(57 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Order: Perching Birds
(42 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Family: Vireos
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Snakes
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)