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Canyonlands National Park, Utah (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Map of Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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
Bullock's Oriole - Female
Brown-headed Cowbird Female
Plateau Fence Lizard (Sceloporus tristichus)
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) Male
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) Juvenile
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Juvenile
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
Hopi Chipmunk (Tamias rufus)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) In Flight
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Female
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
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.
Species Recorded (59)
Birds ( 48 )
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Sharp-shinned Hawk -
Accipiter striatus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
American Wigeon -
Mareca americana
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Golden Eagle -
Aquila chrysaetos
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Black-chinned Hummingbird -
Archilochus alexandri
Rufous Hummingbird -
Selasphorus rufus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Willow Flycatcher -
Empidonax traillii
Ash-throated Flycatcher -
Myiarchus cinerascens
Say's Phoebe -
Sayornis saya
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Black-billed Magpie -
Pica hudsonia
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Juniper Titmouse -
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Canyon Wren -
Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren -
Salpinctes obsoletus
Gnatwrens ( Polioptilidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Sage Thrasher -
Oreoscoptes montanus
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike -
Lanius ludovicianus
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Gray Vireo -
Vireo vicinior
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
MacGillivray's Warbler -
Geothlypis tolmiei
Yellow-breasted Chat -
Icteria virens
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Western Tanager -
Piranga ludoviciana
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Blue Grosbeak -
Passerina caerulea
Black-headed Grosbeak -
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Black-throated Sparrow -
Amphispiza bilineata
Spotted Towhee -
Pipilo maculatus
Brewer's Sparrow -
Spizella breweri
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Bullock's Oriole -
Icterus bullockii
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Lesser Goldfinch -
Spinus psaltria
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