Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 97 total documented species.
Zenaida macroura
Mourning Dove
Very Common3 obs.
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
pinyon jay
Very Common3 obs.
Nucifraga columbiana
Clark's Nutcracker
Very Common3 obs.
Spizella passerina
Chipping Sparrow
Very Common2 obs.
Opuntia polyacantha
Plains Pricklypear
Very Common2 obs.
Cynomys gunnisoni
Gunnison's Prairie Dog
Common2 obs.
Tachycineta thalassina
Violet-green Swallow
Common2 obs.
Asclepias speciosa
showy milkweed
Common2 obs.
Yucca glauca
small soapweed yucca
Common2 obs.
Pinus edulis
Pinyon Pine
Common2 obs.
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Chickadee (Rocky Mts.)
Common2 obs.
Sterna hirundo
common tern
Occasional2 obs.
Streptopelia decaocto
collared dove, eurasian collared dove
Occasional2 obs.
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
western harvester ant
Occasional1 obs.
Cordillacris occipitalis
Western Spotted-Winged Grasshopper
Occasional1 obs.
Amphitornus coloradus
Striped Grasshopper
Occasional1 obs.
Eristalis flavipes
Occasional1 obs.
Sympetrum semicinctum
Band-Winged Meadowhawk
Rare1 obs.
Sympetrum corruptum
Variegated Meadowhawk
Rare1 obs.
Disonycha alternata
Rare1 obs.
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