Parks and Open Space

Davis Creek Species List

Results of a Community Bioblitz Event at the Park

(Last Updated 6/23/18)


Birds:
Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)Northern Pygmy Owl with rodent picture
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon (Junco hyemalis)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Arthropods and Associated Taxa:
Ant (Formicidae)Flame Skimmer Image
Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Western Short-horned Walkingstick (Parabacillus hesperus)
Bee Fly (Conophorus)
Beetle (Coleoptera)
Scorpion (Scorpiones)
Running Crab Spider (Genus Philodromus)
Robber Fly (Family Asilidae)
Aphids (Aphidoidea)
Centipede (Chilopoda)
Wolf Spider (Lycosidae)
Water Strider (Gerridae)
Moth sp. (Lepidoptera)
Jumping Spider (Genus Phidippus)
Lady Bug Larvae (Coccinellidae)
Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)

Trees:
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)Fremont Cottonwood Picture
Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi)
Coyote Willow (Salix exigua)
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)
Western Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Dogwood (Cornus)
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)

Amphibians and Reptiles:
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra)
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
Lizard (Sceloporus)

Mammals:
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Chipmunk (Tamias)
Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus)

Herbaceous Plants:
Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)Columbine Flower Picture
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Wood’s Rose (Rosa woodsii)
Mahala Mat (Ceanothus prostratus)
Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
Desert Peach (Prunus andersonii)
Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
Brown’s Peony (Paeonia brownii)
Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Mullien (Genus Verbascum)
Rushes (Juncaceae)
Lupine spp. (Lupinus)
Tumble Mustard (Sisymbrium altissimum)
Tansy Mustard (Descurainia pinnata)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Curly Dock (Rumex crispus)
Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Herbaceous Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana)
Thistle (Cynareae)
White Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Bladder-senna (Colutea arborescens)
Buckhorn Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)

Other:
GallsMoss and Lichen on a rock
Mushroom spp.
Algae spp.
Fireblight/orange rust on roses
Lichens (Xanthoparmelia, Candelina,
Squamulose)
Moss sp.

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