This is a list of wildlife found in the Skagit River basin of the Pacific Northwest.
Fish
Salmon and trout Sockeye salmon Chinook salmon Chum salmon Pink salmon Coho salmon Steelhead (coastal rainbow trout) Coastal cutthroat trout Dolly Varden trout Golden trout Brook trout Bull trout Mountain whitefish
Minnows, carp Peamouth chub Northern pikeminnow (formerly known as northern squawfish) Longnose dace Redside shiner
Suckers Longnose sucker Largescale sucker Bridgelip sucker
Codfishes Burbot (ling)
Sculpins Slimy sculpin Torrent sculpin Coast range sculpin Prickly sculpin
Sticklebacks Three-spined stickleback
Reptiles and amphibians
Turtles Painted turtle
Lizards Northern alligator lizard Western fence lizard Side-blotched lizard
Snakes Rubber boa Western garter snake Common garter snake Northwestern garter snake Racer Gopher snake
Salamanders Northwestern salamander Long-toed salamander Pacific giant salamander Rough-skinned newt Western redback salamander Van Dyke's salamander Cope's giant salamander Olympic salamander Ensatina
Frogs and toads Pacific treefrog Tailed frog Red-legged frog Cascades frog Spotted frog Bullfrog Western toad
Mammals
Opossums Opossum
Shrews Masked shrew Vagrant shrew Dusky shrew Northern water shrew Pacific water shrew Trowbridge's shrew
Moles Shrew-mole Coast mole Townsend's mole
Bats California myotis Yuma myotis Little brown myotis Long-eared myotis Long-legged myotis Hoary bat Townsend's big-eared bat Silver-haired bat Big brown bat
Pikas Pika
Rabbits and hares Eastern cottontail Snowshoe hare
Mountain beaver Mountain beaver
Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels Yellow-pine chipmunk Townsend's chipmunk Hoary marmot Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel Western gray squirrel Fox squirrel (introduced) Douglas squirrel Northern flying squirrel
Beavers Beaver
Mice, woodrats, voles Deer mouse Bushy-tailed woodrat Red-backed vole Heather vole Meadow vole Townsend's vole Long-tailed vole Creeping vole Water vole Muskrat Northern bog lemming Norway rat (introduced) Black rat (introduced) House mouse (introduced) Pacific jumping mouse
Porcupines Porcupine
Nutrias Nutria (introduced)
Coyotes, wolves, foxes Coyote Gray wolf (endangered) Red fox
Bears Black bear Grizzly bear (threatened)
Raccoons Raccoon
Weasels Marten Fisher Ermine Long-tailed weasel Mink Wolverine Striped skunk Western spotted skunk River otter
Cats Mountain lion Lynx Bobcat
Elk, deer, moose Elk Mule deer White-tailed deer Moose
Goats Mountain goats
Birds
Loons Common loon
Grebes Pied-billed grebe Horned grebe Eared grebe Western grebe
Herons and bitterns Great blue heron Green-backed heron
Swans, geese, ducks Tundra swan Trumpeter swan Snow goose Canada goose Wood duck Mallard Northern pintail Green-winged teal Cinnamon teal Northern shoveler Gadwall American wigeon Redhead Ring-necked duck Greater scaup Lesser scaup Harlequin duck Common goldeneye Barrow's goldeneye Bufflehead Hooded merganser Red-breasted merganser Ruddy duck
Raptors Turkey vulture Osprey Bald eagle Northern harrier Sharp-shinned hawk Cooper's hawk Northern goshawk Red-tailed hawk Rough-legged hawk Golden eagle American kestrel Merlin Peregrine falcon Prairie falcon
Grouse, ptarmigan, quail Spruce grouse Sooty grouse White-tailed ptarmigan Ruffled grouse California grouse (introduced)
Rails and coots Sora American coot
Shorebirds Killdeer Lesser yellowlegs Greater yellowlegs Solitary sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Pectoral sandpiper Western sandpiper Least sandpiper Dunlin Baird's sandpiper Common snipe Wilson's phalarope Red-necked phalarope
Gulls and terns Bonaparte's gull Mew gull Ring-billed gull California gull glaucous-winged gull Common tern
Alcids Marbled murrelet
Pigeons and doves Rock dove Band-tailed pigeon Mourning dove
Owls Common barn owl Western screech owl Great horned owl Mountain pygmy owl Northern spotted owl Barred owl Great grey owl Long-eared owl Short-eared owl Northern saw-whet owl
Nighthawks and swifts Common nighthawk Black swift Vaux's swift
Hummingbirds Calliope hummingbird Rufous hummingbird
Kingfishers Belted kingfisher
Woodpeckers Lewis' woodpecker Red-breasted sapsucker Downy woodpecker Hairy woodpecker Three-toed woodpecker Northern flicker Pileated woodpecker
Flycatchers Olive-sided flycatcher Western wood pewee Willow flycatcher Hammond's flycatcher Dusky flycatcher Say's phoebe Western kingbird Eastern kingbird
Larks Horned lark
Swallows Tree swallow Violet-green swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Cliff swallow Barn swallow
Jays, crows, ravens Canada jay Steller's jay Clark's nutcracker Black-billed magpie American crow Common raven
Chickadees, nuthatches, creepers Black-capped chickadee Mountain chickadee Boreal chickadee Chestnut-backed chickadee Bushtit Red-breasted nuthatch White-breasted nuthatch Brown creeper
Wrens Bewick's wren Marsh wren
Dippers American dipper
Kinglets Golden crowned kinglet Ruby-crowned kinglet
Bluebirds, robins, thrushes Mountain bluebird Townsend's solitaire Veery Swainson's thrush Hermit thrush American robin Varied thrush
Catbirds Gray catbird
Pipits American pipit
Waxwings Bohemian waxwing Cedar waxwing
Shrikes Northern shrike
Starlings European starling (introduced)
Vireos Solitary vireo Warbling vireo Red-eyed vireo
Warblers Orange-crowned warbler Nashville warbler Yellow warbler Yellow-rumped warbler Black-throated gray warbler Townsend's warbler Hermit warbler American redstart Northern waterthrush MacGillivray's warbler Common yellowthroat Wilson's warbler
Tanagers Western tanager
Blackbirds, meadowlarks, orioles Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Brewer's blackbird Western meadowlark Brown-headed cowbird Northern oriole
Grosbeaks, buntings, sparrows Black-headed grosbeak Lazuli bunting Spotted towhee Chipping sparrow Savannah sparrow Fox sparrow Song sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Golden-crowned sparrow White-crowned sparrow White-throated sparrow Dark-eyed junco Rosy finch Pine grosbeak Purple finch House finch Red crossbill White-winged crossbill Common redpoll Pine siskin American goldfinch Evening grosbeak House sparrow (introduced)
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