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List of wildlife of the Skagit River Basin

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This is a list of wildlife found in the Skagit River basin of the Pacific Northwest.

Sockeye salmon
Brook trout

Salmon and trout

Minnows, carp

Suckers

Burbot

Codfishes

Sculpins

Sticklebacks

Painted turtle

Turtles

Lizards

Common garter snake

Snakes

Pacific giant salamander

Salamanders

Pacific tree frog

Frogs and toads

Opossum

Opossums

Shrews

American shrew mole

Moles

Bats

Pikas

Snowshoe hare

Rabbits and hares

Mountain beaver

Hoary marmot

Chipmunks, marmots, squirrels

Beaver

Beavers

Meadow vole

Mice, woodrats, voles

Porcupine

Porcupines

Nutrias

Coyotes, wolves, foxes

Black bear

Bears

Raccoons

Weasels

Bobcat

Cats

Elk, deer, moose

Goats

Western grebe

Loons

Grebes

Great blue heron

Herons and bitterns

Trumpeter swan
Bufflehead

Swans, geese, ducks

Osprey

Raptors

Grouse, ptarmigan, quail

Rails and coots

Killdeer
Common snipe

Shorebirds

California gull

Gulls and terns

Marbled murrelet

Alcids

Pigeons and doves

Great grey owl

Owls

Nighthawks and swifts

Rufous hummingbird

Hummingbirds

Kingfishers

Pileated woodpecker

Woodpeckers

Western kingbird

Flycatchers

Cliff swallow

Larks

Swallows

Common raven

Jays, crows, ravens

Chickadees, nuthatches, creepers

Marsh wren

Wrens

Dippers

Kinglets

Swainson's thrush

Bluebirds, robins, thrushes

gray catbird

Catbirds

American pipit

Pipits

Waxwings

Shrikes

Starlings

Warbling vireo

Vireos

Warblers

Western tanager

Tanagers

Blackbirds, meadowlarks, orioles

American goldfinch

Grosbeaks, buntings, sparrows

References

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"Fish checklist" (PDF). U.S. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-12. Retrieved 2006-05-22.
"Mammal checklist" (PDF). U.S. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-12. Retrieved 2006-05-22.
"Bird checklist". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2006-05-22.
Weisberg, Saul; Riedel, John; Johannessen, Tracie & Scherer, Wendy (1993). "Sharing the Skagit, An Educator's Guide to the Skagit River Watershed". North Cascade Institute: 49–53. Archived from the original on 2006-05-02.