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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
"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.