Wildlife of Portland

urban grassland habitat habitat kspecies nspecies PEREGRINE FALCON COYOTE LITTLE BROWN BAT PACIFIC CHORUS FROG VAUX’S SWIFT WESTERN BUMBLEBEE ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD WESTERN SCREECH OWL urban habitat Wildlife live in even the most developed areas by using back yards, street trees, bridges, grassland building ledges, utility poles, gardens and parks. From neighborhoods through downtown you can see bald eagles, habitat great blue herons, peregrine falcons, and coyotes. At least seven species of bats thrive in Portland. You can add The rarest of habitat by protecting or planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcover that provide seeds, berries and nectar for city habitats in wildlife. Use several kinds of plants for flowers of different shapes and colors that bloom at different times. Portland supports the streaked horned lark and AMERICAN KESTREL TOWNSEND’S WARBLER the Western meadowlark, Oregon’s state bird. Watch for the colorful American kestrel hovering over a field hunting for its BLACK-TAILED DEER ROOSEVELT ELK next meal. You may see deer where the grassland meets forest areas. Bird nest boxes and platforms, bat boxes, rock piles and brush NORTHERN HARRIER NORTHERN PYGMY OWL piles in your yard or garden provide shelter, nesting habitat, and places to hide from wildlife predators for amphibians, portland STREAKED HORNED LARK reptiles, birds PILEATED WOODPECKER of Portland is home to over 300 and mammals. forest habitat species of fish and wildlife, and Some of the city’s most untold numbers of invertebrates. beautiful and interesting That’s an amazing amount of birds live in wildlife for an urban area, and it’s Forest Park and RED-SPOTTED GARTER SNAKE PACIFIC GIANT SALAMANDER similar habitats. a testament to the city’s diversity Listen for the song of the of habitats and the commitment varied thrush or of Portland’s citizens to protect the hammering of pileated natural resources. Your actions can woodpeckers. You may even make a difference in protecting see a bobcat, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT our wildlife and watersheds. VARIED THRUSH elk, cougar, or black bear. You can protect existing trees and plant new ones for your yard or street. Evergreen trees and shrubs are VAGRANT SHREW NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL critical for bird survival in cold WS 1051 JUNE 2010 winters. Help control invasive aquatic habitat Water and nearby habitats teem with frogs, salamanders, and migratory birds plants that in the spring, including willow flycatchers, Bullock’s orioles and Pacific chorus frogs. Look for Western compromise painted turtles basking on logs and dragonflies darting above the water. Use natural alternatives to diverse natural pesticides and fertilizers, keep dogs on a leash in natural areas and near streams and wetlands, and habitats. always scoop pet poop and throw it in the trash to control harmful bacteria and pollution. LAZULI BUNTING SATYR ANGELWING BUTTERFLY aquatic forest habitat habitat species species m BALD EAGLE GREEN HERON RIVER OTTER PACIFIC FORKTAIL DAMSELFLY NORTHERN RED-LEGGED FROG CHINOOK SALMON OREGON FLOATER MUSSEL WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE l wildlife A partial list of species that can be found inside Portland’s city limits Lesser yellowlegs Black-headed grosbeak Peamouth chub Solitary sandpiper Lazuli bunting Northern pikeminnow (Squawfish) Spotted sandpiper Red-winged blackbird Longnose dace Western sandpiper Western meadowlark Speckled dace Least sandpiper Yellow-headed blackbird Redside shiner Baird’s sandpiper Brewer’s blackbird Largescale sucker portlandof Pectoral sandpiper Brown-headed cowbird Eulachon (Columbia River smelt) Dunlin Bullock’s oriole Coastal cutthroat trout Long-billed dowitcher Purple finch Chum salmon Portland is home to over 300 Wilson’s snipe House finch Coho salmon Amphibians Wilson’s phalarope Red crossbill Steelhead species of fish and wildlife, Bonaparte’s gull Pine siskin Sockeye salmon Pacific chorus frog Mew gull Lesser goldfinch Mountain whitefish Northern red-legged frog Ring-billed gull American goldfinch Sand roller and untold numbers of Northwestern salamander California gull Evening grosbeak Threespine stickleback Long-toed salamander Herring gull Riffle sculpin invertebrates. That’s an Pacific giant salamander Thayer’s gull Prickly sculpin Cope’s giant salamander Western gull Reticulate sculpin Ensatina Glaucous gull Starry flounder amazing amount of Rough-skinned newt Glaucous-winged gull Caspian tern wildlife for an urban area. Band-tailed pigeon Mourning dove Barn owl Your actions can make a Western screech-owl Great horned owl Northern pygmy owl difference in protecting Barred owl Mammals Short-eared owl our wildlife and Common nighthawk Douglas’ squirrel Vaux’s swift Vagrant shrew Anna’s hummingbird Pacific water shrew Fresh water Mussels watershed health. Reptiles Rufous hummingbird Water shrew Belted kingfisher Trowbridge’s shrew Oregon floater Western painted turtle Red-breasted sapsucker Shrew-mole California floater Western pond turtle Downy woodpecker Townsend’s mole Winged floater Northern alligator lizard Hairy woodpecker Coast mole Western fence lizard Northern flicker Yuma myotis Western skink Pileated woodpecker Little brown myotis Northwestern garter snake Olive-sided flycatcher Long-legged myotis Common garter snake Western wood-pewee Fringed myotis Reference books Willow flycatcher Long-eared myotis Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest: Tracking and identifying Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians Hammond’s flycatcher Silver-haired bat and Invertebrates by David Moskowitz Dusky flycatcher Big Brown bat Bugs of Washington and Oregon by John Acorn Pacific-slope flycatcher Hoary bat Say’s phoebe Pacific western big-eared bat Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Peter and Judy Haggard Western kingbird Brush rabbit Passionate Slugs and Hollywood Frogs; An Uncommon Field Guide to Northwest Backyards by Patricia Lichen Northern shrike Mountain beaver Cassin’s vireo Townsend’s chipmunk Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest by Eugene Kozloff Hutton’s vireo California ground squirrel Warbling vireo Western gray squirrel Field Guide to the Birds of North America, National Geographic Red-eyed vireo Northern flying squirrel The Sibley Guide to Birds of Western North America by David Allen Sibley Steller’s jay Camas pocket gopher Birds Western scrub-jay American beaver Stokes Field Guide to Birds; Western Region by Donald Stokes American crow Deer mouse Peregrine falcon Common raven Bushy-tailed woodrat National Audubon Society Field Guide to Northwest Birds Help Wildlife and Watersheds Western grebe Streaked horned lark Western red-backed vole Reptiles of the Northwest by Alan St. John Double-crested cormorant Purple martin Heather vole American bittern Tree swallow Gray-tailed vole Freshwater Mussels of the Pacific Northwest by E. J. Nedeau, A. K. Smith, J. Stone and S. Jepsen Your actions make a difference Great blue heron Violet-green swallow Townsend’s vole Remove fences, roads, impervious surfaces and other Great egret Northern rough-winged swallow Long-tailed vole barriers to wildlife movement and access to water, Green heron Cliff swallow Creeping vole food, and nesting and hiding areas. Black-crowned night heron Barn swallow Water vole Turkey vulture Black-capped chickadee Common muskrat Build a small water feature or pond. Greater white-fronted goose Chestnut-backed chickadee Pacific jumping mouse Canada goose Bushtit Common porcupine Photography Identify and control invasive plants. Tundra swan Red-breasted nuthatch Coyote Wood duck White-breasted nuthatch Red fox POSTER SIDE Protect or plant native trees, shrubs, and groundcover Gadwall Brown creeper Gray fox Ackroyd Photography: City of Portland aerial that provide seeds, berries and nectar for wildlife. Use Mallard Bewick’s wren Black bear several kinds of plants and include flowers of different Eurasian widgeon House wren Common raccoon Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation, www.batcon.org: Little brown bat shapes and colors that bloom at different times. American widgeon Winter wren Ermine Blue-winged teal Marsh wren Long-tailed weasel Bureau of Environmental Services Dave Helzer: Red-spotted garter snake Install bird nest boxes and bat boxes, nesting platforms, Cinnamon teal Golden-crowned kinglet Mink Casey Cunningham: Western bumblebee rock piles, and water features. Northern shoveler Ruby-crowned kinglet Striped skunk Northern pintail Townsend’s solitaire Western spotted skunk Oregon Fish and Wildlife: Red legged frog Leave dead trees as standing snags if possible. Birds perch Green-winged teal Swainson’s thrush Northern river otter Canvasback Hermit thrush Cougar and rest on snags and use dead branches to build nests. H. David Specht: Satyr anglewing butterfly Redhead American robin Bobcat Ring-necked duck Varied thrush California sea lion Create brush piles for amphibians, reptiles, birds and Sue Bednarz: Pacific forktail damselfly, Western painted turtle mammals to provide shelter, nesting habitat, and places Greater scaup American pipit Stellar’s sea lion Lesser scaup to hide from predators. Cedar waxwing Roosevelt elk Jim Cruce: American kestrel, Black-tailed deer, Northern Flying squirrel Bufflehead Orange-crowned warbler Black-tailed deer Use natural alternatives to pesticides and fertilizers. Common goldeneye Nashville warbler Human Visual Resources for Ornithology (VIREO) Hooded merganser Yellow warbler B.K. Wheeler: Bald eagle Keep your cat indoors and don’t feed feral cats. Common merganser Yellow-rumped warbler Brian E. Small: Anna’s hummingbird, Streaked horned lark, Townsend’s warbler

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