Animal Species List
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Birds
Preliminary Bird List for Rock Creek Campus, Portland Community College, Portland.Summarized 15 Sep 1999 by Daniel M. Taylor from spring/summer 1999 surveys by Kevin Lein and Daniel M. Taylor, plus additional field notes.
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
American kestrl (Falco sparverius)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullocki)
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus).
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
California Quail (Callipepla gambelii).
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Parus rufescens)
Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)
Common Crow (Corvus branchyrynchos)
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothylypis trichas)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Dark-eyed Junco (junco hyemalis)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
English Sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
House Wren (Troglodyes aedon)
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)(birds continue)
Mallard (Anas platyrynchos)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus).
Savannah Sparrow (Passeeculus sandwichensis)
Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Solitary Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilio erythrophthalmus)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicottii)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Western Wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
American Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Short-tail Vole ?
Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
NW Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides)
Northern Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus coeruleus)
Amphibians
NW Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)
Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla)
Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)The plant and animal species lists are derived from data collected over the last ten years. Collectors include faculty, students and Metro Greenspaces Program.
