# List of wildlife of the Skagit River Basin

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)