Wildlife
FAUNA OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CASCADE FOOTHILLS
Return to the wild.
Our property is managed with a holistic view of nature and an effort towards rewilding the parts of the land that aren’t in farm production. We use organic and chemical free methods to control insects and invasive species, and encourage native animals to assist us in this process. We plant and plan for enough abundance to support us and the animals that live alongside us.
The below lists represent observed species in our first year on the property.
Turkey vultures are regular visitors and help to remove carrion from other predatory species.
Hummingbird in the evergreen huckleberry.
Bird Species
Turkey Vulture
Golden Eagle
Red Tailed Hawk
Common Raven
Rufous Hummingbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Song Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
House Wren
Spotted Towhee
Dark Eyed Junco
Goldfinch (Lesser)
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Mourning Dove
California Quail
Western Scrub Jay
Steller’s Jay
Pileated Woodpecker
Red Breasted Sapsucker
Red Naped Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Cedar Waxwing
Great Blue Heron
Hooded Merganser Duck
Mallard Duck
Mammal Species
Cougar
Bobcat
Coyote
Black-tailed Deer
Rabbit
Raccoon
Vole
Mole
Field Mouse
Long-tailed Weasel
Chipmunk
A cougar spotted in our forest.
A Western Fence Lizard seen all summer long on the boulders surrounding the center garden.
Reptile & Amphibian Species
Rough Skinned Newt – Taricha granulosa
Pacific Tree Frog – Pseudacris regilla
Western Fence Lizard – Sceloporus occidentalis
Sagebrush Lizard – Sceloporus graciosus
Gopher Snake – Pituophis catenifer
Northwest Garter Snake – Thamnophis ordinoides
Striped Whip Snake – Masticophis taeniatus