Comprehensive Plant List for Logan Valley
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Birdsfoot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus
* Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus - Fading out of bloom.
* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (ssp. parviflorum ?)
* Rangers Buttons: Sphenoscadium capitellatum - Along Big Creek.
* Prairie Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata - Fading out of bloom.
* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale - Blooming along Big Creek.
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpinum - Past bloom.
* Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata - Past bloom except where moist.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Fading out of bloom.
* Spotted Knapweed: Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos
* Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus
* Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens
* Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. oreophila ?)
* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus
* Blanketflower: Gaillardia aristata - Fading out of bloom.
* Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. lepida
* Eaton's Aster: Symphyotrichum eatonii
* Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum
Coyotes - Howling at various places around the valley.
Mule Deer
Pronghorn Antelope
Rocky Mountain Elk
Red Squirrels
Chipmunks
Bats - One large and one medium species ? Fairly numerous at dusk.
Bald Eagle - Immature ?
Kestrels - Numerous pairs in the valley. One kestrel observed hazing an intruding sharp-shinned hawk.
Sharp-shinned hawk
Turkey Vultures
Great Horned Owl ? - Heard at a distance, so ID unsure.
Great Blue Heron - Flying over Big Creek
Sandhill Cranes - 9. Several family groups?
Turkey - Several hens with upwards of 20 young.
Northern Flickers
Red-naped Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Belted Kingfisher - Heard along Big Creek.
Clark's Nutcrackers
Ravens
Steller's Jays
Nighthawks Flying amongst the trees of Big Creek Campground at evening twilight.
Brewer's Blackbirds
American Robins - Numerous
Mountain Bluebirds
Western Tanagers
Horned Larks - Numerous
Western Meadowlarks
Western Wood Peewees - Calling in trees near Big Creek.
Cassin's Finches - Numerous along the road east of Big Creek.
Brewer's Sparrow ?
Dark-eyed Juncos
Song Sparrows
Vesper Sparrows - Numerous
Brown Creepers - 2 at Big Creek CG
House Wren
Non-breeding warblers and fledglings.
Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatches
Wood Nymphs - Numerous on the shrubby asteraceae.
Pine Whites - A few alighting on the needles of ponderosa pines.
Fritillarys
Mosquitos - Occasional at night.