CONTENTS
Animals
Botanicals
Ecology

* Black and white art (otherwise watercolor)

ANIMALS

Amphibians
Bullfrog–Rana catesbeiana
Canyon treefrog–Hyla arenicolor
Great Basin spadefoot toad–Scaphiopus
Great Plains toad–Bufo cognatus
Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens pipiens
Red-spotted toad–Bufo punctatus
Tiger salamander–Ambystoma tigerinum
Woodhouse’s toad–Bufo woodhousii woodhousii

Birds
American kestrel–Falco sparverius
Bald eagle–Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-billed magpie–Pica pica*
Black-capped chickadee–Parus atricappillus
Black-chinned hummingbird–Archilochus alekandri
Black-throated gray warbler–Dendroica nigressens*
Black-throated sparrow–Amphispiza bilineata*
Blue grosbeak–Guiraca caerulea
Broad-tailed hummingbird–Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-headed cowbird–Molothrus atel
Burrowing owl–Athene cunicularia*
Canyon wren–Catherpes mexicanus
Chipping sparrow–Spizella passerina
Chukar–Alectoris chukar
Cliff swallow–Hirundo pyrrhonota
Common nighthawk–Chordeiles minor*
Common raven–Corvus corax*
Common yellowthroat–Geothlypis trichas
Cooper’s hawk–Accipter cooperii
Dark-eyed junco–Junco hyemalis
Golden eagle–Aquila chrysaetos
Goshawk–Accipiter gentilis
Gray flycatcher–Empidonax wrightii*
Great blue heron,–Ardea heriduasm
Great horned owl–Bubo virginianus
Hairy woodpecker–Picoides villosus
House finch–Carpodacus mexicanus
Juniper titmouse–Baeolophus griseus*
Lark sparrow–Chondestes grammacus*
Loggerhead shrike–Lanius ludovicianus*
Mourning dove–Zenaida macroura
Mountain bluebird–Sialia currucoides
Northern flicker–Colaptes auratus (Red- and Yellow-shafted)
Northern mockingbird–Mimus polyglottus
Peregrine falcon–Falco peregrinus
Pinyon jay–Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous vireo–Vireo solitarius plumbeus*
Red-tailed hawk–Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged blackbird–Agelaius phoeniceus
Rock wren–Salpinctes obsoletus
Say’s phoebe–Sayornis sayodo
Sharp-shinned hawk–Accipiter striatus
Spotted towhee–Pipilo maculatus
Turkey vulture–Cathartes aura
Violet-green swallow–Tachycinesta thalassina
Western meadowlark–Stornella neglecta
Western scrub-jay–Aphelocoma coerulescens
White-crowned sparrow–Zonotrichia leucophrys*
White-throated swift–Aeronautes saxatalis
Willow flycatcher–Empidonax trailii*
Yellow-breasted chat–Icteria virens
Yellow-rumped warbler–Dendroica coronata coronata

Fish
Bluehead sucker–Catostomus discobolus
Bonytail chub–Gila elegans
Carp–Cyprinus carpio
Channel catfish–Ictalurus punctatus
Colorado pikeminnow–Ptychocheilus lucius
Flannelmouth sucker–Catostomus latipinnis
Humpback chub–Gila cypha
Razorback sucker–Xyrauchen texanus
Roundtail chub–Gila robusta

Insects and Arachnids
Antlion–Brachynemurus spp.*
Black widow spider–Latrodectus hesperus
Cone-nosed kissing bug–Triatoma sp.*
Darkling beetle–Eleodes spp.*
Giant desert hairy scorpion–Hadrurus spadix
Jerusalem cricket–Stenohelmatus fuscus*
Monarch butterfly
Sphinx moth–Hyles sp.
Tarantula–Aphonopelma sp.
with Tarantula hawk–Pepsis sp.
Velvet ant–Dasymutilla sp.

Lizards
Desert spiny lizard–Sceloporus magister cephalaflavus*
Eastern collared lizard–Crotaphytus collaris
Longnose leopard lizard–Gambelia wislizenii punctatus
Northern sagebrush lizard–Sceloporus graciosus graciosus
Northern short-horned lizard–Phrynosoma hernandezi hernandezi*
Northern whiptail–Cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis
Plateau lizard–Sceloporus undulatus
Plateau striped whiptail–Cnemidophorus velox
Side-blotched lizard–Uta stansburiana
Tree lizard–Urosaurus ornatus wrightii
Utah night lizard–Xantusia vigilis utahensis*

Mammals
Abert’s squirrel–Sciurus aberti
Badger–Taxidea taxus*
Beaver–Castor canadensis*
Big brown bat–Eotesucys fuscus
Black-tailed jackrabbitt–Lepus Californicus*
Bobcat–Felis rufus
Brush mouse–Peromyscus boylii
Bushy-tailed woodrat–Neotoma cinerea*
Canyon mouse–Peromyscus crinitus
Coyote–Canis latrans
Deer mouse–Peromyscus maniculatus
Desert bighorn sheep–Ovis canadensis
Desert cottontail–Sylvilagus audobonii*
Golden manteled antelope squirrel–Spermophilus lateralis
Gray fox–Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Hopi chipmunk–Eutamias rufus
Kit fox–Vulpes macrotis
Marmot–Marmota flaviventris
Mountain lion–Felis concolor
Mule deer–Odocoileus hemionus
Northern grasshopper mouse–Onychomys leucogaster*
Northern pocket gopher–Thomomys talpoides*
Ord’s kangaroo rat–Dipodomys ordii*
Pallid bat–Antrozous pallidus
Pinyon mouse–Peromyscus truei
Plains pocket mouse–Perognathus flavescens
Porcupine–Erethizon dorsatum*
Pronghorn–Antilocapra americans
Ringtail–Bassariscus astutus
River otter–Lutra canadensis*
Rock squirrel–Spermophilus variegatus
Striped skunk–Mephitis mephitis*
Western harvest mouse–Reithrodontomys megalotis
Western pipistrelle–Pipistrellus hesperus
Western spotted skunk–Spilogale gracilis*
White-tailed antelope squirrrel–Ammospermophilus leucurus
White-tailed prairie dog–Cynomys leucurus*

Pothole life (black & white plate includes the following)*
Aquanthus species
Backswimmer
Chironomid (midge larvae)
Clam shrimp
Fairy shrimp
Ostracod
Predaceous diving beetle
Predaceous diving beetle larvae
Rotifer
Snail
Tadpole
Tadpole shrimp

Snakes (color plate includes the following)
Blackneck garter snake–Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsi
Great Basin gopher snake–Pituophis melanoleucus deserticola
Great Plains rat snake–Elaphe guttata emoryi
Great Basin rattlesnake–Crotalus viridis lutosus
Midget-faded rattlesnake–Crotalus viridis concolor
Night snake–Hypsiglena torquata
Prairie rattlesnake–Crotalus viridis viridis
Southwestern blackhead snake–Tantilla hobartsmithi
Striped whipsnake–Masticophis taeniatus
Wandering garter snake–Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Western racer–Coluber constrictor mormon

BOTANICAL

Grasses
Blue grama–Bouteloua gracilis*
Cheatgrass–Bromus tectorum
Common reed–Phragmites australis*
Galleta grass–Hillaria jamesii*
Needle and thread–Stipa comata
Ricegrass–Stipa hymenoides
Sand dropseed–Sporobolus cryptandtus*

Hanging Garden (color plate includes all of following)
Alcove bog orchid–Habenaria zothecina
Alcove columbine–Aquilegia micrantha
Alcove death camas–Zigadenus vaginatus
Cave primrose–Primula specuicola
Scarlet monkeyflower–Mimulus eastwoodiae
Maidenhair fern–Adiantum capillus-veneria

Shrubs and Trees
Big sagebrush–Artemisia tridentata*
Birchleaf buckthorn–Thamnus betulaefolia*
Blackbrush–Coleogyne ramossisma
Boxelder–Acer negundo*
Broom snakeweed–Gutierrezia sarothrae
Bush encelia–Encelia frutescens
Cliffrose–Purshia mexicana
Coyote bush–Forestiera pubesceens*
Coyote willow–Salix exigua
Douglas fir–Pseudotsuga menzeisii*
Fendlerbush–Fendlera rupicola
Four-wing saltbush–Atriplex canescens
Fremont’s buckwheat–Eriogonum corybosum
Fremont’s cottonwood–Populus fremontii
Fremont’s mahonia–Mahonia fremontii
Greasewood–Sarcobatus vermiculatus*
Long-flower snowberry–Symphorocarpos longiflorus
Mormon tea–Ephedra viridis*
Mountain mahogany (alderleaf and dwarf)–Cercocarpus montanus and C. intricatus
Netleaf hackberry–Celtis reticulata*
Oak–Quercus sp.*
Pinyon pine–Pinus edulis*
Poison ivy–Toxicodendron rydbergii
Purple sage–Poliomintha incana
Rabbitbrush–Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Russian olive–Eleagnus angustifolia*
Russian thistle–Salsola iberica
Sand sage–Artemesia filifolia*
Shadscale–Atriplex confertifolia
Single-leaf ash–Fraxinus anomala*
Skunkbush–Rhus aromatica
Tamarisk–Tamarix chinensis
Utah juniper–Juniperus osteosperma*
Utah serviceberry–Amelanchier utahensis
Winterfat–Ceratoides lanata*

Wildflowers
Annual wirelettuce–Stephnomaria exigua
Bastard toadflax–Comandra umbellatum
Canaigre–Rumex hymenosepalus
Canyonlands biscuitroot–Lomatium latilobum
Claret cup–Echinocereus triglochiciatus
Common globemallow–Sphaeralcea coccinea
Common paintbrush–Castilleja chromosa
Common sunflower–Helianthus annuus
Crescent milkvetch–Astragalus amphioxys
Datura–Datura wrightii
Desert blazing star–Mentzelia multiflora
Desert dandelion–Malocothrix sonchoides
Desert peppergrass–Lepidium montanum
Desert trumpet–Eriogonum inflatum*
Dwarf evening primrosee–Oenothera caespitosa
Dwarf lupine–Lupinus pusillus
Eaton’s penstemon–Penstemon eatonii
Hopi blanketflower–Gaillardia pinnatifida
Hyalineherb–Hymenopappus filifolius
Larkspur–Delphinium andersonii
Mountain pepperplant–Lepidium montanum
Narrowleaf yucca–Yucca angustissima*
Pale evening primrose–Oenethera pallida
Parry lomatium–Lomatium parryi
Pinnate tansy mustard–Descurainia pinnata*
Plains prickly pear–Opuntia polyacantha
Pretty rockcress with pseudoflower–Arabis pulchra
Pretty thistle–Cirsium calcareum
Prince’s plume–Stanleya pinnata
Puccoon–Lithospermum incisum
Rough mules ear–Wyethia scabra
Sand verbena–Abronia fragrans
Scarlet gilia–Ipomopsis aggregata
Scorpionweed–Phacelia crenulata
Sego lily–Calochortus nuttallii
Showy four-o’clock–Mirabilis multiflora
Showy milkweed–Asclepias speciosa
Silvery townsendia–Townsendia incana
Stemless woolybase–Hymenoxys acaulis
Sweetroot spring parsley–Cymopterus newberryi*
Tall evening primrose–Oenothera pallida
Textile onion–Allium textile
Twinpod–Physaria sp.
Uinta groundsel–Senecio multilobatus
Utah daisy–Erigeron utahensis
Utah penstemon–Penstemon utahensis
Western wallfower–Erysimum asperum
Wooly milkvetch–Astragalus mollismus
Yellow beeplant–Cleome lutea
Yellow cryptanth–Cryptantha flava

ECOLOGY
Crossbedding*
Cryptobiotic soil crusts*
Desert varnish
Geology (northern Colorado Plateau)
Hanging garden
Pothole life