
This area is comprised of the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, located south of Salem and the surrounding foothills.
COA ID: 077
Ecoregions
Strategy Habitats

Grasslands
Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.

Oak Woodlands
Oak woodlands are characterized by an open canopy dominated by Oregon white oak.

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats
Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats include all naturally occurring flowing freshwater streams and rivers throughout Oregon as well as the adjacent riparian habitat.

Wetlands
Wetlands are covered with water during all or part of the year. Permanently wet habitats include backwater sloughs, oxbow lakes, and marshes, while seasonally wet habitats include seasonal ponds, vernal pools, and wet prairies.
Strategy Species

Acorn Woodpecker (Observed)
Melanerpes formicivorus

California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis californicus

Chipping Sparrow (Observed)
Spizella passerina

Clouded Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Aneides ferreus

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Common Nighthawk (Observed)
Chordeiles minor

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis thysanodes

Grasshopper Sparrow (Observed)
Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasiurus cinereus

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Observed)
Melanerpes lewis

Northern Spotted Owl (Observed)
Strix occidentalis caurina

Nelson’s Checkermallow (Observed)
Sidalcea nelsoniana

Northern Red-legged Frog (Observed)
Rana aurora

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Observed)
Contopus cooperi

Oregon Chub (Documented)
Oregonichthys crameri

Oregon Slender Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Batrachoseps wrighti

Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Observed)
Pooecetes gramineus affinis

Peacock Larkspur (Observed)
Delphinium pavonaceum

Purple Martin (Observed)
Progne subis arboricola

Streaked Horned Lark (Observed)
Eremophila alpestris strigata

Short-eared Owl (Observed)
Asio flammeus flammeus

Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Corynorhinus townsendii

Western Bluebird (Observed)
Sialia mexicana

Western Gray Squirrel (Modeled Habitat)
Sciurus griseus

Western Meadowlark (Observed)
Sturnella neglecta

Western Painted Turtle (Observed)
Chrysemys picta bellii

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)
Actinemys marmorata

Western Rattlesnake (Modeled Habitat)
Crotalus oreganus

White-breasted Nuthatch (Observed)
Sitta carolinensis aculeata

White-topped Aster (Observed)
Sericocarpus rigidus

Willow Flycatcher (Observed)
Empidonax traillii

Yellow-breasted Chat (Observed)
Icteria virens auricollis