Bull Canyon

Carson National Forest · New Mexico · 11,512 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (227)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

Abert's Sanvitalia (1)
Sanvitalia abertii
Alfalfa (4)
Medicago sativa
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Apache-plume (3)
Fallugia paradoxa
Apricot (1)
Prunus armeniaca
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Ass (2)
Equus asinus
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Ball-head Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis congesta
Barn Swallow (2)
Hirundo rustica
Basin Fleabane (1)
Erigeron pulcherrimus
Beard-lip Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (1)
Asclepias subverticillata
Big Sagebrush (7)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia nova
Black-billed Magpie (1)
Pica hudsonia
Black-chinned Hummingbird (12)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grama (4)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Polioptila caerulea
Blushing Scale Lichen (1)
Psora decipiens
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (4)
Selasphorus platycercus
Broom Snakeweed (3)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Cane Bluestem (1)
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Canyon Towhee (5)
Melozone fusca
Cassin's Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus vociferans
Chaco Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus micromerius
Chinese Tamarisk (1)
Tamarix chinensis
Chipping Sparrow (4)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (2)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (6)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Four-o'clock (14)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Raven (5)
Corvus corax
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (1)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Conspicuous Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia conspicua
Constance's Spring-parsley (4)
Vesper constancei
Crandall's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon crandallii
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Crispleaf Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum corymbosum
Cyanic Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cyaneus
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Desert Drumstick (1)
Battarrea phalloides
Desert Red Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus ardens
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Dwarf Swamp-privet (4)
Forestiera pubescens
Eastern Collared Lizard (18)
Crotaphytus collaris
Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Streptopelia decaocto
Feather-plume Dalea (4)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Broomspurge (5)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia fendleri
Field Bindweed (2)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fineleaf Yucca (1)
Yucca angustissima
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (2)
Gaillardia pulchella
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (1)
Yucca baccata
Four-wing Saltbush (26)
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant White Sand-verbena (12)
Abronia fragrans
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Galisteo Sand-verbena (1)
Abronia bigelovii
Gambel Oak (8)
Quercus gambelii
Garden Cornflower (2)
Centaurea cyanus
Giant Helleborine (2)
Epipactis gigantea
Golden Columbine (1)
Aquilegia chrysantha
Gophersnake (10)
Pituophis catenifer
Grand Canyon Black Tarantula (8)
Aphonopelma marxi
Great Rushy Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (3)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (3)
Cynomys gunnisoni
Hadrian's Stinkhorn (1)
Phallus hadriani
Hairy Willowherb (1)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Handsome Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon lentus
Harsh False Goldenaster (3)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Hoary Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Acarospora strigata
Hoary Tansy-aster (5)
Dieteria canescens
Hopi-tea (1)
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
House Finch (5)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (1)
Passer domesticus
Ives' Four-nerve-daisy (1)
Tetraneuris ivesiana
James' Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Mistletoe (5)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Lacy Tansy-aster (2)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates scalaris
Large-petal Onion (1)
Allium macropetalum
Lark Sparrow (4)
Chondestes grammacus
Lesser Goldfinch (4)
Spinus psaltria
Lesser Stripetail Scorpion (4)
Chihuahuanus coahuilae
Little Bluestem (4)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Littleleaf Brickell-bush (1)
Brickellia microphylla
Lobster Mushroom (1)
Hypomyces lactifluorum
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Many-flower Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis multiflora
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (8)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (9)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis montana
Mule Deer (10)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
Narrowleaf Puccoon (3)
Lithospermum incisum
Needle-and-Thread (2)
Hesperostipa comata
New Mexico Needlegrass (1)
Hesperostipa neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia phaeacantha
Newberry's Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus newberryi
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (5)
Calochortus nuttallii
One-seeded Juniper (8)
Juniperus monosperma
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Pale Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera pallida
Pale Wolf-berry (6)
Lycium pallidum
Panhandle Prickly-pear (5)
Opuntia polyacantha
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Pin Clover (8)
Erodium cicutarium
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinyon Jay (2)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plains Flax (2)
Linum puberulum
Plains Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus glomeratus
Plateau Striped Whiptail (21)
Aspidoscelis velox
Pottery Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus ceramicus
Prairie Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera albicaulis
Prairie Falcon (2)
Falco mexicanus
Prairie Rattlesnake (5)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia frigida
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Purple-white Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
Raccoon (4)
Procyon lotor
Red Globemallow (4)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-root Amaranth (1)
Amaranthus retroflexus
Red-spotted Toad (3)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Wren (2)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (3)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rose-heath (3)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rubber Rabbitbrush (8)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus rufus
Russian Olive (2)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
San Juan Gilia (1)
Aliciella haydenii
Say's Phoebe (8)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (17)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Sessile-flower Aletes (1)
Cymopterus sessiliflorus
Shadscale (2)
Atriplex confertifolia
Showy Windmill Grass (1)
Chloris virgata
Siberian Elm (1)
Ulmus pumila
Side-bells Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Sideoats Grama (2)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Sidewalk Screw Moss (1)
Syntrichia ruralis
Silver Saltbush (1)
Atriplex obovata
Silverleaf Nightshade (6)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Six-weeks Grama (1)
Bouteloua barbata
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Slender Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slenderleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum leptophyllum
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (3)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spiny Lizards (36)
Sceloporus
Spiny Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spinystar (10)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Towhee (2)
Pipilo maculatus
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Point-vetch (3)
Oxytropis lambertii
Stinking Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus praelongus
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Swift Woodlouse (1)
Porcellio laevis
Takhoka-daisy (2)
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thicket Globemallow (3)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Thrift Mock Goldenweed (3)
Stenotus armerioides
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Townsend's Solitaire (3)
Myadestes townsendi
Turkey Vulture (7)
Cathartes aura
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (15)
Pinus edulis
Upright Prairie Coneflower (4)
Ratibida columnifera
Varying Rim Lichen (1)
Lecanora argopholis
Western Aster (2)
Xanthisma grindelioides
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Bluebird (16)
Sialia mexicana
Western Tanager (3)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Fir (1)
Abies concolor
White Prairie-clover (5)
Dalea candida
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (3)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-flower Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis longiflora
White-stem Paper-flower (1)
Psilostrophe cooperi
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (15)
Castilleja integra
Wild Licorice (5)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Winter-fat (15)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (3)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodhouse's Toad (13)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Paper-flower (9)
Psilostrophe tagetina
Woolly Plantain (5)
Plantago patagonica
Wooton's Ragwort (1)
Senecio wootonii
Wright's Bird's-beak (1)
Cordylanthus wrightii
Wright's Vervain (2)
Glandularia wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja linariifolia
Zion False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca zionensis
a fungus (1)
Montagnea arenaria
a jumping spider (1)
Phidippus apacheanus
curlytop gumweed (1)
Grindelia nuda
eastern sand scorpion (5)
Paruroctonus utahensis
fetid goosefoot (1)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (7)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (13)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (12)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (12)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Southern Rockies Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,137 ha
GNR24.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,121 ha
G324.0%
GNR16.1%
GNR10.0%
Colorado Plateau Low Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 293 ha
GNR6.3%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 279 ha
6.0%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 155 ha
GNR3.3%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 123 ha
GNR2.6%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 105 ha
G32.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 97 ha
GNR2.1%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 88 ha
1.9%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 5 ha
G20.1%

Bull Canyon

Bull Canyon Roadless Area

Carson National Forest, New Mexico · 11,512 acres