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Wildlife of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Golden Gate Canyon State Park lies approximately 25 miles west of downtown Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park consists of 11,700 acres that lies across the boundary between the western edge of Jefferson County and the eastern edge of Gilpin County. Elevations range between ...more ↓

Gray Jay ¹
Perisoreus canadensis

Clark's Nutcracker ²
Nucifraga columbiana

Red Crossbill ³
Loxia curvirostra

Pine Siskin ⁴
Spinus pinus

American Goldfinch ⁵
Spinus tristis

Cassin's Finch ⁶
Haemorhous cassinii

House Finch ⁷
Haemorhous mexicanus

Asian Rosy-Finch ⁸
Leucosticte arctoa

Pine Grosbeak ⁹
Pinicola enucleator

Evening Grosbeak ¹⁰
Coccothraustes vespertinus

Olive-sided Flycatcher ¹¹
Contopus cooperi

Western Wood-Pewee ¹²
Contopus sordidulus

Hammond's Flycatcher ¹³
Empidonax hammondii

Dusky Flycatcher ¹⁴
Empidonax oberholseri

Cordilleran Flycatcher ¹⁴
Empidonax occidentalis

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Wildlife of Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Gray Jay 1 Perisoreus canadensis

Clark's Nutcracker 2 Nucifraga columbiana

Red Crossbill 3 Loxia curvirostra

Pine Siskin 4 Spinus pinus

American Goldfinch 5 Spinus tristis

Cassin's Finch 6 Haemorhous cassinii

House Finch 7 Haemorhous mexicanus

Asian Rosy-Finch 8 Leucosticte arctoa

Pine Grosbeak 9 Pinicola enucleator

Evening Grosbeak 10 Coccothraustes vespertinus

Olive-sided Flycatcher 11 Contopus cooperi

Western Wood-Pewee 12 Contopus sordidulus

Hammond's Flycatcher 13 Empidonax hammondii

Dusky Flycatcher 14 Empidonax oberholseri

Cordilleran Flycatcher 14 Empidonax occidentalis