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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 ↓

Cooper's Hawk 1
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 2
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Accipiter striatus
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Actitis macularius
Northern Saw-whet Owl 5
Aegolius acadicus
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Agelaius phoeniceus
Moose 7
Alces alces
Mallard 8
Anas platyrhynchos
Golden Eagle 9
Aquila chrysaetos
Great Blue Heron 10
Ardea herodias
Ringtail 11
Bassariscus astutus
Cedar Waxwing 12
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 5
Bombycilla garrulus
Canada Goose 13
Branta canadensis
Great Horned Owl 14
Bubo virginianus
Bufflehead 5
Bucephala albeola
Red-tailed Hawk 15
Buteo jamaicensis
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 16
Callospermophilus lateralis
Coyote 17
Canis latrans
Wilson's Warbler 18
Cardellina pusilla
American Beaver 14
Castor canadensis
Turkey Vulture 19
Cathartes aura
Hermit Thrush 20
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 21
Catharus ustulatus
Canyon Wren 22
Catherpes mexicanus
White Sucker 23
Catostomus commersonii
Brown Creeper 24
Certhia americana
Elk 25
Cervus canadensis
Killdeer 26
Charadrius vociferus
Lark Sparrow 27
Chondestes grammacus
Common Nighthawk 9
Chordeiles minor
Northern redbelly dace 28
Chrosomus eos
American Dipper 29
Cinclus mexicanus
Northern Harrier 30
Circus cyaneus
Evening Grosbeak 31
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Northern Flicker 32
Colaptes auratus
Rock Pigeon 33
Columba livia
Olive-sided Flycatcher 34
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 35
Contopus sordidulus
American Crow 36
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 37
Corvus corax
Townsend's Big-eared Bat 16
Corynorhinus townsendii
Steller's Jay 38
Cyanocitta stelleri
Dusky Grouse 9
Dendragapus obscurus
Downy Woodpecker 39
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 40
Dryobates villosus
Hammond's Flycatcher 41
Empidonax hammondii
Dusky Flycatcher 9
Empidonax oberholseri
Cordilleran Flycatcher 9
Empidonax occidentalis
Big Brown Bat 42
Eptesicus fuscus
Common Porcupine 43
Erethizon dorsatum
Johnny Darter 23
Etheostoma nigrum
Brewer's Blackbird 20
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Peregrine Falcon 44
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 27
Falco sparverius
American Coot 45
Fulica americana
MacGillivray's Warbler 46
Geothlypis tolmiei
Northern Pygmy-Owl 47
Glaucidium gnoma
Cassin's Finch 29
Haemorhous cassinii
House Finch 48
Haemorhous mexicanus
Barn Swallow 49
Hirundo rustica
Baltimore Oriole 50
Icterus galbula
Dark-eyed Junco 51
Junco hyemalis
Northern Shrike 52
Lanius borealis
Loggerhead Shrike 29
Lanius ludovicianus
Silver-haired Bat 53
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Hoary Bat 54
Lasiurus cinereus
Snowshoe Hare 55
Lepus americanus
Asian Rosy-Finch 56
Leucosticte arctoa
Northern Leopard Frog 57
Lithobates pipiens
Red Crossbill 58
Loxia curvirostra
Common Shiner 59
Luxilus cornutus
Canada Lynx 60
Lynx canadensis
Bobcat 61
Lynx rufus
Yellow-bellied Marmot 62
Marmota flaviventris
American Marten 63
Martes americana
Belted Kingfisher 64
Megaceryle alcyon
Eastern Screech-Owl 65
Megascops asio
Wild Turkey 66
Meleagris gallopavo
Lincoln's Sparrow 67
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 51
Melospiza melodia
Striped Skunk 68
Mephitis mephitis
Common Merganser 69
Mergus merganser
Long-tailed Vole 70
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 71
Microtus montanus
Brown-headed Cowbird 9
Molothrus ater
House Mouse 72
Mus musculus
Townsend's Solitaire 52
Myadestes townsendi
Southern Red-backed Vole 73
Myodes gapperi
Western Small-footed Myotis 74
Myotis ciliolabrum
Miller's Myotis 75
Myotis evotis
Little Brown Bat 76
Myotis lucifugus
Fringed Myotis 77
Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged Myotis 42
Myotis volans
Long-tailed Weasel 78
Neogale frenata
Least Chipmunk 79
Neotamias minimus
Colorado Chipmunk 16
Neotamias quadrivittatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 80
Neotoma cinerea
American Mink 81
Neovison vison
Clark's Nutcracker 82
Nucifraga columbiana

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