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Wildlife of Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Cheyenne Mountain State Park is geographically situated just south of Colorado Springs. It lies beneath the eastern flank of Cheyenne Mountain, and borders the plains of Colorado. The park occupies an important transitional zone between Great Plains grassland communities and montane coniferous ...more ↓

Rock Wren 1
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 1
Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren 2
Thryomanes bewickii
Marsh Wren 3
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 4
Turdus migratorius
Veery 5
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 6
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 7
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 8
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 6
Sialia mexicana
Eastern Bluebird 9
Sialia sialis
Townsend's Solitaire 10
Myadestes townsendi
Cassin's Vireo 1
Vireo cassinii
Warbling Vireo 11
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 12
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Vireo olivaceus
Plumbeous Vireo 1
Vireo plumbeus
Blue-headed Vireo 13
Vireo solitarius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 14
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 15
Regulus satrapa
McCown's Longspur 1
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Lapland Longspur 2
Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur 16
Calcarius ornatus
Dark-eyed Junco 17
Junco hyemalis
Baird's Sparrow 1
Ammodramus bairdii
Grasshopper Sparrow 2
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 1
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 8
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 1
Calamospiza melanocorys
American Tree Sparrow 18
Spizelloides arborea
Cassin's Sparrow 19
Peucaea cassinii
Swamp Sparrow 20
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 13
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 17
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 21
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 22
Spizella passerina
Fox Sparrow 23
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 24
Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow 25
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Harris's Sparrow 26
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee 27
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee 28
Pipilo maculatus
Spurred Spotted Towhee 29
Pipilo maculatus montanus
Canyon Towhee 30
Melozone fusca
Black-throated Sparrow 31
Amphispiza bilineata
Savannah Sparrow 32
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 33
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 34
Mimus polyglottos
Curve-billed Thrasher 35
Toxostoma curvirostre
Brown Thrasher 36
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 1
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 37
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 33
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak 8
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 12
Passerina cyanea
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Dickcissel 1
Spiza americana
Hepatic Tanager 12
Piranga flava
Western Tanager 1
Piranga ludoviciana
American Pipit 1
Anthus rubescens
Wilson's Warbler 38
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 39
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 14
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler 40
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler 41
Setophaga coronata
Grace's Warbler 1
Setophaga graciae
Black-throated Gray Warbler 2
Setophaga nigrescens
Palm Warbler 42
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 43
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 13
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 44
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 45
Setophaga striata
Townsend's Warbler 46
Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler 14
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 47
Mniotilta varia
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Helmitheros vermivorum
MacGillivray's Warbler 48
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat 27
Geothlypis trichas
Orange-crowned Warbler 49
Leiothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler 50
Leiothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler 20
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler 1
Leiothlypis virginiae
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Polioptila caerulea
Bushtit 51
Psaltriparus minimus
Horned Lark 52
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 53
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 3
Bombycilla garrulus
Brown Creeper 54
Certhia americana
American Dipper 2
Cinclus mexicanus
California Scrub-Jay 34
Aphelocoma californica
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 55
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
American Crow 56
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 57
Corvus corax
Chihuahuan Raven 58
Corvus cryptoleucus
Blue Jay 59
Cyanocitta cristata
Steller's Jay 60
Cyanocitta stelleri
Black-billed Magpie 61
Pica hudsonia

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