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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 ↓

Common Nighthawk 1
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 2
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Calliope Hummingbird 3
Selasphorus calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 4
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird 5
Selasphorus rufus
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Archilochus alexandri
White-throated Swift 6
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimney Swift 7
Chaetura pelagica
Black Swift 8
Cypseloides niger

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  • 1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 2. (c) Bryant Olsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 3. (c) Dave McMullen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 4. (c) Chuck Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 5. (c) Andrew Reding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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  • 8. (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow

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