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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 ↓

Golden Eagle ¹
Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk ²
Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk ³
Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk ⁴
Accipiter striatus

Northern Harrier ⁵
Circus cyaneus

Red-tailed Hawk ⁶
Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk ⁷
Buteo lagopus

Broad-winged Hawk ⁸
Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk ¹
Buteo regalis

Bald Eagle ⁹
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Mississippi Kite ¹⁰
Ictinia mississippiensis

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Wildlife of Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Golden Eagle 1 Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk 2 Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk 3 Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Accipiter striatus

Northern Harrier 5 Circus cyaneus

Red-tailed Hawk 6 Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk 7 Buteo lagopus

Broad-winged Hawk 8 Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk 1 Buteo regalis

Bald Eagle 9 Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Mississippi Kite 10 Ictinia mississippiensis