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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 ↓

Barn Swallow 1
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 2
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 3
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 4
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 6
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 7
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 8
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 9
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bullock's Oriole 10
Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole 11
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole 12
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 13
Sturnella neglecta
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 15
Lanius excubitor
Black-capped Chickadee 16
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 5
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 17
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 18
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 19
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 20
Sitta pygmaea
European Starling 21
Sturnus vulgaris
Canyon Wren 22
Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren 5
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 5
Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren 13
Thryomanes bewickii
Marsh Wren 2
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 23
Turdus migratorius
Veery 24
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 7
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 25
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 26
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 7
Sialia mexicana
Eastern Bluebird 27
Sialia sialis
Townsend's Solitaire 28
Myadestes townsendi
Cassin's Vireo 5
Vireo cassinii
Warbling Vireo 29
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 30
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 13
Vireo olivaceus
Plumbeous Vireo 5
Vireo plumbeus
Blue-headed Vireo 31
Vireo solitarius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 32
Regulus satrapa
McCown's Longspur 5
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Lapland Longspur 13
Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur 33
Calcarius ornatus
Dark-eyed Junco 34
Junco hyemalis
Baird's Sparrow 5
Ammodramus bairdii
Grasshopper Sparrow 13
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 5
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 26
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 5
Calamospiza melanocorys
American Tree Sparrow 35
Spizelloides arborea
Cassin's Sparrow 36
Peucaea cassinii
Swamp Sparrow 37
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 31
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 34
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 22
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 5
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 38
Spizella passerina
Fox Sparrow 39
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 21
Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow 40
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Harris's Sparrow 41
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 5
Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee 42
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee 43
Pipilo maculatus
Spurred Spotted Towhee 44
Pipilo maculatus montanus
Canyon Towhee 3
Melozone fusca
Black-throated Sparrow 45
Amphispiza bilineata
Savannah Sparrow 46
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 47
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 9
Mimus polyglottos
Curve-billed Thrasher 48
Toxostoma curvirostre
Brown Thrasher 49
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 5
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 50
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 47
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak 26
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 30
Passerina cyanea
Black-headed Grosbeak 13
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Dickcissel 5
Spiza americana
Hepatic Tanager 30
Piranga flava
Western Tanager 5
Piranga ludoviciana
American Pipit 5
Anthus rubescens
Wilson's Warbler 51
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 52
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 12
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler 53
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler 54
Setophaga coronata
Grace's Warbler 5
Setophaga graciae
Black-throated Gray Warbler 13
Setophaga nigrescens
Palm Warbler 55
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 56
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 31
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 57
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 58
Setophaga striata
Townsend's Warbler 59
Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler 12
Setophaga virens

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