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Wildlife of Roxborough State Park

Roxborough State Park is located approximately twenty-five miles southwest of Denver in Douglas County. Over 105,000 people visit this day-use park each year. Local schools, scouting groups, and clubs make up a significant portion of park visitation. Families and groups of international ...more ↓

Woodhouse's Toad 1
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Boreal Chorus Frog 2
Pseudacris maculata
Northern Leopard Frog 3
Lithobates pipiens
Western Tiger Salamander 4
Ambystoma mavortium
Prairie Lizard 5
Sceloporus consobrinus
Greater Short-horned Lizard 6
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Six-lined Racerunner 7
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Prairie Racerunner 8
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus viridis
North American Racer 9
Coluber constrictor
Gopher Snake 2
Pituophis catenifer
Bullsnake 10
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Smooth Green Snake 11
Opheodrys vernalis
Prairie Rattlesnake 2
Crotalus viridis
Ornate Box Turtle 12
Terrapene ornata
Painted Turtle 2
Chrysemys picta
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 13
Coccyzus americanus
Lewis's Woodpecker 14
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Flicker 15
Colaptes auratus
Red-naped Sapsucker 16
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Downy Woodpecker 17
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 18
Dryobates villosus
American Three-toed Woodpecker 19
Picoides dorsalis
Northern Pygmy-Owl 20
Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl 21
Athene cunicularia
Great Horned Owl 22
Bubo virginianus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 23
Aegolius acadicus
Ceryle alcyon 24
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Pigeon 25
Columba livia
Mourning Dove 26
Zenaida macroura
Sora 27
Porzana carolina
Virginia Rail 28
Rallus limicola
American Coot 21
Fulica americana
Sandhill Crane 29
Antigone canadensis
Turkey Vulture 30
Cathartes aura
Dusky Grouse 31
Dendragapus obscurus
Wild Turkey 32
Meleagris gallopavo
Willet 31
Tringa semipalmata
Common Snipe 33
Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Phalarope 34
Phalaropus tricolor
Spotted Sandpiper 35
Actitis macularius
California Gull 36
Larus californicus
Ring-billed Gull 37
Larus delawarensis
Franklin's Gull 38
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Killdeer 39
Charadrius vociferus
Common Loon 31
Gavia immer
Pacific Loon 40
Gavia pacifica
Western Grebe 27
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Pied-billed Grebe 41
Podilymbus podiceps
White-faced Ibis 42
Plegadis chihi
American White Pelican 43
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Great Blue Heron 27
Ardea herodias
Merlin 44
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 45
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 46
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 5
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 31
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 47
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Calliope Hummingbird 48
Selasphorus calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 49
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird 50
Selasphorus rufus
White-throated Swift 51
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimney Swift 5
Chaetura pelagica
American Wigeon 23
Mareca americana
Gadwall 5
Mareca strepera
Blue-winged Teal 23
Spatula discors
Trumpeter Swan 52
Cygnus buccinator
Northern Pintail 53
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 54
Anas crecca
Mallard 55
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 23
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 14
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser 56
Mergus merganser
Surf Scoter 23
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 57
Aythya affinis
Redhead 58
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 23
Aythya collaris
Canvasback 31
Aythya valisineria
Snow Goose 59
Chen caerulescens
Canada Goose 60
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 61
Aix sponsa
Osprey 27
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 31
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 62
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 63
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 64
Accipiter striatus
Northern Harrier 59
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk 65
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 66
Buteo lagopus
Broad-winged Hawk 67
Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk 31
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 68
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle 69
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Double-crested Cormorant 70
Phalacrocorax auritus
Barn Swallow 71
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 23
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 40
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 72
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow 73
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 74
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 31
Molothrus ater

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