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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 ↓

Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Coccyzus americanus
Lewis's Woodpecker 2
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Flicker 3
Colaptes auratus
Red-naped Sapsucker 4
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Downy Woodpecker 5
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 6
Dryobates villosus
American Three-toed Woodpecker 7
Picoides dorsalis
Northern Pygmy-Owl 8
Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl 9
Athene cunicularia
Great Horned Owl 10
Bubo virginianus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 11
Aegolius acadicus
Ceryle alcyon 12
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Pigeon 13
Columba livia
Mourning Dove 14
Zenaida macroura
Sora 15
Porzana carolina
Virginia Rail 16
Rallus limicola
American Coot 9
Fulica americana
Sandhill Crane 17
Antigone canadensis
Turkey Vulture 18
Cathartes aura
Dusky Grouse 19
Dendragapus obscurus
Wild Turkey 20
Meleagris gallopavo
Willet 19
Tringa semipalmata
Common Snipe 21
Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Phalarope 22
Phalaropus tricolor
Spotted Sandpiper 23
Actitis macularius
California Gull 24
Larus californicus
Ring-billed Gull 25
Larus delawarensis
Franklin's Gull 26
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Killdeer 27
Charadrius vociferus
Common Loon 19
Gavia immer
Pacific Loon 28
Gavia pacifica
Western Grebe 15
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Pied-billed Grebe 29
Podilymbus podiceps
White-faced Ibis 30
Plegadis chihi
American White Pelican 31
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Great Blue Heron 15
Ardea herodias
Merlin 32
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 33
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 34
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 35
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 19
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 36
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Calliope Hummingbird 37
Selasphorus calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 38
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird 39
Selasphorus rufus
White-throated Swift 40
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimney Swift 35
Chaetura pelagica
American Wigeon 11
Mareca americana
Gadwall 35
Mareca strepera
Blue-winged Teal 11
Spatula discors
Trumpeter Swan 41
Cygnus buccinator
Northern Pintail 42
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 43
Anas crecca
Mallard 44
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 11
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 2
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser 45
Mergus merganser
Surf Scoter 11
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 46
Aythya affinis
Redhead 47
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 11
Aythya collaris
Canvasback 19
Aythya valisineria
Snow Goose 48
Chen caerulescens
Canada Goose 49
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 50
Aix sponsa
Osprey 15
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 19
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 51
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 52
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 53
Accipiter striatus
Northern Harrier 48
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk 54
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 55
Buteo lagopus
Broad-winged Hawk 56
Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk 19
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 57
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle 58
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Double-crested Cormorant 59
Phalacrocorax auritus
Barn Swallow 60
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 11
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 28
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 61
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow 62
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 63
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 19
Molothrus ater
Baltimore Oriole 64
Icterus galbula
Western Meadowlark 35
Sturnella neglecta
Common Grackle 65
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 66
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 67
Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike 35
Lanius ludovicianus
Juniper Titmouse 68
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 19
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 69
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 70
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 71
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 72
Sturnus vulgaris
Canyon Wren 73
Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren 19
Salpinctes obsoletus

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