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Wildlife of Mueller State Park

Mueller State Park preserves an area of semi-wilderness within a short drive of one of Colorado’s largest metropolitan areas – Colorado Springs. The park is located on the western flank of Pike’s Peak, at elevations between 8900-9800 feet. Mueller is comprised of 5,121 acres of land, owned by ...more ↓

Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Northern Flicker 2
Colaptes auratus
Red-naped Sapsucker 3
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Williamson's Sapsucker 4
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker 5
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 6
Dryobates villosus
American Three-toed Woodpecker 7
Picoides dorsalis
Eastern Screech Owl 8
Megascops asio
Western Screech Owl 9
Megascops kennicottii
Northern Pygmy-Owl 10
Glaucidium gnoma
Great Horned Owl 11
Bubo virginianus
Short-eared Owl 12
Asio flammeus
Long-eared Owl 4
Asio otus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 12
Aegolius acadicus
flammulated owl 4
Psiloscops flammeolus
Barn Owl 13
Tyto alba
Belted Kingfisher 14
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Pigeon 15
Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon 16
Patagioenas fasciata
Mourning Dove 17
Zenaida macroura
American Coot 18
Fulica americana
Turkey Vulture 19
Cathartes aura
Dusky Grouse 4
Dendragapus obscurus
Wild Turkey 20
Meleagris gallopavo
Common Snipe 21
Gallinago gallinago
Spotted Sandpiper 22
Actitis macularius
Herring Gull 23
Larus argentatus
California Gull 24
Larus californicus
Ring-billed Gull 25
Larus delawarensis
Killdeer 26
Charadrius vociferus
Common Loon 4
Gavia immer
Eared Grebe 9
Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe 27
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Pied-billed Grebe 28
Podilymbus podiceps
Great Blue Heron 27
Ardea herodias
Prairie Falcon 29
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 30
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 31
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 31
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 32
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 33
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird 34
Selasphorus rufus
White-throated Swift 35
Aeronautes saxatalis
Black Swift 36
Cypseloides niger
American Wigeon 12
Mareca americana
Gadwall 31
Mareca strepera
Cinnamon Teal 30
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 12
Spatula discors
Northern Pintail 37
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 38
Anas crecca
Mallard 39
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 12
Bucephala albeola
Common Merganser 40
Mergus merganser
Canada Goose 41
Branta canadensis
Golden Eagle 4
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 42
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 43
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 44
Accipiter striatus
Northern Harrier 45
Circus hudsonius
Red-tailed Hawk 46
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 47
Buteo lagopus
Ferruginous Hawk 4
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 48
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle 49
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barn Swallow 50
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 12
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 51
Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 52
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 53
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 54
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Baltimore Oriole 55
Icterus galbula
Western Meadowlark 31
Sturnella neglecta
Common Grackle 56
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 57
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 36
Lanius borealis
Loggerhead Shrike 31
Lanius ludovicianus
Black-capped Chickadee 58
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 4
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 59
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 60
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 28
Sitta pygmaea
European Starling 61
Sturnus vulgaris
Canyon Wren 62
Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren 4
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 4
Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren 31
Thryomanes bewickii
American Robin 63
Turdus migratorius
Veery 64
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 53
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 65
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 66
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 53
Sialia mexicana
Townsend's Solitaire 36
Myadestes townsendi
Warbling Vireo 67
Vireo gilvus
Blue-headed Vireo 68
Vireo solitarius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 69
Regulus calendula

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