Wildlife of Yampa River and Elkhead Reservoir State Parks

Yampa River State Park supports various wildlife species due to the diverse types of
vegetation and habitat. Elk are frequently observed near the reservoir in the winter
months, as well as mule deer and a variety of waterfowl. Quality habitat along the
Yampa River supports ...more ↓

Boreal Chorus Frog ¹
Pseudacris maculata

Northern Leopard Frog ²
Lithobates pipiens

Western Tiger Salamander ³
Ambystoma mavortium

Common Sagebrush Lizard ⁴
Sceloporus graciosus

Greater Short-horned Lizard ⁵
Phrynosoma hernandesi

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake ⁶
Thamnophis elegans

Gopher Snake ⁷
Pituophis catenifer

Smooth Greensnake ⁸
Opheodrys vernalis

Prairie Rattlesnake ⁶
Crotalus viridis

Yellow-billed Cuckoo ⁹
Coccyzus americanus

Northern Flicker ¹⁰
Colaptes auratus

Great Horned Owl ¹¹
Bubo virginianus

Mourning Dove ¹²
Zenaida macroura

American Coot ¹³
Fulica americana

Sandhill Crane ¹⁴
Antigone canadensis

Sharp-tailed Grouse ¹⁵
Tympanuchus phasianellus

Greater Sage-Grouse ¹⁶
Centrocercus urophasianus

Spotted Sandpiper ¹⁷
Actitis macularius

Great Blue Heron ¹⁸
Ardea herodias

Prairie Falcon ¹⁹
Falco mexicanus

Cinnamon Teal ²⁰
Spatula cyanoptera

Mallard ²¹
Anas platyrhynchos

Barrow's Goldeneye ²²
Bucephala islandica

Canada Goose ²³
Branta canadensis

Osprey ²⁴
Pandion haliaetus

Golden Eagle ²⁵
Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk ²⁶
Accipiter cooperii

Sharp-shinned Hawk ²⁷
Accipiter striatus

Red-tailed Hawk ²⁸
Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk ²⁹
Buteo lagopus

Broad-winged Hawk ³⁰
Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk ³¹
Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk ³¹
Buteo swainsoni

Bald Eagle ³²
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Tree Swallow ³³
Tachycineta bicolor

Bank Swallow ³⁴
Riparia riparia

Cliff Swallow ³⁵
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Yellow-headed Blackbird ¹⁶
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Western Meadowlark ²⁴
Sturnella neglecta

Common Grackle ³⁶
Quiscalus quiscula

Red-winged Blackbird ³⁷
Agelaius phoeniceus

Black-capped Chickadee ³⁸
Poecile atricapillus

White-breasted Nuthatch ³⁹
Sitta carolinensis

European Starling ⁴⁰
Sturnus vulgaris

House Wren ⁴¹
Troglodytes aedon

American Robin ⁴²
Turdus migratorius

Warbling Vireo ⁴³
Vireo gilvus

Vesper Sparrow ⁴¹
Pooecetes gramineus

Sagebrush Sparrow ²⁴
Artemisiospiza nevadensis

Song Sparrow ³⁸
Melospiza melodia

Brewer's Sparrow ⁴⁴
Spizella breweri

Lazuli Bunting ⁴⁵
Passerina amoena

Black-headed Grosbeak ²⁴
Pheucticus melanocephalus

Yellow Warbler ⁴⁶
Setophaga petechia

Cedar Waxwing ⁴⁷
Bombycilla cedrorum

American Crow ⁴⁸
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Black-billed Magpie ⁴⁹
Pica hudsonia

American Goldfinch ⁵⁰
Spinus tristis

Cassin's Finch ²⁴
Haemorhous cassinii

House Finch ⁵¹
Haemorhous mexicanus

Western Wood-Pewee ⁵²
Contopus sordidulus

Least Flycatcher ⁵³
Empidonax minimus

Willow Flycatcher ¹⁹
Empidonax traillii

Mountain Cottontail ⁵⁴
Sylvilagus nuttallii

Least Chipmunk ⁵⁵
Neotamias minimus

Yellow-bellied Marmot ⁵⁶
Marmota flaviventris

American Beaver ⁵⁷
Castor canadensis

Mule Deer ⁵⁸
Odocoileus hemionus

Elk ⁵⁹
Cervus canadensis

Pronghorn ⁴⁴
Antilocapra americana

Coyote ⁶⁰
Canis latrans

Red Fox ⁶¹
Vulpes vulpes

American Pygmy Shrew ⁶²
Sorex hoyi

Dusky Shrew ⁶³
Sorex monticolus

Rainbow Trout ⁶⁴
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Colorado pikeminnow ⁶⁵
Ptychocheilus lucius

Humpback Chub ⁶⁶
Gila cypha

Roundtail Chub ⁶⁷
Gila robusta

Flannelmouth Sucker ⁶⁸
Catostomus latipinnis

mountain sucker ⁶⁹
Catostomus platyrhynchus

Razorback Sucker ⁷⁰
Xyrauchen texanus

White-lined Sphinx ⁷¹
Hyles lineata

Western Branded Skipper ⁷²
Hesperia colorado

Common Checkered-Skipper ⁷³
Burnsius communis

Small Wood-Nymph ⁷⁴
Cercyonis oetus

Monarch ⁷⁵
Danaus plexippus

Brown Elfin ⁷⁶
Callophrys augustinus

Ruddy Copper ⁷⁷
Tharsalea rubidus

Melissa Blue ⁴¹
Plebejus melissa

Dasymutilla vestita ⁷⁸

Nevada Bumble Bee ⁷⁹
Bombus nevadensis

Western Honey Bee ⁸⁰
Apis mellifera

Common Aerial Yellowjacket ⁵³
Dolichovespula arenaria

Bald-faced Hornet ⁸¹
Dolichovespula maculata

Western Tiger Beetle ⁸²
Cicindela oregona

Red-femured Milkweed Borer ⁸³
Tetraopes femoratus

Carolina Grasshopper ⁸⁴
Dissosteira carolina

Two-striped Grasshopper ⁸³
Melanoplus bivittatus

Bead-like Cottonwood Gall aphid ⁸⁵
Thecabius populimonilis

Eastern Boxelder Bug ⁸⁶
Boisea trivittata

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Wildlife of Yampa River and Elkhead Reservoir State Parks

Boreal Chorus Frog 1 Pseudacris maculata

Northern Leopard Frog 2 Lithobates pipiens

Western Tiger Salamander 3 Ambystoma mavortium

Common Sagebrush Lizard 4 Sceloporus graciosus

Greater Short-horned Lizard 5 Phrynosoma hernandesi

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 6 Thamnophis elegans

Gopher Snake 7 Pituophis catenifer

Smooth Greensnake 8 Opheodrys vernalis

Prairie Rattlesnake 6 Crotalus viridis

Yellow-billed Cuckoo 9 Coccyzus americanus

Northern Flicker 10 Colaptes auratus

Great Horned Owl 11 Bubo virginianus

Mourning Dove 12 Zenaida macroura

American Coot 13 Fulica americana

Sandhill Crane 14 Antigone canadensis

Sharp-tailed Grouse 15 Tympanuchus phasianellus

Greater Sage-Grouse 16 Centrocercus urophasianus

Spotted Sandpiper 17 Actitis macularius

Great Blue Heron 18 Ardea herodias

Prairie Falcon 19 Falco mexicanus

Cinnamon Teal 20 Spatula cyanoptera

Mallard 21 Anas platyrhynchos

Barrow's Goldeneye 22 Bucephala islandica

Canada Goose 23 Branta canadensis

Osprey 24 Pandion haliaetus

Golden Eagle 25 Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk 26 Accipiter cooperii

Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 Accipiter striatus

Red-tailed Hawk 28 Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk 29 Buteo lagopus

Broad-winged Hawk 30 Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk 31 Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk 31 Buteo swainsoni

Bald Eagle 32 Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Tree Swallow 33 Tachycineta bicolor

Bank Swallow 34 Riparia riparia

Cliff Swallow 35 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Yellow-headed Blackbird 16 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Western Meadowlark 24 Sturnella neglecta

Common Grackle 36 Quiscalus quiscula

Red-winged Blackbird 37 Agelaius phoeniceus

Black-capped Chickadee 38 Poecile atricapillus

White-breasted Nuthatch 39 Sitta carolinensis

European Starling 40 Sturnus vulgaris

House Wren 41 Troglodytes aedon

American Robin 42 Turdus migratorius

Warbling Vireo 43 Vireo gilvus

Vesper Sparrow 41 Pooecetes gramineus

Sagebrush Sparrow 24 Artemisiospiza nevadensis

Song Sparrow 38 Melospiza melodia

Brewer's Sparrow 44 Spizella breweri

Lazuli Bunting 45 Passerina amoena

Black-headed Grosbeak 24 Pheucticus melanocephalus

Yellow Warbler 46 Setophaga petechia

Cedar Waxwing 47 Bombycilla cedrorum

American Crow 48 Corvus brachyrhynchos

Black-billed Magpie 49 Pica hudsonia

American Goldfinch 50 Spinus tristis

Cassin's Finch 24 Haemorhous cassinii

House Finch 51 Haemorhous mexicanus

Western Wood-Pewee 52 Contopus sordidulus

Least Flycatcher 53 Empidonax minimus

Willow Flycatcher 19 Empidonax traillii

Mountain Cottontail 54 Sylvilagus nuttallii

Least Chipmunk 55 Neotamias minimus

Yellow-bellied Marmot 56 Marmota flaviventris

American Beaver 57 Castor canadensis

Mule Deer 58 Odocoileus hemionus

Elk 59 Cervus canadensis

Pronghorn 44 Antilocapra americana

Coyote 60 Canis latrans

Red Fox 61 Vulpes vulpes

American Pygmy Shrew 62 Sorex hoyi

Dusky Shrew 63 Sorex monticolus

Rainbow Trout 64 Oncorhynchus mykiss

Colorado pikeminnow 65 Ptychocheilus lucius

Humpback Chub 66 Gila cypha

Roundtail Chub 67 Gila robusta

Flannelmouth Sucker 68 Catostomus latipinnis