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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 ↓

Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Coccyzus americanus
Northern Flicker 2
Colaptes auratus
Great Horned Owl 3
Bubo virginianus
Mourning Dove 4
Zenaida macroura
American Coot 5
Fulica americana
Sandhill Crane 6
Antigone canadensis
Sharp-tailed Grouse 7
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Greater Sage-Grouse 8
Centrocercus urophasianus
Spotted Sandpiper 9
Actitis macularius
Great Blue Heron 10
Ardea herodias
Prairie Falcon 11
Falco mexicanus
Cinnamon Teal 12
Spatula cyanoptera
Mallard 13
Anas platyrhynchos
Barrow's Goldeneye 14
Bucephala islandica
Canada Goose 15
Branta canadensis
Osprey 16
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 17
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 18
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk 20
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 21
Buteo lagopus
Broad-winged Hawk 22
Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk 23
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 23
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle 24
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Tree Swallow 25
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow 26
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow 27
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Yellow-headed Blackbird 8
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Western Meadowlark 16
Sturnella neglecta
Common Grackle 28
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 29
Agelaius phoeniceus
Black-capped Chickadee 30
Poecile atricapillus
White-breasted Nuthatch 31
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 32
Sturnus vulgaris
House Wren 33
Troglodytes aedon
American Robin 34
Turdus migratorius
Warbling Vireo 35
Vireo gilvus
Vesper Sparrow 33
Pooecetes gramineus
Sagebrush Sparrow 16
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
Song Sparrow 30
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 36
Spizella breweri
Lazuli Bunting 37
Passerina amoena
Black-headed Grosbeak 16
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Yellow Warbler 38
Setophaga petechia
Cedar Waxwing 39
Bombycilla cedrorum
American Crow 40
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-billed Magpie 41
Pica hudsonia
American Goldfinch 42
Spinus tristis
Cassin's Finch 16
Haemorhous cassinii
House Finch 43
Haemorhous mexicanus
Western Wood-Pewee 44
Contopus sordidulus
Least Flycatcher 45
Empidonax minimus
Willow Flycatcher 11
Empidonax traillii

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