Wildlife of St. Vrain State Park

St. Vrain State Park is centrally located in the northern Front Range in western Weld County about five miles east of the City of Longmont. It is a popular recreation destination, especially for people from Longmont and other parts of the northern Front Range and, to a lesser extent, from the ...more ↓

Tree Swallow 1
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 2
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 3
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 5
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 6
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 7
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-winged Blackbird 8
Agelasticus thilius
Bullock's Oriole 4
Icterus bullockii
Orchard Oriole 9
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 10
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 11
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 12
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Agelaius phoeniceus
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Poecile atricapillus
House Sparrow 15
Passer domesticus
European Starling 16
Sturnus vulgaris
House Wren 4
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren 4
Troglodytes hiemalis
Marsh Wren 1
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 17
Turdus migratorius
Warbling Vireo 18
Vireo gilvus
Dark-eyed Junco 19
Junco hyemalis
Lark Bunting 10
Calamospiza melanocorys
Song Sparrow 19
Melospiza melodia
White-crowned Sparrow 20
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 21
Zonotrichia querula
Brown Thrasher 22
Toxostoma rufum
Western Tanager 4
Piranga ludoviciana
Yellow Warbler 23
Setophaga petechia
Common Yellowthroat 24
Geothlypis trichas
Virginia's Warbler 4
Leiothlypis virginiae
Horned Lark 25
Eremophila alpestris
American Crow 26
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 27
Cyanocitta cristata
Black-billed Magpie 28
Pica hudsonia
Common Redpoll 29
Acanthis flammea
American Goldfinch 30
Spinus tristis
House Finch 31
Haemorhous mexicanus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 32
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 33
Contopus sordidulus
Alder Flycatcher 34
Empidonax alnorum
Eastern Kingbird 35
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 36
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Phoebe 37
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe 38
Sayornis saya
Eastern Cottontail 39
Sylvilagus floridanus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit 40
Lepus californicus
Fox Squirrel 41
Sciurus niger
American Red Squirrel 42
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Black-tailed Prairie Dog 16
Cynomys ludovicianus
American Beaver 43
Castor canadensis
Muskrat 44
Ondatra zibethicus
Prairie Vole 45
Microtus ochrogaster
Meadow Vole 46
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Deer Mouse 47
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 48
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Moose 49
Alces alces
Mule Deer 50
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 51
Odocoileus virginianus
Big Brown Bat 52
Eptesicus fuscus
small big-eared brown bat 53
Histiotus montanus
Common Raccoon 54
Procyon lotor
American Mink 55
Neogale vison
American Mink 56
Neovison vison
Striped Skunk 57
Mephitis mephitis
Coyote 20
Canis latrans
Red Fox 58
Vulpes vulpes
Iowa Darter 59
Etheostoma exile
Johnny Darter 60
Etheostoma nigrum
Rainbow Trout 61
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Stonecat 62
Noturus flavus
Common Shiner 62
Luxilus cornutus
Brassy Minnow 63
Hybognathus hankinsoni
American Gizzard Shad 65
Dorosoma cepedianum
Plains Topminnow 66
Fundulus sciadicus
Western Mosquitofish 67
Gambusia affinis

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