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Wildlife of Crawford State Park

Crawford State Park sits in southwestern Colorado 33 miles east of Delta. The West Elk Mountains lie to the east and the Fruitland Mesa lies to the west of the park. The reservoir park hosts a mix of pinyon-juniper woodlands and riparian and wetland communities.

Song Sparrow 1
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow 2
Spizella passerina
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Green-tailed Towhee 4
Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee 5
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Gray Catbird 4
Dumetella carolinensis
Lazuli Bunting 6
Passerina amoena
Black-headed Grosbeak 7
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Western Tanager 4
Piranga ludoviciana
American Pipit 4
Anthus rubescens
Wilson's Warbler 8
Cardellina pusilla
Black-throated Gray Warbler 7
Setophaga nigrescens
Yellow Warbler 9
Setophaga petechia
Audubon's Warbler 10
Setophaga coronata auduboni
Virginia's Warbler 4
Oreothlypis virginiae
MacGillivray's Warbler 11
Geothlypis tolmiei
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Polioptila caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 12
Polioptila melanura
Bushtit 13
Psaltriparus minimus
California Scrub-Jay 12
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow 14
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 15
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay 16
Cyanocitta stelleri
Pinyon Jay 10
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Pine Siskin 17
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch 7
Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch 18
Spinus tristis
Cassin's Finch 7
Haemorhous cassinii
House Finch 19
Haemorhous mexicanus
Evening Grosbeak 20
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher 21
Myiarchus cinerascens
Western Wood-Pewee 22
Contopus sordidulus
Hammond's Flycatcher 23
Empidonax hammondii
Willow Flycatcher 12
Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher 4
Empidonax wrightii
Eastern Kingbird 24
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 6
Tyrannus verticalis
Say's Phoebe 12
Sayornis saya
Desert Cottontail 25
Sylvilagus audubonii
Mountain Cottontail 26
Sylvilagus nuttallii
White-tailed Jackrabbit 7
Lepus townsendii
Rock Squirrel 27
Otospermophilus variegatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 28
Callospermophilus lateralis
White-tailed Prairie Dog 29
Cynomys leucurus
Least Chipmunk 30
Tamias minimus
Hopi Chipmunk 31
Tamias rufus
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel 19
Ammospermophilus leucurus
American Beaver 32
Castor canadensis
Northern Pocket Gopher 33
Thomomys talpoides
North American Porcupine 34
Erethizon dorsatum
House Mouse 35
Mus musculus
Muskrat 2
Ondatra zibethicus
Long-tailed Vole 36
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 37
Microtus montanus
Brush Mouse 38
Peromyscus boylii
Deer Mouse 39
Peromyscus maniculatus
Pinyon Mouse 40
Peromyscus truei
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 41
Neotoma cinerea
Western Jumping Mouse 42
Zapus princeps
Mule Deer 43
Odocoileus hemionus
Elk 44
Cervus canadensis
Big Brown Bat 38
Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired Bat 45
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Hoary Bat 46
Lasiurus cinereus
Townsend's Big-eared Bat 28
Corynorhinus townsendii
Miller's Myotis 47
Myotis evotis
Little Brown Bat 48
Myotis lucifugus
Long-legged Myotis 49
Myotis volans
Common Raccoon 50
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 51
Bassariscus astutus
Long-tailed Weasel 52
Mustela frenata
Black-footed Ferret 53
Mustela nigripes
American Mink 54
Neovison vison
American Badger 31
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 55
Mephitis mephitis
Western Spotted Skunk 56
Spilogale gracilis
Bobcat 57
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 58
Puma concolor
Coyote 3
Canis latrans
Red Fox 59
Vulpes vulpes
Masked Shrew 60
Sorex cinereus
Dusky Shrew 61
Sorex monticolus
American Water Shrew 62
Sorex palustris
Largemouth Bass 63
Micropterus salmoides
Bluegill 64
Lepomis macrochirus
Walleye 65
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch 66
Perca flavescens
Brown Trout 67
Salmo trutta
Rainbow Trout 68
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brook Trout 69
Salvelinus fontinalis
Channel Catfish 70
Ictalurus punctatus
Fathead Minnow 71
Pimephales promelas
Western Black Widow 72
Latrodectus hesperus
White-lined Sphinx 73
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 74
Hemaris diffinis
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 75
Hemaris thetis
Great Ash Sphinx 76
Sphinx chersis
Apple Sphinx 77
Sphinx gordius
One-eyed Sphinx 77
Smerinthus cerisyi
Twin-spotted Sphinx 76
Smerinthus jamaicensis

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