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Wildlife of Paonia State Park

Paonia State Park sits on 1,507 acres of land and lies between Glenwood Springs to the North and Delta to the West. The Ruby Mountains and Ragged Wilderness flank the park's east side, while the Grand Mesa flanks the west. Paonia hosts a variety of vegetation communities including Gambel oak ...more ↓

Steller's Jay 1
Cyanocitta stelleri
Black-billed Magpie 2
Pica hudsonia
Gray Jay 3
Perisoreus canadensis
Clark's Nutcracker 4
Nucifraga columbiana
Pinyon Jay 5
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Red Crossbill 6
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill 7
Loxia leucoptera
Pine siskin 8
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch 9
Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch 10
Spinus tristis
Cassin's Finch 9
Haemorhous cassinii
House Finch 11
Haemorhous mexicanus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 12
Leucosticte australis
Pine Grosbeak 13
Pinicola enucleator
Evening Grosbeak 14
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher 15
Myiarchus cinerascens
Olive-sided Flycatcher 16
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 17
Contopus sordidulus
Vermilion Flycatcher 18
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Hammond's Flycatcher 19
Empidonax hammondii
Dusky Flycatcher 12
Empidonax oberholseri
Cordilleran Flycatcher 12
Empidonax occidentalis
Willow Flycatcher 20
Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher 12
Empidonax wrightii
Eastern Kingbird 21
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 22
Tyrannus verticalis
Black Phoebe 15
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe 23
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe 20
Sayornis saya
Desert Cottontail 24
Sylvilagus audubonii
Mountain Cottontail 25
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Snowshoe Hare 26
Lepus americanus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit 27
Lepus californicus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 9
Lepus townsendii
American Pika 28
Ochotona princeps
Least Chipmunk 29
Neotamias minimus
Uinta Chipmunk 30
Neotamias umbrinus
Rock Squirrel 31
Otospermophilus variegatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 32
Callospermophilus lateralis
Wyoming Ground Squirrel 33
Urocitellus elegans
Yellow-bellied Marmot 34
Marmota flaviventris
American Beaver 35
Castor canadensis
Northern Pocket Gopher 36
Thomomys talpoides
North American Porcupine 37
Erethizon dorsatum
House Mouse 38
Mus musculus
Western Heather Vole 39
Phenacomys intermedius
Muskrat 40
Ondatra zibethicus
Long-tailed Vole 41
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 42
Microtus montanus
Meadow Vole 43
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Southern Red-backed Vole 44
Myodes gapperi
Brush Mouse 45
Peromyscus boylii
Deer Mouse 46
Peromyscus maniculatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 47
Neotoma cinerea
Western Jumping Mouse 48
Zapus princeps
Moose 49
Alces alces
Mule Deer 50
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 51
Odocoileus virginianus
Elk 52
Cervus canadensis
Bighorn Sheep 48
Ovis canadensis
Mountain Goat 53
Oreamnos americanus
Pronghorn 54
Antilocapra americana
Silver-haired Bat 55
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Spotted Bat 56
Euderma maculatum
Canyon Bat 57
Parastrellus hesperus
Big Free-tailed Bat 58
Nyctinomops macrotis
American Black Bear 59
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 60
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 61
Bassariscus astutus
North American River Otter 62
Lontra canadensis
Short-tailed Weasel 63
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel 64
Mustela frenata
Black-footed Ferret 65
Mustela nigripes
American Mink 66
Neovison vison
American Marten 67
Martes americana
Wolverine 68
Gulo gulo
American Badger 4
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 69
Mephitis mephitis
Western Spotted Skunk 70
Spilogale gracilis
Canada Lynx 71
Lynx canadensis
Bobcat 72
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 73
Puma concolor
Coyote 74
Canis latrans
Red Fox 75
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 76
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Masked Shrew 77
Sorex cinereus
American Pygmy Shrew 78
Sorex hoyi
Dusky Shrew 39
Sorex monticolus
American Water Shrew 79
Sorex palustris

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