Squirrel, Richardson ground—Common everywhere in grassland at middle elevations, especially Moraine Park and Estes parkland.
Squirrel, spruce—Fairly common in spruce-fir forest, especially around Bierstadt Lake, Cub Lake, Brinwood to Pool, upper Hidden Valley, Wild Basin, and lower Lawn Lake Trail.
Squirrel, tassel-eared—Occasional in ponderosa pines at Sheep Lake, Tuxedo Park, and Gem Lake Trail.
Cougar.
APPENDIX B—GUIDE TO BIRD OBSERVATION
(Courtesy, Dr. R. G. Beidleman, Colorado College)
| SPECIES | AREAS (see key below) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Blackbird, Brewer’s | X | ||||||||||
| Blackbird, red-winged | X | X | |||||||||
| Bluebird, mountain | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Chickadee, mountain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Chickadee, black-capped | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Creeper, brown | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Dipper, or water ouzel | X | X | |||||||||
| Eagle, golden | X | X | |||||||||
| Finch, brown-capped rosy | X | ||||||||||
| Finch, Cassin’s | X | X | |||||||||
| Finch, house | X | ||||||||||
| Flicker, red-shafted | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Flycatcher, olive-sided | X | X | |||||||||
| Flycatcher, western | X | ||||||||||
| Goshawk | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Grosbeak, black-headed | X | ||||||||||
| Grosbeak, pine | X | ||||||||||
| Grouse, blue | X | X | |||||||||
| Hawk, red-tailed | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Hummingbird, broad-tailed | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Jay, gray | X | X | |||||||||
| Jay, Steller’s | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Junco, gray-headed | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Kingfisher, belted | X | X | |||||||||
| Kinglet, golden-crowned | X | X | |||||||||
| Kinglet, ruby-crowned | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Lark, horned | X | ||||||||||
| Magpie, black-billed | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Mallard | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Nutcracker, Clark’s | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Nuthatch, pigmy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Nuthatch, white-breasted | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Pewee, western wood | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Pigeon, band-tailed | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Pipit, water | X | ||||||||||
| Ptarmigan, white-tailed | X | ||||||||||
| Raven, common | X | X | |||||||||
| Robin | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Sandpiper, spotted | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Sapsucker, yellow-bellied | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Sapsucker, Williamson’s | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Siskin, pine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Solitaire, Townsend’s | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Sparrow, chipping | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Sparrow, Lincoln’s | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Sparrow, song | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Sparrow, vesper | X | ||||||||||
| Sparrow, white-crowned | X | X | |||||||||
| Starling | X | ||||||||||
| Swallow, tree | X | ||||||||||
| Swallow, violet-green | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Swift, white-throated | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Tanager, western | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Thrush, hermit | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Towhee, green-tailed | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Vireo, red-eyed | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Vireo, warbling | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Warbler, Audubon’s | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Warbler, Macgillivray’s | X | X | |||||||||
| Warbler, Wilson’s | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Warbler, yellow | X | ||||||||||
| Wren, canyon | X | X | |||||||||
| Wren, house | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
1—Estes Park village area. 2—Gem Lake-Lumpy Ridge area. 3—Devil’s Gulch-North Fork area. 4—Tuxedo Park-YMCA area. 5—Mill Creek Valley. 6—Cub Lake Valley. 7—Fern Lake Trail to The Pool. 8—Sheep Lake and Horseshoe Park. 9—Bear Lake district. 10—Trail Ridge above treeline.