Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain WildlifeWildlife

By: Anne Ambrosio

Large Mammals

You can find all types of large mammals when you are going about your Rocky Mountain adventure. They can be really interesting and they can make your experience at the Rocky Mountains even more fun. You may see:

» Elk» Mule Deer» Moose» Bighorn Sheep» Mountain Goat» Pronghorn» Black Bear» Grizzly Bear» Mountain Lion» Red Fox» Coyote

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Small Mammals You can also find many small mammals on your adventure.

You tend to see these more often then the larger mammals. You can see:

» Grey wolf» Pika» Yellow-bellied Marmot» Raccoon» Long-tailed Weasel» River Otter» Mountain Cottontail» Snowshoe Hare» Least Chipmunk» Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel » Wyoming Ground Squirrel» Albert’s Squirrel» Porcupine

Raptors

Raptors are carnivorous birds. You may only see a couple because they aren’t as common as the mammals. You may see:

» Bald Eagle» Golden Eagle» Great Horned Owl» Short- Eared Owl» Burrowing Owl» American Kestrel

BirdsThere are a ton of birds in the Rocky Mountain environment. You see them in every crevice of the woods and they are all amazing. You may see:

» Broad-tailed Hummingbird» Steller’s Jay» Mountain Bluebird» Western Bluebird» Mountain Chickadee» White-breasted Nuthatch» House Wren» White-tailed Ptarmigan» Northern Flicker » Williamson's Sapsucker» Killdeer» American Avocet» White Pelican» Great Blue Heron» Yellow-headed Blackbird