Field Research
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The document lists and describes various wildlife that can be found in the Rocky Mountains, including large and small mammals, raptors, and birds. For large mammals, one may observe elk, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, pronghorns, black bears, grizzly bears, mountain lions, red foxes, and coyotes. Smaller mammals include gray wolves, pikas, marmots, raccoons, weasels, river otters, rabbits, squirrels, porcupines, and chipmunks. Rarer raptors are bald eagles, golden eagles, great horned owls, short-eared owls
Field Research
- 1. Rocky MountainRocky Mountain WildlifeWildlife By: Anne Ambrosio
- 2. 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
- 4. 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
- 6. 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
- 8. Birds There 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