Wildlife I've seen while hiking:

• Abert's Squirrel
• Bald eagle
• Chickaree
• Chipmunk
• Clark's Nutcracker
• Elk
• Ground Squirrel
• Hummingbird
• Yellow-bellied Marmot
• Mule deer
• Pika
• Ptarmigan
• Rocky Mountain Bluebird
• Snowshoe hare
• Steller's Jay
• Weasel

Wildlife in the area

• Very common: mule deer, Wapiti (American elk), Abert's Squirrel, Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Chickaree, Chipmunk, Ground Squirrel, Rocky Mountain bluebird; hummingbird
• Common: bighorn sheep, pika, marmot, coyote, ptarmigan
• Less common: moose (on western side of Continental Divide), beaver, bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, ermine/weasel, red fox, snowshoe hare; porcupine
• Rare: black bear, mountain lion, bobcat

Wildlife Watching in Estes Park has excellent information and photos of area wildlife!

Cow elk I saw on my way to Cub Lake.

Bull elk in my yard. In the fall, we've seen herds here (by our home) as large as two hundred elk.

Bighorn sheep in RMNP.

Stellar's Jay seen on Bear Lake Trail. October 2002

Hummingbird on Gem Lake Trail. June 2005

Young elk on trail to Black Lake. June 2005

Bluebirds on Deer Mountain Trail. June 2005