Area Activities

Rock Climbing	Hiking	Bicycling	Fishing	Hunting	White Water Rafting
Wildlife Viewing	Horseback Riding	Sightseeing	Cross Country Skiing	Golf	Snowshoeing
Sledding	ATV Trails	Shopping	Restaurants	Gaming (Cripple Creek)	Downhill Skiing
Birding	Scenic Byways	Christian Organizations

Wildlife Viewing: This is Colorado. You can see wildlife almost anywhere, including at Pinecone Lodge. Please ask us for advice on wildlife viewing (go to Contact Us). Mammal photographs and bird photographs on this Web site were all taken at Pinecone Lodge.

Click here to go to the Colorado Division of Wildlife viewing page: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Viewing/. Get wildlife viewing tips. Note events and festivals.

Several chipmunk colonies live on the property. Mule deer are at Pinecone Lodge almost daily; elk are on the property at least once a week. Following is a list from the Pinecone Lodge Nature Trail notebook, which is available for your use when you check in:

Mammals seen on Pinecone Lodge Property or in the Neighborhood

Rabbits and Hares

Cottontail, Mountain (Sylvilagus nuttallii. Lives on the property. You should see at least one.)

Jackrabbit, White-tailed (Lepus townsendii.)

Rodents

Chipmunk, Colorado (Tamias quadrivittatus. Colonies behind the house in the woodpile and at other places on the property, especially north of the bonfire pit; if you don’t see them you aren’t paying attention!)

Squirrel, Abert’s (Sciurus aberti. Look in the pines.)

Beaver, American (Castor Canadensis. Near Florissant. As you leave Florissant driving to the east, there are several small ponds on the north side of the road (the left side). There is a collapsed, abandoned beaver lodge in one pond. As you drive about one-half mile further east, you will see a small mountain stream that has many beaver dams. Sometimes you can spot a beaver.)

Mouse, Deer (Peromyscus maniculatus.)

Porcupine, Common (Erethizon dorsatum. Here for a while, then gone for a while.)

Carnivores
Coyote (Canis latrans. There is a pack in the neighborhood.)

Fox, Red (Vulpes vulpes.)

Bear, Black (Ursus americanus. On the property occasionally, but don’t worry. Leave it alone and it will leave you alone.)

Badger, American (Taxidea taxus.)

Raccoon (Procyon lotor. A real nuisance.)

Lion, Mountain (Felis concolor. Rarely seen only when the mountain lion makes a mistake, but has been seen in the neighborhood.)

Bobcat (Felis rufus. Rarely seen.)

Hoofed Mammals
Elk, Rocky Mountain (Cervus elaphus C. e. nelsoni. We have a herd on the property about once a week.)

Deer, Mule (Odocoileus hemionus. On the property almost daily.)

Birds Seen at Pinecone Lodge

(There are many more bird species on the property we could not identify. They won’t stay still! Visit Pinecone Lodge and help us identify additional species.)

Pelecaniformes
Pelican, American White (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Seen aloft.)

Swans and Geese
Goose, Canada (Branta canadenis. Seen aloft.)

Diurnal Raptors
Vulture, Turkey (Cathartes aura. Seen aloft.)

Eagle, Bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Seen aloft; rarely seen.)

Eagle, Golden (Aquila chrysaetos. Seen aloft, and seen on the property at the top of a dead Ponderosa Pine tree; commonly seen.)

Hawk, Red-tailed (both adult and Western “light juvenile”) (Buteo jamaicensis)

Hawks (Several species aloft, could not identify specific species.)

Upland Game Birds
Turkey, Wild (Meleagris gallopavo)

Skuas, Jaegers, and Gulls
Gull, Ring-billed (Larus delawarensis. Seen aloft.)

Pigeons and Doves
Dove, Mourning (Zenaida macroura)

Hummingbirds
Hummingbird, Broad-tailed (Selasphorus platycercus. Will buzz your head in the
summertime!)

Kingfishers
Kingfisher, Belted (Ceryle torquata. Seen near Florissant at the South Platte River.)

Woodpeckers
Woodpecker, Lewis’ (Melanerpes lewis)

Sapsucker, Williamson’s (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)

Woodpecker, Hairy (Picoides tridactylus)

Tyrant Flycatchers
Pewee, Western Wood- (Contopus sordidulus)

Swallows
Swallow, Tree (Tachycineta bicolor)

Swallow, Violet-Green (Tachycineta thalassina)

Jays, Crows, and Their Allies
Jay, Steller’s (Cyanocitta stelleri)

Jay, Gray (Perisoreus Canadensis)

Jay, Western Scrub- (Aphelocoma californica)

Nutcracker, Clark’s (Nucifraga Columbiana)

Magpie, Black-billed (Pica Hudsonia)

Crow, American (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Raven, Common (Corvus corax)

Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Their Allies
Chickadee, Mountain (Parus gambeli)

Nuthatch, White-breasted (Sitta carolinensis)

Nuthatch, Pygmy (Sitta pygmaea)

Creeper, Brown (Certhia Americana)

Wrens
Wren, House (Troglodytes aedon)

Kinglets, Old World Warblers, and Gnatcatchers
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned (Regulus calendula)

Thrushes
Bluebird, Western (Sialia mexicana)

Bluebird, Mountain (Sialia currocoides)

Robin, American (Turdus migratorius)

Tanagers, Cardinals, and Their Allies
Tanager, Western (Piranga ludoviciana)

Emberzine Sparrows and Their Allies
Junco, Dark-eyed, Oregon subspecies (Junco hyemalis)

Junco, Dark-eyed, Gray-headed subspecies (Junco hyemalis)

Icterids
Oriole, Bullock’s (Icterus bullockii)

Blackbird, Red-winged (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Cowbird, Brown-headed (Molothrus ater)

Finches and Old World Sparrows
Grosbeak, Pine (Pinicola enucleator)

Crossbill, Red (Loxia curvirostra)