Wildlife near Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs sits right at the foot of Pikes Peak, and the mountains send their wildlife straight into town. Mule deer wander the neighborhoods, black bears come down for garbage and fruit trees in late summer, and Abert’s squirrels with their tufted ears work the ponderosa pines. Garden of the Gods on the west side holds bighorn sheep, white-throated swifts nesting in the red rock, and prairie falcons riding the updrafts.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Colorado Springs. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Naturalists have logged 26,786 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Colorado Springs. The most frequently seen is the Mule Deer, with 2,471 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by plants (10).
Most-observed species near Colorado Springs
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