Bald Eagle
Read the bald-eagle viewing guide, including the separate precautions for nesting birds.
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Wildlife
Learn which animals visitors may encounter and open a species guide for habitat, viewing advice and safety information.
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Beaver
Nature's master builders — nocturnal engineers of streams and wetlands. Watch quietly from a distance!
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Bighorn Sheep
Cliff-climbing athletes with 30-pound curled horns. Keep your distance and enjoy the show!
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Bobcat
Nocturnal master hunter with a black-tipped bobbed tail. Elusive, solitary, and rarely seen.
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Great Horned Owl
Nocturnal apex predator. Rarely seen — but that deep 'hoo-hoo-hoo' at dusk is unmistakable.
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Mountain Lion
Elusive apex stalker—solitary, silent, rarely seen. Respect its distance and it keeps to itself.
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Mule Deer
Big-eared western browsers—spot them at dawn along brushy margins. Stay 25 yards back and enjoy.
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Wild Turkey
Iridescent forest titans! Spot these native upland game birds at dawn—common, harmless, riveting to watch.
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