DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Division of Wildlife
CHAPTER 10 - NONGAME WILDLIFE
2 CCR 406-10 [Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.]
ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
#1000 - PROTECTED SPECIES
A. Nongame species and subspecies, including threatened or endangered wildlife are protected and their harassment, taking or possession is prohibited except as follows:
1. Under a scientific collecting license.
2. Under a rehabilitation license.
3. Under a license for zoological, educational, propagation or other special purposes.
4. Allowed species of raptors under a falconry license.
5. Bats, mice except Preble's meadow jumping mouse ( Zapus hudsonius preblei ), opossums, voles, rats, and ground squirrels may be captured or killed when creating a nuisance or causing property damage. Gray fox and swift fox may be taken in accordance with 35-40- 100.2-115, C.R.S., when causing damage to crops or livestock.
6. Except as provided in #015.A. of these regulations, up to four individuals of each of the following species and/or subspecies of reptiles and amphibians may be taken annually and held in captivity, provided that no more than twelve in the aggregate may be possessed at any time:
Plain's spadefoot Spea bombifrons
Woodhouse's toad Bufo woodhousii
Western chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata
Painted turtle Chrysemys picta
Western box turtle Terrapena ornata
Sagebrush lizard Sceloporus undulatus
Tree lizard Urosaurus ornatus
Side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana
Prairie & plateau lizards Sceloporus undulatus
Bullsnake Pituophus catenifer Western terrestrial garter snake Thamnophis elegans
Plains garter snake Thamnophis radix
Lesser earless lizard Holbrookia maculata
Western whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris
Racer Coluber constrictor
Western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus
a. Such reptiles and amphibians and their progeny may only be disposed of by gift or as authorized by the Division of Wildlife. Further, such reptiles and amphibians may be released back into the wild provided they have not come into contact with reptiles and amphibians from other geographic areas and they are released as close as possible to, but in no event further than ten miles from, their place of origin.
b. Any other species of native reptiles or amphibians taken from the wild and lawfully possessed prior to July 1, 1998, may continue to be held in captivity provided that written notification of the numbers and species being held is given to the Division prior to July 1, 1998. Such notification shall be sent to the special licensing unit at 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216.
7. Threatened or endangered wildlife may be possessed if legally taken in and transported from another state or country and legally imported into the United States and Colorado.
8. Any peregrine falcon legally held in captivity which is:
a. Possessed and banded in compliance with the terms of a valid permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; or
b. Identified in the earliest applicable annual report required to be filed by a permittee under Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in a permittee's possession on November 10, 1978, or as the progeny of such raptor.
c. Provided, however, if a peregrine falcon otherwise excepted under this paragraph 8 is intentionally returned to the wild, it shall thereafter be deemed to be wild and subject to protection as a threatened or endangered species, as if it had never been reduced to lawful possession.
9. Greenback cutthroat trout may be taken under catch and release regulations in certain drainages within Rocky Mountain National Park, in the Cache la Poudre drainage, or in accordance with restrictions for individual waters found in #108 A.
ARTICLE II - ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
#1002 - DESIGNATION OF SPECIES
A. Endangered Species Designation: The following wildlife are hereby declared endangered. [Eff. 09/01/2008] 1. Fish . . Bonytail 1 Gila elegans . Razorback Sucker 1 Xyrauchen texanus . Rio Grande Sucker Catostomus plebeius . Northern Redbelly Dace Phoxinus eos . Southern Redbelly Dace Phoxinus erythrogaster . Plains Minnow Hybognathus placitus . Suckermouth Minnow Phenocobius mirabilis . Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus . . . 2. Birds . . Plains Sharp-tailed Tympanuchus Grouse phasianellus jamesi . Whooping Crane 1 Grus americana . Least Tern Sterna antillarum 1 . Southwestern Willow Empidonax traillii Flycatcher extimus 1 . . . 3. Mammals . . Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis . Gray Wolf 1 Canis lupus . Grizzly Bear 2 Ursus arctos . Black-footed Ferret 1 Mustela nigripes . Wolverine Gulo gulo . Lynx Lynx canadensis . . . 4. Amphibians . . Boreal Toad Bufo boreas boreas
1 Appears on Federal List as Endangered. 2 Appears on Federal List as Threatened.
B. Take of Threatened and Endangered Species
1. Any person may take threatened or endangered wildlife in defense of his life or the life of others.
2. All threatened or endangered fish taken by any means shall be returned unharmed to the water immediately.
3. While conducting an otherwise lawful activity, including, but not limited to, live trapping or hunting bobcat, taking action pursuant to 33-6-207, C.R.S., to protect livestock, protection of livestock through the use of guard dogs, or taking action pursuant to 33-3-106, C.R.S., to prevent death or injury to human life or livestock, a Canada lynx is:
a. accidentally captured, but not injured, it shall be released immediately and the capture shall be reported to the Division of Wildlife within 24 hours;
b. accidentally injured, but not in the possession of the person, the injury shall be reported to the Division of Wildlife within 24 hours;
c. accidentally injured and in the possession of the person, the Canada lynx shall be immediately delivered to the Division of Wildlife or taken to a licensed veterinarian for appropriate care and reported to the Division of Wildlife within 24 hours;
d. accidentally killed, then it shall be reported to the Division of Wildlife within 24 hours and the carcass shall be delivered to the Division of Wildlife within 3 (three) days of the report.
Any failure to provide the required notice to the Division of Wildlife or to deliver the injured or dead Canada lynx to the Division of Wildlife within the time periods allowed shall be prima facie evidence of unlawful take and possession of Canada lynx.
Provided further, however, that any person who complies with the notification requirements of this provision, is a registered participant in the Division of Wildlife’s Conservation Plan for Canada lynx in Colorado and employs the best management practices established as part of that plan to avoid accidental take of Canada lynx shall not be charged with illegal possession or take of wildlife.
For the purposes of this subsection, “accidental” specifically excludes any intentional, knowing or negligent action on behalf of any person or a person’s agent or employee.
4. The take of gray wolf (Canis lupis) north of Interstate 70 shall be allowed consistent with 50 C.F.R. 17.40(n)(United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of the Interior), herein incorporated by reference as of November 17, 2004.
ARTICLE III - THREATENED WILDLIFE
#1003 - DESIGNATION OF SPECIES [Eff. 09/01/2008]
A. The following wildlife are hereby declared threatened. Any threatened fish taken by any means shall be returned unharmed to the water immediately. 1. Fish . . Colorado Squawfish 1 Ptychocheilus lucius . Humpback Chub 1 Gila cypha . Greenback Cutthroat Onchorynchus clarki Trout stomias . Arkansas Darter Etheostoma cragini . . . 2. Birds . . Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus . Mexican Spotted Owl 2 Strix occidentalis lucida . Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia . Lesser Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus . Piping Plover 2 Charadrius melodus . . . 3. Mammals . . River Otter Lontra canadensis . Preble’s meadow jumping Zapus hudsonius preblei mouse 2
1 Appears on Federal List as Endangered 2 Appears on Federal List as Threatened
ARTICLE IV - NONGAME WILDLIFE
#1004 - DESIGNATION OF SPECIES
A. The following wildlife are hereby declared nongame wildlife.
1. Fish:
Greenback Cutthroat Trout Onchorynchus clarki stomias
Colorado Squawfish Ptychocheilus lucius
Humpback Chub Gila cypha
Bonytail Gila elegans
Roundtail Chub Gila robusta
Lake Chub Cousesius plumbeus
Flathead Chub Phatygobio gracilus
Plains Minnow Hybognathus placitus
Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
Suckermouth Minnow Pehnocobius mirabilis
Common Shiner Luxilus comutus
River Shiner Notropis blennius
Northern Redbelly Dace Phoxinus eos
Southern Redbelly Dace Phoximus erythrogaster
Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus
Rio Grande Sucker Catostomus plebeius
Bluehead Sucker Catostomus discobolus
Flannelmouth Sucker Catostomus latippinis
Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
Arkansas Darter Etheostoma cragini Plains Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectibile
Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
Stonecat Notorus flavus
Plains Topminnow Fundulus sciadicus
2. Amphibians:
Plains Spadefoot Spea bombifrons
Couch's Spadefoot Scaphiopus couchii
Great Basin Spadefoot Spea intermontana
New Mexico Spadefoot Spea multiplicata
Boreal Toad Bufo boreas boreas
Great Plains Toad Bufo cognatus
Green Toad Bufo debilis
Red-spotted Toad Bufo punctatus
Woodhouse's Toad Bufo woodhousii
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans
Canyon Treefrog Hyla arenicolor
Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata
Plains Leopard Frog Rana blairi
Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica
Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne olivacea
3. Reptiles:
Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta
Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata
Spiny Softshell Trionix spiniferus
Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris
Longnose Leopard Lizard Gambelia wislizenii Lesser Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata
Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum
Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi
Roundtail horned Lizard Phrynosoma modestum
Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus
Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister
Prairie and Plateau Lizards Sceloporus undulatus
Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus
Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana
Many-lined Skink Eumeces multivirgatus
Great Plains Skink Eumeces obsoletus
Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Diploid Colorado Checkered Whiptail Cnemidophorus tesselatus
Triploid Colorado Checkered Whiptail Cnemidophorus neotesselatus
Western Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris
Plateau Striped Whiptail Cnemidophorus velox
Texas Blind Snake Leptotyphlops dulcis
Glossy Snake Arizona elegans
Racer Coluber constrictor
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata
Western Hognose Snake Heterodon nasicus
Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata
Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula
Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum
Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum
Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus
Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon Smooth Green Snake Liochlorophis vernalis
Bullsnake Pituophis catenifer
Longnose Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei
Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata
Plains Blackhead Snake Tantilla nigriceps
Southwestern Blackhead Snake Tantilla hobartsmithi
Blackneck Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans
Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis
Lined Snake Tropidoclonion lineatum
Midget Faded Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis concolor
Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
4. Mollusks:
Mossy Valvata Valvata sincera
Quilted Melania Thira granifera
Prairie Fossaria Lymnaea bulimoides
Cockerell Lymnaea Lymnaea cockerilli
Carib Fossaria Lymnaea cubensis
Wrinkled Marshsnail Lymnaea caperata
Marsh Pondsnail Lymnaea elodes
Rock Fossaria Lymnaea modicella
Golden Fossaria Lymnaea obrussa
Pygmy Fossaria Lymnaea parva
Swamp Limnaea Lymnaea stagnalis
Lance Aplexa Aplexa elongata
Duck Physa Physa anatina
Hot Spring Physa Physa cupreonitens Gould Physa Physa gouldi
Pewter Physa Physa heterostropha
Ashy Physa Physa integra
Glass Physa Physa skinneri
Utah Physa Physa utahensis
Tadpole Physa Physella gyrina
Protean Physa Physella virgata
Mimic Lymnaea Pseudocuccinea columella
Disc Gyro Gyraulus circumstriatus
Ash Gyro Gyraulus parvus
Mesa Rams-horn Helisoma scalare
Marsh Rams-horn Helisoma trivolvis
Two-ridge Rams-horn Helisoma anceps
Sharp Sprite Promenetus exacuous
Umbilicate Sprite Promenetus umbilicatellus
Rocky Mountain Capshell Acroloxus coloradensis
Fragile Ancylid Ferrissia fragilis
Creeping Ancylid Ferrissia rivularis
Cloche Ancylid Ferrissia walkeri
Giant Floater Anodonta grandis grandis
Cylindrical Papershell Anodontoides ferussacianus
Pondhorn Uniomerus tetralasmus
Lake Fingernailclam Musculium lacustre
Long Fingernailclam Musculium transversum
Striated Fingemailclam Sphaerium striatinum
Ubiquitous Peaclam Pisidium casertanum
Ridged-beak Peaclam Pisidium compressum
Quadrangular Peaclam Pisidium milium Shiney Peaclam Pisidium nitidum
Triangular Peaclam Pisidium variabile
Glossy Pillar Cionella lubrica
Costate Vallonia Vallonia costata
Multirib Vallonia Vallonia gracilicosta
Lovely Vallonia Vallonia pulchella
Rocky Mountain Column Pupilla blandi
Widespread Column Pupilla muscorum
White-lip Dagger Pupoides albilabris
Rocky Mountain Dagger Pupoides inornatus
Armed Snaggletooth Gastocopta armifera
Erie Snaggletooth Gastrocopta carnegiei
Lambda Snaggletooth Gastrocopta holzingeri
(NCN) Gastrocopta pellucida
Comb Snaggletooth Gastrocopta pentodon
White Snaggletooth Gastrocopta tappaniana
Variable Vertigo Vertigo gouldi
Cross Vertigo Vertigo modesta
Ovate Vertigo Vertigo ovata
Five-tooth Vertigo Vertigo ventricosa
(NCN) Columella alticola
Toothless Column Columella edentula
(NCN) Catinella vermeta
Niobraro Ambersnail Oxyloma haydeni
Blunt Ambersnail Oxyloma retusa
Concordia Ambersnail Succinea concordialis
(NCN) Ambersnail Succinea concordialis
(NCN) Ambersnail Succinea vaginacontorta Forest Disc Discus cronkhitei
Compound Coil Helicodiscus parallelus
Smooth Coil Helicodiscus singleyanus
Meadow Slug Deroceras laeve
One-ridge Field Slug Deroceras monentolophus
Amber Glass Retinella electrina
Wild Hive Euconulus chersinus
Brown HiveEuconulus fulvus
Quick Gloss Zonitoides arboreus
Alaska Glass Vitrina alaskana
Spruce Snail Microphysula ingersolli
Rocky Mountainsnail Oreohelix strigosa
Lyrate Mountainsnail Oreohelix haydeni
5. Birds:
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Common Loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
American White Pelican Pelicanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican Pelicanus occidentalis
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern lxobrychus exilis
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea albus
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides striatus
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
American Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus anatum
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
Arctic Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi
Greater Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis tabida
Whooping Crane Grus americana
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Little Gull Larus minutus
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
Mew Gull Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
California Gull Larus californicus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Least Tern Sterna antillarum
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
Eastern Screech-owl Otus asio Western Screech-owl Otus kennicottii
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis lucida
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae
Magnificent Hummingbird Eugeries fulgens
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Belted Kingfisher Cervle alcyon
Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Alder Flycatcher mpidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bjcolor
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Western Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
Common Raven Corvus corax
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee Parus gambeli
Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pvgmaea
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae
Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae
Northern Parula Parula americana
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus
Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullocki
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
Gray -crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
6. Mammals : [Eff. 09/01/2008]
Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus
Montane Shrew Sorex monticolus
Dwarf Shrew Sorex nanus
Water Shrew Sorex palustris
Merriam's Shrew Sorex merriami
Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew Blarina hylophaga
Least Shrew Cryptotis parva
Desert Shrew Notiosorex crawfordi
Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus
California Myotis Myotis californicus
Western small-footed Myotis Myotis ciliolabrum
Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis
Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus
Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans
Yuma Myotis Myotis yumanensis
Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus
Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans
Western Pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus
Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus
Spotted Bat Euderma maculatum
Townsend's Big-eared Bat Plecotus townsendii
Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus
Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis
Big Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops macrotis
Nine-Banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
American Pika Ochotona princeps
Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus
Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis
Colorado Chipmunk Tamias quadrivittatus
Uinta Chipmunk Tamias umbrinus White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus
Spotted Ground Squirrel Spermophilus spilosoma
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis
Olive-backed Pocket Mouse Perognathus fasciatus
Plains Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavescens
Silky Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavus
Great Basin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus
Hispid Pocket Mouse Chaetopidus hispidus
Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii
Plains Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys montanus
Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis
Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus
Canyon Mouse Peromyscus crinitus
Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii
Pinyon Mouse Peromyscus truei
Northern Rock Mouse Peromyscus natusus
Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster
Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus
Eastern Woodrat Neotoma floridana
Southern Plains Woodrat Neotoma micropus
White-throated Woodrat Neotoma albigula
Desert Woodrat Neotoma lepida
Mexican Woodrat Neotoma mexicana
Bushy-tailed Woodrat Neotoma cinerea
Southern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys gapperi
Western Heather Vole Phenacomys intermedius
Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Montane Vole Microtus montanus
Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus
Mexican Vole Microtus mexicanus
Prairie Vole Microtus ochrogaster
Sagebrush Vole Lemmiscus curtatus
Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius preblei
Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius
Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps
Gray Wolf Canis lupus
Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis
Swift Fox Vulpes velox
Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos
Ringtail Bassariscus astutus
Ermine (Short-tailed weasel) Mustela erminea
Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata
Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes
Wolverine Gulo gulo
Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis
Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius
Common Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus mesoleucus
River Otter Lontra canadensis
Lynx Lynx canadensis
Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
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Editor’s Notes
History
#1670, #1671 eff. 07/01/2007. Chapter 16 recodified as 2 CCR 406-16 on 04/01/2009.
Chapter 10 recodified as 2 CCR 406-10 on 04/01/2009; for history and versions prior to 04/01/2009, see 2 CCR 406-8.