WILDLIFE EMBLEMS
of the
Ben Delatour Scout Ranch
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

    Observing the wild critters of the Rocky Mountains can provide a great deal of enjoyment for the Scout and adult leader alike.  The Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, with its 3,000 plus acres, provides many opportunities for catching a view of many species of both mammals and birds.  To commemorate the Wildlife of the Ben Delatour Scout Ranch an on going series of embroidered emblems is being produced, approximately two new ones per year, that illustrates both common and not so common animals and birds.

Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) can occasionally be observed in the Elkhorn Creek Valley.  Their tracks in stream mud flats are a tell tale sign of their recent visit.

A common visitor that can be seen scurrying in the ponderosa pines and Douglas firs is the Mountain Chickadee (Parus gambeli). A cousin of the Black-Capped Chickadee, this high altitude chickadee generally is not wary of human presence.

Last Updated Tuesday, 07-Mar-2000 19:16:46 MST