Battle Creek

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 5,890 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (27)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus platycercus
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Cedar Waxwing (2)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Dusky Grouse (3)
Dendragapus obscurus
Engelmann's Aster (1)
Doellingeria engelmannii
Gairdner's Yampah (1)
Perideridia gairdneri
Gambel Oak (7)
Quercus gambelii
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (3)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Northern Mule's-ears (2)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Parry's Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria parryi
Prairie Falcon (1)
Falco mexicanus
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Streambank Globemallow (1)
Iliamna rivularis
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Federally Listed Species (8)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Bonytail
Gila elegansEndangered
Humpback Chub
Gila cyphaThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Colorado Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus luciusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Razorback Sucker
Xyrauchen texanusE, PT
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (13)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (11)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 892 ha
GNR37.4%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 747 ha
GNR31.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 260 ha
GNR10.9%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 87 ha
G33.6%
G33.1%
GNR2.8%
GNR2.4%
G32.1%
GNR1.4%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 3 ha
G20.1%

Battle Creek

Battle Creek Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 5,890 acres