• Rock Creek

    Rock Creek

    Park District of Columbia

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  • Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Road Closures and Construction update Winter 2013

    Construction work on Rock Creek Parkway at Waterside Drive has resumed. Work will continue into Spring 2013. Delays are expected as lane closures occur to accomodate work. More »

Mammals

Common Mammals found in Rock Creek Park

Shorttail Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
Red Fox (Vulpes fulva)
Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
White Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Whitetail Deer (Odacoileus virginianus)

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