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Interesting Bird Sightings
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Birds are listed in chronological order by Area of Colorado and Birding Location.
Birds left on list long past last report; we believe may still be there!
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Grouse and Prairie-Chicken Updates; Updated January 4, 2008
Xcel Energy Valmont Power Plant Owl Cam (Great Horned & Barn Owl)
Fort St. Vrain Eagle Cam
Rowe Sanctuary Sandhill Crane Cam, NE
Computer Sci building at Cal State Bakersfield (Great Horned Owl)
Denver County
- Marston Reservoir
- Common Loon (Kibbe) first 5/8
Jefferson and Douglas Counties
- Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- (m) (PNF) --Strawberry Jack Tr/100 yds/north/Parkview Tr (Stevens/Collins) (first 4/7) last 5/8
- (1) (PNF) --Strawberry Jack Tr/curve from east to north (Stevens/Collins) (first 4/7) last 5/8
- (male) (PNF) --20 ft/east/Buck Gulch Tr/150 yds/south/park boundary sign (M. Brown) last 4/14
- Chatfield Reservoir
- Black-and-White Warbler (Michaels) (first 4/30) last 5/8
- (Hillside/North/pond/east side of S. Platte/south of Kingfisher Bridge)
- Black Phoebe --fly catching from Kingfisher Bridge (Walbek) first 5/5
- Welchester Tree Park
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Chavez/Garrett) (first 5/4) last 5/6
- Flying J Ranch
- Williamson's Sapsucker (male) (M. Brown) first 5/6
- (30 feet north of service road; 60 feet north of parking area)
- Reynolds Park
- Northern Pygmy-Owl --near Oxen Draw & Elkhorn Trails (heard) (M. Brown) first 4/24
- Dusky Grouse (M. Brown) first 4/24
- (1) --Oxen Draw/40 yds/east of Eagle's View & Raven's Roost tr (M. Brown) last 4/24
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- (1+) --Eagle's View Tr at 150 yds from junctions Oxen Draw & Raven's Roost (M. Brown) last 4/24
- (male) --25 ft/north/Raven's Roost tr/90 yds from upper trail sign (M. Brown) last 4/24
Boulder County
- Chautauqua Park
- Nashville Warbler (Cobb) first 5/8
- (Hill below cottages, short way along dirt road)
- Boulder Reservoir
- Long-billed Curlew --northwest side (Nunes) first 5/7
- Bonaparte's Gull (Nunes) first 5/7
- American Bittern (Nunes) first 5/7
- Greenlee Preserve
- White-eyed Vireo --observation platform (Nunes) first 5/6
- Mt. Sanitas Trail
- Gray Flycatcher --100 yds up trailhead (Heinrich) first 5/6
- Across the Street from Campbell-Robertson Park
- Hooded Warbler (female) (Kaplan) first 5/4
- Stearns Lake
- Long-billed Curlew (Kwong) first 5/4
- Fawnbrook Inn, Allenspark
- Brown-capped Rosy Finches (10) (Waltman/Pague) (first 11/28) last 5/4
- Boulder County Open Space (Lookout Road; 1/2 mile east/N. 79th St0
- Burrowing Owl (2+) (Merrill) first 5/5
- Walden Ponds
- Caspian Tern (Waltman) first 5/2
- American Bittern ----cattails near boardwalk (Elena/Hundertmark) (first 4/30) last 5/2
- Pectoral Sandpiper (2) (Szeliga/Deininger) (first 4/30) last 5/1
- Valmont Reservoir
- Common Loon --viewed from Legion Park overlook (Floyd) first 5/1
Weld County
- Nunn Seasonal Pond (CR 108)
- Long-billed Curlew (2) (Lefko) first 5/8
- Crow Valley Campground
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (2) (France/Hopper) (first 5/5) last 5/8
- Ovenbird (Hopper) first 5/8
- Gray Flycatcher (Hopper) first 5/8
- Long-eared Owl (Trinkner/King) last 5/7
- Baltimore Oriole (France/Cushman) (first 5/5) last 5/6
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Elliott/Cushman) (first 4/26) last 5/6
- Mountain Plover Loops
- Mountain Plover
- (2+) --CR 96 burn/approx. 2.0 miles west of CR 77) (Stevens/Douglas) (first 4/9) 1; last 5/7
- (up to 5) --Southeast corner/Hwy 14 & CR 51 (Stevens/Debach) (first 3/20) 2; last 4/20
- Alternate Plumaged Chestnut-sided Longspur
- (2+) --Hwy 85 & CR 114 (SE corner) (Stevens/Collins) (first 4/17) last 5/7
- Burrowing Owl
- (1) --CR 51 and CR 90 (Dixie Smith/Collins) (first 3/29) last 5/7
- (1) --CR 100 & CR 33 (Lefko) (first 4/13) 3; last 4/30
- (1) --CR 100 & CR 23 (Lefko) first 4/30
- (2+) --CR 51, 5 telephone poles south Hwy 14 (Douglas) first 4/20
- (2+) --Hwy 14 & CR 51 (Stevens/Spencer) last 4/8
- Crom Lake
- Marbled Godwit (Lefko) (first 4/27) last 5/6
- Willet (Lefko) (first 4/26) last 5/6
- Lower Latham Reservoir
- American Bittern (Trinkner/Hopper) (first 4/28) last 5/5
- Great-tailed Grackle (Balais) last 4/27
- Beebe Draw Ponds (CR 40; between 45 & 47)
- Black-bellied Plover (Hopper) first 5/5
- Semipalmated Plover (3) (Hopper) first 5/5
- Willet (2) (Hopper) first 5/5
- Marbled Godwit (2) (Hopper) first 5/5
- Greeley Poudre River Trail
- Ovenbird --northside/35th avenue/west (Lefko) first 5/4
- Whimbrel (14) --35th avenue/west (Lefko) first 5/4
- Marbled Godwit --35th avenue/west (Lefko) first 5/4
- Willet (5) --35th avenue/west (Lefko) first 5/4
- Union Reservoir
- Whimbrel --northwest corner (Gent) first 5/4
- Long-billed Curlew --northwest corner (Gent) first 5/4
- Semipalmated Plover (Bruening) first 5/4
- Bonaparte's Gull (Prather/Gent) (first 4/23) last 5/4
- Pawnee National Grasslands Area
- Upland Sandpiper --CR 69 at approximately 1.0 miles North of CR 96 (Hopper) first 5/3
- East Side of Highway 392 & County Road 67
- Mountain Plover (Lefko/Stevens) (first 3/19) last 3/20
- (5 telephone poles south of intersection)
- Burrowing Owl --s.a.b. (Stevens) first 3/20
El Paso County
- Fountain Creek Regional Park
- Northern Waterthrush (2) (Pals/Percival) (first 5/6) last 5/8
- Veery --willow springs pond area (Truan) first 5/7
- Nashville Warbler --warbler alley (Maynard) first 5/7
- Townsend's Warbler --south part/Warbler Alley (Kewantowicz) first 5/7
- Plumbeous Vireo (Peterson) first 5/7
- Green Heron --Rice's Pond (Lewantowicz) first 5/7
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Rush) first 5/4
- Black-and-White Warbler --area 7 (Goycoolea/Rush) (first 5/3) last 5/4
- Gray Flycatcher (Goycoolea/Rush) (first 5/3) last 5/4
- Big Johnson Reservoir
- Common Loon (Ogilvie/Maynard) (first 4/14) last 5/8
- Bonaparte's Gull (3+) (Maynard) (first 5/7) last 5/8
- Burrowing Owl (10) --East End (Ogilvie/Brown) (first 4/14) last 4/15
- Ramah Wildlife Area
- Magnolia Warbler (Lee) first 5/7
- (first trees on west as drive to north side)
- Whimbrel (Pals) first 5/5
- Marbled Godwit (Lee/Pals) (first 4/19) 2; last 5/5
- Semipalmated Plover (4) (Hinds/Pals) (first 4/26) last 5/5
- Snowy Plover (Hinds/Lee) (first 4/26) last 5/4
- Willet (J. Jones/Lee) (first 4/27) last 5/3
- Pond near Squirrel Creek Road & Link
- Red-necked Phalarope (Drummond) first 5/7
- South of the intersection of Big Springs Road and South Calhan Road.
- Burrowing Owl (Drummond) first 4/14
El Paso & Pueblo Counties
- Chico Basin Ranch (fee area, 24 hour notice to bird)
- (El Paso County)
- Philadelphia Vireo (Gibbons/Maynard) (first 5/7) last 5/8
- Northern Parula (2) (Drummond/Maynard) (first 5/7) last 5/8
- Black-and-White Warbler (Drummond/Maynard) (first 5/7) last 5/8
- Tennessee Warbler (Drummond/Maynard) (first 5/7) last 5/8
- White-throated Sparrow (Maynard) first 5/8
- Harris's Sparrow (Percival/Gibbons) (first 5/4) last 5/7
- American Redstart (2nd yr male) (Maynard) first 5/7
- Cassin's Vireo --banding station (Percival/Gobris) (first 5/4) last 5/6
- American Redstart (female) --banding (El Paso) (Gobris) first 5/6
- (Pueblo County)
- Palm Warbler --HQ pond (Maynard) first 5/8
- Willet (13) --HQ ponds (Maynard) (first 4/25) last 5/8
- Tennessee Warbler --HQ (Maynard) first 5/7
- Black-throated Gray Warbler --HQ willows (Maynard) first 5/7
- Northern Parula --Rose Pond (Maynard) first 5/7
- White-throated Sparrow (Gibbons) last 5/7
- Gray Flycatcher --Holmes Grove (Gibbons) first 5/6
- Palm Warbler --east end/dam/Little HQ Pond (Percival/Harnish) (first 5/4) last 5/6
Adams County
- Barr Lake
- Black-throated Gray Warbler --trees/south/Neidrach boardwalk (Willock) first 5/7
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher --near visitor's center (Korte) first 5/3 NOT 5/4
- Black-and-White Warbler --Pioneer Trail (Michaels) first 5/3
- Willet (5) (Dunning/Michaels) (first 4/22) last 5/3
- Common Loon (Lechleitner/Shade) (first 4/19) last 5/3
- Broad-winged Hawk --near eagle watch gazebo (Shade) first 5/3
- DIA Owl Loop
- Short-eared Owl (Kosten:Ehlmann) first 5/3
- (Queensburg St/approx. 1.0 miles south/114th Avenue; draw to east/then hills to west)
- Burrowing Owl (Stevens/Kosten) (first 3/14) last 5/3
- (7) --3.4 miles East of Tower Road & 96th Avenue
- (6) --Powhaton & 128th Avenues
- (2) --Trussville & 114th Avenue
- (2) --Tower Road at 0.2 miles north of 56th Avenue
- (4) --Buckley Road (80th to 56th avenues) (Zeeto) last 4/22
- (1) --west side I76, between mm 14 & 15 (Haller) last 4/25
Larimer County
- Rist Canyon
- Broad-winged Hawk (dark morph) (Sullivan) (first 5/4) last 5/7
- (Mile marker 7 up Rist Canyon Road)
- Duck Lake
- Willet (3) (Gill/Lefko) (first 5/4) last 5/5
- Pineridge Natural Area (Dixon Reservoir)
- Nashville Warbler (female) (Leatherman) first (first 5/2) last 5/5
- (southeast/footbridge/northwest corner of woods/north end res.)
- Wellington Reservoir #4
- Common Loon (Stermitz) first 5/5
- Prospect Ponds Natural Area
- Green Heron --2nd pond/south/Prospect (Leatherman) first 5/3
- Timnath Reservoir
- Great-tailed Grackle (3) (Lefko) first 4/29
Pueblo County
- Pueblo City Park
- Broad-winged Hawk --northeast section (Percival) first 5/7
- Spring Creek Trail
- Flammulated Owl (heard) (Stevens) first 5/4
- Northern Saw-whet Owl (heard) (Stevens) first 5/4
- Swallows Road
- Curve-billed Thrasher (6) (Stevens/Jenkins) (first 4/1) last 5/4
- Scaled Quail (14) (Stevens/King) (first 4/1) last 5/4
- Sage Thrasher (9) (Stevens/Holmstedt) (first 4/1) last 4/13
Douglas County
- Near Louviers
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Huffstater) (first dec/2007) last 5/5
- Stroh Ranch
- White-winged Dove (Kilpatrick/Percival) (first 3/26) last 4/14
Broomfield County
- Broomfield Pond
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Kwong) first 5/4
- Marbled Godwit (Leukering/Kwong) (first 4/28) last 5/4
- Willet (Leukering/Kwong) (first 4/28) last 5/4
Arapahoe County
- Cherry Creek Reservoir
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (Beltz) first 5/1
Elbert County
- Kiowa Ponds
- Semipalmated Plover (3) --most eastern (Kingery) first 5/8
- Snowy Plover (Kingery) first 5/8
Bent County
- John Martin Reservoir
- Prothonotary Warbler --off 20 Road, see directions (Nelson) first 5/6
- Lake Hasty Campgrounds at John Martin Reservoir
- Wood Thrush (Dunning/Collins) (first 5/4) last 5/5
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Collins) first 5/5
- White-winged Dove (Dunning/Collins) (first 5/4) last 5/5
- Plumbeous Vireo (Dunning) first 5/4
- Fort Lyons Wildlife Easement
- Black Rail (heard) (Nelson/Collins) (first 4/27) last 5/5
- (Latest: intersection of CR HH & CR 16)
- (west side of CR 16; 1/2 miles south of CR HH)
- Cassin's Vireo (A. Spencer) first 5/4
- Northern Cardinal --south of CR HH (Carlisle) first 4/28
Prowers County
- Lamar Community College
- Summer Tanager (male) (Gibbons) first 5/6
- Northern Parula (Leatherman/Collins) (first 4/24) last 5/5
- Northern Waterthrush (Dunning/Collins) (first 5/4) last 5/5
- (Between north end of Lamar CC & Willow Creek Park)
- White-winged Dove (Leatherman/Collins) (first 4/24) last 5/5
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Collins) last 5/5
- Fairmount Cemetery
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Gibbons) first 5/6
- Willow Creek Park
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Collins) last 5/5
- Northern Parula (A. Spencer) first 5/4
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (A. Spencer) first 5/4
- Lamar Gravel Pit
- Short-billed Dowitcher (M.OB.) first 5/3
Baca County
- Two Buttes Reservoir
- Worm-eating Warbler (Stevens/Collins) (first 5/5) last 5/6
- Summer Tanager (Jenkins) first 5/6
- Harris's Sparrow (Leatherman/Jenkins) (first 4/22) last 5/5
- Barn Owl (Barnes/Stevens) (first 4/16) last 5/5
- Hepatic Tanager (A. Spencer) first 5/4
- Blackpoll Warbler (A. Spencer) first 5/4
- Burchfield Wildlife Area
- Tennessee Warbler (Collins) first 5/6
- Cottonwood Canyon
- Black-and-White Warbler --south draw (Jenkins) first 5/5
- Blackpoll Warbler --RCSP spot (Jenkins) first 5/5
- Eastern Phoebe (Stevens/Collins) first (first 4/14) last 5/5
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Stevens/Collins) 9; last 5/5
- Western Screech-Owl (2) (Stevens/M.OB.) last 5/5
- Common Poorwill (King) first 5/5
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2) --see directions (Stevens/M.OB.) 3; last 5/5
- Pasture G across from the Washington Work Center
- Burrowing Owl --near windmill (Stevens) first 4/16
Kiowa County
- Neenoshe Reservoir
- Snowy Plover (17) --Southwest corner (Nelson/Stevens) (first 4/3) 3; last 5/5
- Semipalmated Plover --Southeast corner (Stevens/Collins) (first 4/16) last 5/5
- Whimbrel (Collins) first 5/5
- Least Tern (Nelson) first 4/3
Otero County
- Lake Cheraw
- Snowy Plover (18) (Peterson/Moss) (first 4/30) last 5/3
- Semipalmated Plover (Moss) first 5/3
- Whimbrel (20) (Moss) first 5/3
- Willet (3) (Moss) first 5/3
- Marbled Godwit (Peterson) first 4/30
- Rocky Ford Inca Doves
- Inca Dove --Washington Street area (Stevens/Leukering) 2; last 4/30
- White-winged Dove --Hwy 202 & Industrial Drive (Stevens/Peterson) (first 4/2) last 4/30
Yuma County
- Yuma County Road 45
- Greater Prairie-Chicken (Stevens/Collins) (first 2/28) 6; last 5/7
- Bonny Reservoir & Hale Ponds
- Tennessee Warbler --Hale Ponds; Republican River (Stevens) first 5/6
- Black-and-White Warbler --Hale Ponds, Republican River (Stevens) first 5/6
- Field Sparrow --CR 4 (Stevens) first 5/6
- Northern Parula --CR 2; west end of Bonny (Stevens) first 5/6
- Barn Owl --west/Foster's Grove (Stevens) first 5/6
- Long-eared Owl --Hale Ponds (Stevens) last 5/6
- Eastern Phoebe (pair) --Hale Ponds (Kingery/Stevens) (first 5/1) last 5/6
- Red-bellied Woodpecker --Hale Ponds (Weston/Kingery) last 5/6
- Eastern Bluebird (9) --east of LL.5 & CR 4 (Stevens) (first 8/23) last 5/6
- Eastern Screech-Owl --northeast/Hale Ponds (Stevens/Weston) (first 8/23) last 5/6
- County Road 7, just east of Highway 385
- Burrowing Owl (3+) (Stevens/Collins) (first 4/8) last 5/6
Phillips County
- Haxtun City Park
- Broad-winged Hawk (Stevens) first 5/7
- Holyhoke City Park
- Blackpoll Warbler (Collins) first 5/7
Sedgwick County
- Sand Draw Wildlife Area
- Eastern Bluebird (2) (Collins) first 5/7
- Baltimore Oriole (Jenkins) first 5/7
- Jumbo Reservoir
- Common Tern (Collins) first 5/7
- Red-necked Phalarope (2) (Collins) first 5/7
Logan County
- Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
- Northern Cardinal (2) (Danka/Weston) last 4/19
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (9) (Danka/Weston) last 4/19
- Eastern Bluebird (5) (Danka/Weston) (first 3/21) last 4/19
- Eastern Screech-Owl (4) (Stevens/Cryder) last 3/21
Alamosa County
- Alamosa Cemetery
- Yellow-throated Vireo (Rawinski) first 5/8
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (3) (Stump/Rawinski) (first 5/7) last 5/8
- Summer Tanager (Stump) first 5/7
- Cattails Golf Course
- Cassin's Vireo (Stump) first 5/8
Fremont County
- Arkansas Riverwalk
- American Redstart --west/MacKenzie parking area (Moss) first 5/8
- Carolina Wren (heard) (Moss) last 5/8
- Broad-winged Hawk --east section (Moss) last 5/7
- Carolina Wren --Bluff Trail (Stevens) last 5/4
- Black Phoebe (2) --near Sells Pond parking area (Holmstedt/Dunning) (first 4/12) last 5/4
- Black Phoebe --1/4 mile/west/east side parking (Moss) last 5/1
- Pathfinder Regional Park (Hwy 115; east of Canon City; west of Florence)
- Black Phoebe (Elwonger) first 5/4
- Highway 120 Bridge at Arkansas River
- Black Phoebe (2) (R. Miller/Stevens) (first 3/29) last 5/4
- Temple Canyon State Park
- Gray Flycatcher (Stevens) first 5/4
- Gray Vireo (Collins) first 5/4
- Florence River Park
- Black Phoebe (2) (Percival/Moss) (first 4/12) last 4/28
- (Latest: northwest corner where branches hang over Arkansas River)
- Tunnel Drive
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Ehlmann) last 4/1
Mesa County
- Highline Lake State Park
- Northern Waterthrush --pond at entrance (A. Spencer) first 5/7
- Fruita State Park
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Beason) first 5/5
- Ship-wreck Pond
- Semipalmated Plover (4) (Dodson) (first 4/17) last 5/1
- Gateway Sewer Treatment Plant
- Lucy's Warbler (male) (Dexter/Filby) (first 4/22) last 4/29
- Grand Mesa
- Boreal Owl (observed) (Stevens/Collins) (first 4/24) 2; last 4/29
- (First pullover, south of Spruce Grove campgrounds)
- Powderhorn Ski Area on the Grand Mesa
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (Stevens/D. King) (first 3/12) last 4/28
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (2) (Stevens/Marks) (first 4/13) last 4/22
- Colorado National Monument
- Pinyon Jay --campgrounds (Stevens/Collins) (first 3/30) 12; last 4/29
- Black-throated Gray Warbler --campgrounds (Stephens/King) (first 4/14) last 4/29
Montrose County
- Paradox Pond In Paradox Valley
- White-rumped Sandpiper (A. Spencer) first 5/7
- Semipalmated Plover (A. Spencer) first 5/7
- Red-necked Phalarope (2) (A. Spencer) first 5/7
Dolores County
- Pond West of Dove Creek
- Marbled Godwit (6) (A. Spencer) first 5/7
Delta County
- Fruitgrower's Reservoir
- Red-necked Phalarope (45+) (Beason/Nicholoff) (first 5/2) 20+; las 5/6
- Willet (Horn/Nicholoff) (first 4/17) last 5/6
- American Bittern (Nicholoff) first 5/6
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Stevens/King) last 4/30
- (Drive South first paved road west of Reservoir; large cottonwoods as road heads west again)
- Paonia Town Park
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (Beason/King) (first 4/4) last 4/30
- Escalante Canyon
- Black Phoebe (2) --Creek across/Pinnacle Rock (Stevens/Jenkins) (first 3/31) last 4/30
- Chukar (2) --east/sheep corral (Stevens/Collins) last 4/30
- Confluence Park
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Arnold) first 4/28
- Great-tailed Grackle (Stevens) (first 3/31) last 4/6
Chaffee County
- Private Yard in Buena Vista
- Summer Tanager (Contact homeowner for permission to visit) (first 4/26) last 5/7
- (Diane Kuss: 719-207-0795 or by e-mail at kussdiane AT aol.com)
- Buena Vista Overlook and KOA Campgrounds to West
- Pinyon Jay (5+) (Stevens/Weston) last 11/13
Gunnison County
- Waunita Hot Springs Lek
- Gunnison Sage-Grouse (27) (Stevens/King) 25+; last 5/4
- Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
- Northern Pygmy-Owl --west end (Stevens/Collins) (first 4/30) last 5/3
- Dusky Grouse (Dubach/Stevens) (first 4/21) 2+; last 4/30
- Dusky Grouse (Harritt) first 4/29
- (On East Road; 1/2 mile from entrance)
- Dusky Grouse (1 displaying) --100 ft/east/first restroom (CoBus) first 4/14
- Dusky Grouse (3+) (Garcia/Stevens) (first 3/27) 1; last 4/6
- (Observed by parking and facing east at closed gate at Visitor's Center)
La Plata County
- Pastorius Reservoir
- Semipalmated Plover (Collins) first 5/2
- Weaselskin Bridge
- Black Phoebe (2) (Bregar/Jenkins) (first 4/19) last 5/2
- Wildcat Canyon
- Acorn Woodpecker (5) (Stevens) last 5/2
Rio Blanco County
- Highway 13 (Feeder at mile marker 45.5, 3 miles North/Meeker)
- Black Rosy Finch (3 species) (Dahl/Feeny) (first 12/31) last 5/2
- Rio Blanco Reservoir
- Red-necked Phalarope (5) (Hilkey) first 5/2
- Semipalmated Plover (3) (Hilkey) first 5/2
Montezuma County
- Yellow Jacket Canyon
- Lucy's Warbler (2) (Derven/Collins) (first 4/12) last 5/1
- Black-throated Sparrow (Derven/Jenkins) (first 4/12) last 5/1
- Gray Flycatcher (Derven/King) (first 4/12) last 5/1
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Derven/Stevens) (first 4/12) last 5/1
- Gray Vireo (Cobb/Collins) (first 4/30) last 5/1
- Sleeping Ute Rest Stop (Hwy 160, between Mesa Verde & Cortez)
- Pinyon Jays --feeders (Hill/Cobb) last 4/30
- Lower Dolores River (Between McPhee Dam & Bradfield Bridge)
- Black Phoebe (Meyer) reported 5/1
San Juan County
- Silverton
- Brown-capped Rosy Finch (12+) --town feeders (Collins) first 5/1
Custer County
- Deweese Reservoir
- Bonaparte's Gull (2) (Moss) first 5/1
Eagle County
- Spring Park Reservoir
- Caspian Tern (Filby) first 4/30
- Common Loon (Filby) first 4/30
- Barrow's Goldeneye (135+) (Filby) (first 3/30) 70+; last 4/30
- Semipalmated Plover (2) (Filby) first 4/29
- Willet (Filby) first 4/27
- Blue Lake
- Trumpeter Swan (Filby) first 4/30
Clear Creek County
- Loveland Pass
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (2) (Stevens/Johnansson) (first 4/28) last 4/30
- (Found by hiking 500 yds up west side and scoping back to south)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (2) (Dave Barnes) first 4/18
- (west side of hwy 6/ 0.3 miles south of summit)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (1) (Judith Meredith) last 4/7
- (found by snow shoeing 1/2 mile up west side of pass; bird not visible from parking area)
- (group of four spent most of day searching for Ptarmigan)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan --below Mt Sniktau (Stevens/Borchhardt) (first 12/16) last 3/6
- (Latest: 500 yds up Sniktau trail, then 200 yards below)
- Guanella Pass (CLOSED FOR SEASON)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (25) (Stevens/King) last 12/3
- (Latest: hill east/main road/400 yards/south/upper parking lot)
- (Also check: 300 yds uphill from 603 & Rosalie Trails sign in box)
Garfield County
- Harvey Gap Reservoir
- Common Loon (T. Davis/Kaempfer) (first 4/17) 4; last 4/29
Routt County
- Sharp-tailed Grouse Leks
- Sharp-tailed Grouse (2+) (Stevens/Collins) (first 3/11) 14; last 4/29
- (birds displaying on both sides of road now)
- 80 Route Leks
- Sharp-tailed Grouse (8-10) --2 miles from CR 70 (Harritt) first 4/27
- Sharp-tailed Grouse (3) --4.0 miles from CR 70 (Harritt) first 4/27
- (No Greater Sage Grouse found at either location)
Moffat County
- Oxbow Wildlife Area (from parking area)
- Sage Sparrow (5+) (Stevens/Collins) (first 3/29) 4+; last 4/29
- Sage Thrasher (4+) (Stevens/King) (first 3/29) 3+; last 4/29
- Greater Sage-Grouse Leks (Timberlake)
- Greater Sage-Grouse (2+) (Stevens/MOB) (first 3/11) last 4/27
Grand County
- Rabbit Ears Pass (Grand County)
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (female) (Stevens/D. King) (first 3/28) pair; last 4/28
- (Driveway to maintenance building; 4.8 miles north of Hwy 14 & Hwy 40 intersection)
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (2+ pairs) (Moore/Filby) (first 2/21) last 3/7
- (Bruce's Trail Loop while snow shoeing; approx. 3/4 mile from trailhead)
- Windy Gap Reservoir
- Barrow's Goldeneeye (1+) (Hunter/Collins) (first 3/29) 10+; last 4/28
Jackson County
- Near Delaney Buttes Wildlife Area
- Greater Sage-Grouse (12+) --see directions (Stevens/Jenkins) (first 4/12) last 4/28
- CR 26 at 3.0 miles North of Highway 14
- Greater Sage-Grouse (70+) (Dubach) last 4/20
Summit County
- Blue River Water Treatment Plant
- Barrow's Goldeneye (2+) (Weston/T. Davis) (first 11/24) f; last 4/16
Jackson & Larimer Counties
- Cameron Pass Area
- Boreal Owl (Stevens) last 3/7
- (Latest: pullover approx. 0.2 miles/west/summit of Cameron Pass)
- (Latest: 0.2 miles/west/upper Joe Wright Parking area)
- (halfway between upper Joe Wright Parking area & Cameron Pass summit)
- (Try: North/Hwy 14/West of East end/Upper Joe Wright Parking Area)
- (Also try: West of Restrooms at Cameron Pass Summit)
- (PLEASE do not disturb with tapes; they will call without; have patience)
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