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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!
NOTE: [County] (Initial Reporter:Observer/Last Reporter)
A.N.=anonymous; M.OB.=many observers; UNK= unknown reporter
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Front Range and Northern Colorado
Southeastern Colorado
Northeastern Colorado
Mountains and Western Colorado
Grouse and Prairie-Chicken Updates; Updated January 20, 2009
Xcel Energy Valmont Power Plant Owl Cam (Great Horned & Barn Owl)
Fort St. Vrain Eagle Cam
Rowe Sanctuary Sandhill Crane Cam, NE
NCAR Owl Cam
Jefferson & Douglas Counties
- Chatfield Reservoir
- Parasitic Jaeger (Kellner/Michaels) (first 11/5) last 11/7
- Surf Scoter (2) (Michaels) first 11/7
- Common Loon (Michaels) first 11/7
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) (Kellner) first 11/6
- Standley Lake
- Yellow-billed Loon (juv) (Komar) first 11/7
- Common Loon (3) (Komar) first 11/7
- Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- (adult male) (PNF) --Buck Gulch Tr (M. Brown) last 10/15
- (adult male) --40 yds/east/Buck Gulch Trail/150 yds/south/Pine Lake
- (adult & fledgling females) (PNF) --Strawberry Jack Tr/250-275 yds from Parkview Tr (M. Brown) last 8/25
- (adult male) (PNF) --200 ft/west/Buck Gulch Tr/200 yds/north/Skipper Tr (M. Brown/Caldwell) last 8/20
- Northern Pygmy-Owl --Pine Valley Ranch Park (M. Brown) first 9/17
- (PVR) --(heard only; southwest of Pine Lake Loop trail, near junction w/Buck Gulch trail)
- (PVR) --(heard only; along cliffs south of North Fork trail)
- (PNF) --Strawberry Jack Tr/400 yds/south/Park View Tr (Moser) first 8/12
- (PNF) --Parkview Tr/extending into Pike National Forest, Strawberry Jack Tr (M. Brown) first 7/27
- (PNF) --100 ft/southeast/Strawberry Jack Tr/600 yds/south/Parkview Tr (Stevens) last 6/28
Adams County
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal
- Swamp Sparrow (2) (Andrews/Stevens) (first 11/4) last 11/7
- (hours arsenal is open; 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM; Tues, Wed, Sat & Sun)
- (1, Swamp Sparrow at southeast corner of Mary's lake 11/7)
- (1, Swamp Sparrow at east to south corner of Lake Ladora 11/7)
- (1, Swamp Sparrow at northeast corner of Mary's Lake; 11/4)
- (1, Swamp Sparrow at southeast end of Lake Ladora; 11/4)
- Eastern Bluebird --very southeast corner of Ladora (Stevens) first 11/7
- Greater Scaup (female) (Washburn first 11/4
- (Rod & Gun Club Pond)
- Barr Lake
- Common Loon (5) --off boat ramp (Andrews/Stevens) (first 11/4) 3; last 11/6
- Bonaparte's Gull (Righter/Petrosky) (first 11/4) last 11/5
- Ross's Goose --mm 1.5 (Stevens/Petrosky) (first 10/30) last 11/5
- Picadilly & Bromley Roads North of Barr Lake
- Great-tailed Grackle (12+) (Stevens) first 11/6
Denver County
- Marston Reservoir
- Common Loon (Hatch/Komar) (first 10/25) 10; last 11/7
- Loon Species (possible Arctic?) (Kibbe/Huffstater) (first 10/31) last 11/6
- Tundra Swan (2) (Stevens) first 11/5
- Pacific Loon (T. Jones/Stevens) (first 11/4) last 11/5
- Red-throated Loon (Kibbe) first 10/31
El Paso County
- Big Johnson Reservoir
- Greater White-fronted Goose (5) (Hinds) first 11/7
- Mew Gull (Peterson) first 11/5
- Common Loon (3) (Peterson) last 11/5
- Bonaparte's Gull (Lee) first 11/3
Arapahoe County
- Cherry Creek Reservoir
- Red-necked Grebe (Stevens) first 11/6
- Red-throated Loon (Stevens) first 11/6
- Common Loon (Washburn/Stevens) (first 10/28) 3; last 11/6
- Aurora Reservoir
- Surf Scoter (2) (Petrosky/Cryder) (first 10/31) last 11/1
- Common Loon (Petrosky/Cryder) (first 10/11) last 11/1
Douglas County
- Near Louviers
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Huffstater) first 11/6
- Castlewood Canyon Road
- Eastern Bluebird (Washburn) first 10/27
- (South of State Park and North of Winkler Ranch)
Boulder County
- Baseline Reservoir
- Surf Scoter (2 female type) (Nunes/Floyd) (first 10/21) last 11/6
- Boulder Reservoir
- Common Loon (Kaempfer/Floyd) (first 10/25) last 11/6
- Lagerman Reservoir
- Common Loon (2) (Floyd) first 11/6
- Fawnbrook Inn, Allenspark
- Rosy Finches (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 10/26) last 11/1
- (Brown-capped; Gray-crowned: Visits inconsistent, will be more reliable later in season)
Larimer County
- North Poudre Reservoir #3
- White-winged Scoter (2) (Dixie Smith) first 11/5
- Boxelder Reservoir #3
- Bonaparte's Gull (2) (Dixie Smith) first 11/5
- Timnath Reservoir
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Wild/DeFonso) (first 10/31) last 11/3
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- (Trail Ridge Closed for Season; probably until after Memorial Day, 2010)
Weld County
- Crom Lake
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Leatherman) first 11/4
- Greeley Yard
- Harris's Sparrow (Norma Erickson) first 11/4
- Union Reservoir
- Red-necked Grebe (Birchmeier/Deininger) (first 10/23) 1; last 11/2
- Red-throated Loon (juvenile) (Pieplow/Guarente) (first 10/30) last 11/1
- Common Loon (2) (Ehlmann) first 11/1
- Bonaparte's Gull (Mark Miller) first 11/1
Huerfano County
- Lathrop State Park
- Common Loon --Martin Lake (Neldner) (first 10/16) 3; last 11/1
- La Veta
- White-winged Dove (Jensen) (first 5/30) last 10/22
- (West Francisco Street; near the bridge just off Oak Street)
Prowers County
- Lamar Community College
- Northern Cardinal (Percival) last 10/24
Baca County
- Cottonwood Canyon
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2) --see directions (Brees) last 9/30
- Western Screech-Owl (2) (Brees) last 9/30
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Ehlmann) last 8/18
Washington County
- Last Chance Rest Stop
- Rusty Blackbird (female) (T. Jones) first 11/5
Morgan County
- Brush Wildlife Area
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Stevens) last 10/27
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Stevens) last 10/27
- Jackson Reservoir
- White-throated Sparrow (Stevens) first 10/27
- Eastern Screech-Owl --east/Visitor's Center (Roller) last 10/24
Yuma County
- Burlington Cemetery
- Pine Warbler (Stevens) first 10/25
- Hale Ponds
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Stevens/Ehlmann) last 10/25
- (Along Republican River; CR LL.5 to Kansas border)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (2) (Stevens) last 10/5
- Barn Owl --CR 4/0.4 miles east/LL.5 (CoBus) first 9/25
- Wray Fishing Unit
- Barn Owl (Stevens) first 10/6
- Bonny Reservoir
- Eastern Screech-Owl --west end/south CR 3 (CoBus) last 9/25
- Northern Cardinal --west/Foster's Grove CG (Ehlmann) last 9/25
- Greater Prairie-Chicken (2nd hand report at sunrise) first 9/25
- (Hills north and west of Ranger's Office; couldn't relocate)
Logan County
- Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
- Field Sparrow (4) --7 east & 6 east (Danka) last 10/15
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (3) (Danka) last 10/15
- Northern Cardinal (4m, 1f) --West 1 to 2 (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 9/3) 2m; last 9/21
- Eastern Screech-Owl (2+) --East 5 to 8 (Stevens/Ehlmann) 2; last 9/21
- Northern Cardinal --North of 7 east (Kaempfer/Danka) (first 8/23) last 9/19
Sedgwick County
- Ovid Woods
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Danka) last 10/15
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Roller) last 10/14
Park County
- Eleven Mile Reservoir
- Black Scoter (Peterson) first 11/6
- Surf Scoter (Kellner/Peterson) (first 11/1) 2; last 11/6
- Antero Reservoir
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Peterson) first 11/6
- Spinney Mountain Reservoir
- Common Loon (Nunes/Peterson) (first 10/31) last 11/6
- Lake George
- Swamp Sparrow --south end (Peterson) first 10/16
Fremont County
- Tunnel Drive
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (3) (Moss) last 11/5
- Centennial Park; Canon City
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (adult male) (Moss) first 10/29
- Canon City (Clover and Ohio Streets)
- White-winged Dove (R. Miller) first 10/23
Routt County
- Stagecoach State Recreation Area
- Probable Thayer's Gull (Litteral) first 11/5
- Pectoral Sandpiper (2) --west end (Dodson/Ehlmann) (first 11/1) last 11/2
Moffat County
- Craig Maintenance Shop Pond
- Dunlin (2) (Luke/Ehlmann) (first 10/31) last 11/3
- Perch Pond
- Tundra Swan (3) --southeast corner (Luke/Ehlmann) (first 10/29) last 11/3
Mesa County
- Grand Mesa
- White-winged Crossbill --south of Visitor's Center (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- Boreal Owl (3) Spruce Grove CG to 2.0 miles south (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- Northern Pygmy-Owl --Powderhorn Ski Area (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- American Three-toed Woodpecker --Powderhorn Ski Area (Ehlmann) first 11/3
- White-winged Crossbill (2) --State Line Trail (Robinsong) first 8/29
- Cheney Reservoir
- Pectoral Sandpiper --north end (Bradley) first 11/3
- Colorado National Monument
- Pinyon Jay (30+) (Swift) last 9/28
Grand County
- Rabbit Ears Pass
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 9/29) last 11/2
- (Up road to maintenace storage shed)
- Windy Gap Reservoir
- Barrow's Goldeneye (3) (Zeeto/Ehlmann) (first 10/8) last 10/21
- Shadow Mountain Reservoir
- Barrow's Goldeneye (40) --North end (T. Jones) first 10/18
Custer County
- DeWeese Reservoir
- Red-throated Loon (Edwards) first 11/1
Montrose County
- Montrose (South Park & 11th Streets)
- Burrowing Owl (Bill Harris) first 11/1
Summit County
- Lake Dillon
- Long-tailed Duck (male) (Kellner) first 11/1
- Barrow's Goldeneye (19) (Kellner) first 11/1
- Blue River Water Treatment Plant
- Barrow's Goldeneye (Zeeto) (first 10/9) last 10/24
Jackson & Larimer Counties
- Cameron Pass Area
- Boreal Owl (Stevens/Ehlmann) last 11/1
- (Contact Stevens at birdertoo (at) hotmail.com or 303-324-7994)
- (We are trying to spread out searches as to not visit same spot each trip)
- Dusky Grouse --Crags Campgrounds (Kosten) last 8/22
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
- Greater Sage-Grouse (3) (Core/Davenport) (first 7/12) last 10/4
- (8/9 & 8/24 & 10/4: road south from Visitor's Center)
- (8/16: 7 crossing CR 31; another 7 feeding in grass west of road)
- (7/12: just before stop #5 of 6-mile self-guided car tour)
- Colorado State Forest
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (Sue Ehlmann) first 8/23
- (trees east of north (terminal) end of Michigan Creek Road)
- Ranger Lakes Campground
- Boreal Owl (heard) (Mazzola) reported 7/12
Clear Creek County
- Silver Plume
- Rosy Finches (50+) (Zeeto/Foster) (first 10/30) last 10/31
- (Flyover I70; headed toward Silver Plume; may be worth checking cliffs north of town)
- Loveland Pass
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (Zeeto/Stevens) last 10/31
- (Latest: about a mile up western side trail)
- (look for flat area south of trail at 0.7 miles above west side of highway)
- Guanella Pass (NOTE closures below)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (Weston/Stevens) (first 5/31) 3; last 8/30
- (south side of southeast hill up 603 trail; See directions for restrictions due to construction)
- (also check: southeast/Rosalie & 603 Trails)
- (Potential Rock slide: Access from Georgetown closed for quite a while; access only from Hwy 285 at Grant)
- Mt. Evans Byway
- (NOTE: Mt Evans Road CLOSED FOR SEASON at Echo Lake)
Rio Blanco County
- Rio Blanco Reservoir
- Dunlin (Luke) first 10/29
- Tundra Swan (5) (Luke) first 10/29
Delta County
- Fruitgrower's Reservoir
- Willet (2) --east end (Horn) first 10/29
- Lewis's Woodpecker (7) (Feeney) last 6/28
- (Drive South first paved road west of Reservoir;
- large cottonwoods as road heads west again)
- Hotchkiss Yard
- Winter Wren (Robinsong) (first 10/18) last 10/25
- Delta Walmart
- Great-tailed Grackle (Beason) last 9/27
Chaffee County
- Buena Vista Area
- Northern Saw-whet Owl --north of Buena Vista Overlook (Ehlmann) first 10/23
- Lewis's Woodpecker (2) (Tuvesson/Stevens) (first 7/4) last 10/22
- (Best area to search: Brookdale Avenue & N. Pleasant Avenue Area)
- (Tyber: The Park along Hwy 24, behind Kay's)
- (Also search around Darren Patterson Christian Academy)
- Pinyon Jay
- (Ruby Mountain Parking Area (Stevens) last 10/22
- (Buena Vista Overlook & KOA campgrounds/below Overlook) (Hagenlocher) last 8/18
- (near CR 366) (Hagenlocher) last 8/17
Gunnison County
- Gunnison County Road 38
- Gunnison Sage-Grouse (2) (Petrosky/Swift) (first 6/24) 15; last 9/27
- (Latest: 150 yds/south w/intersection of CR 38A)
- (also check around southmost house on paved road; also fork with CR 38A)
La Plata County
- Wildcat Canyon
- Acorn Woodpecker (Leatherman) 3; last 8/28
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