Jefferson/Douglas Counties
• Genesee Mountain Park
  • Williamson's Sapsucker (Ehlmann/Petrosky) (first 5/19) 3; last 7/25
  • (Latest: pair: dead tree, north of flagpole, top of park)
  • (And: male: northwest corner of building at group picnic area)
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --see directions (Kwong) first 7/24
• Bear Creek Lake Park
  • Red-eyed Vireo --between Owl Post #8 & #9 (Henwood) first 7/20
• Reynolds Park
  • Williamson's Sapsucker (2 adult, 2 young) (M. Brown/Michaels) (first 7/10) last 7/16
  • (Raven's Roost Trail, from top (junc/Eagle's View) to mid-point; eventually to west)
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult feeding fledgling) (M. Brown/Michaels) (first 7/10) last 7/16
  • (Latest: 20 ft/east/Eagle's View Tr/60 yds/south/junction/Raven's Roost & Oxen Draw Tr)
  • Dusky Grouse --west/Raven's Roost/300 yds/south/above intersection (Michaels) first 7/16
  • Common Poorwill --north of Foxton Road/west/parking lot (Stevens/Michaels) (first 6/11) last 7/16
• Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker
  • (adult f) (PNF) --50 ft/north/Strawberrry Jack Tr/200 yds/south/Parkview Tr (M. Brown) last 7/8
  • (adult f) (PNF) --40 ft/east/Buck Gulch tr/90 ft/north/Skipper Tr (M. Brown) last 6/24
  
  Arapahoe County
• Cherry Creek Reservoir
  • Pectoral Sandpiper --southeast sand spit (Michaels) first 7/24
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird (Beltz/Danka) (first 5/1) last 7/12
  • (North or East of the Ranger's Office)
• Near Great Plains Park
  • Burrowing Owl (McCorison/Gibbons) last 7/16
  • (Latest: 20 yds/north/Jewell/approx. 1.0 miles east of parking lot)
  • (Also seen: approximately 0.3 miles east of parking lot/overlooking BAF Base)
  
  Pueblo County
• Lake Beckwith
  • Black Swift (1) --before 7:00 AM (Silverman) first 7/23
• South Creek Trail
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl (heard) (Stevens) (first 5/4) last 6/15
  • Flammulated 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
  
  Boulder County
• Brainard Lake
  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch (50+) --below summit/Mt Audubon (Nunes/Michaels) (first 7/6) last 7/22
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan --saddle/Mt Audubon (Nunes/Michaels) (first 7/6) last 7/22
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --around/Mitchell Lake/trailhead (Cryder/Michaels) last 7/22
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --entrance road to lake (Nunes) first 7/6
• Walden Ponds
  • Red-necked Phalarope (Pipkin:Brinkman) first 7/20
• Gregory Canyon
  • Scarlet Tanager (M. Miller/Nunes) (first 6/1) last 7/18
  • (Latest: around pole #2; flew towards pole #50)
  • Bell's Vireo --north/entrance rd to Flagstaff Rd (Jones) first 7/17
• Boulder County Open Space (Lookout Road; 1/2 mile east/N. 79th St to 95th St
  • Burrowing Owl (2+) (Merrill/Roth) (first 5/5) last 7/18
• Highway 52 and CR 13
  • Burrowing Owl (McIsaac/Roth) first (first 6/21) last 7/18
• Northeast of Boulder Reservoir
  • Burrowing Owl (2+) (Nunes/Roth) (first 7/17) last 7/18
• Prairie Dog Town Near Berthoud
  • Burrowing Owl --Hwy 52 & CR 13 (McIsaac/Roth) (first 6/21) 2+; last 7/18
• Old St. Vrain Road (southwest of Lyons)
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak (adult male) (Young) first 7/15
  • (3/4 way up, in front of a brick house that is For Sale)
• Fawnbrook Inn, Allenspark
  • Calliope Hummingbird (Dixie Smith) first 7/11
  • (Also saw Rufous & Broad-tailed)
  
  Douglas County
• Winkler Ranch/South/Castlewood Canyon State Park
  • Bobolink (Stevens/Peters) (first 5/16) last 7/21
• Castlewood Canyon State Park
  • Prairie Warbler --see directions (Cook/Petrosky) (first 6/17) last 7/3
  • Least Flycatcher (Stevens & Mihn-Dunning) (first 6/25) last 7/3
  
  Weld County
• Mountain Plover Loops
  • Mountain Plover
  • ( 5) --SE/Hwy 14 & CR 51 (Stevens/Lefko) (first 3/20) 2; last 7/20
  • (1) --North/CR 94 & CR 63 (Michaels) last 7/19
  • (1) --southwest corner/CR 94 & CR 63 (Lamoureux) first 6/15
  • Burrowing Owl
  • (28+) --Hwy 14 & CR 51 (Lefko) last 7/20
  • (9+) --CR 100 & CR 33 (Lefko) last 7/20
  • (10+) --CR 90 & CR 29 (Lefko) last 7/20
  • Cassin's Sparrow (Lefko) last 7/20
  • (3) --CR 100 & CR 41
  • (2) --CR 98 & CR 43
  • (2) --CR 90 & CR 51
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Lefko) last 7/20
  • (3) --CR 90 & CR 29
  • (6+) --CR 37 from CR 100 to CR 114 (first 6/21)
  • Alternate Plumaged Chestnut-sided Longspur
  • (2+) --Hwy 85 & CR 114 (SE corner) (Stevens/Michaels) (first 4/17) last 7/19
• East Side of Highway 392 & County Road 67
  • Burrowing Owl --SE corner (Stevens/King) (first 3/20) last 7/6
  • Mountain Plover --S.E. (Lefko) (first 3/19) 3ad, 2imm; last 6/7
  
  Adams County
• DIA Owl Loop
  • Burrowing Owl (Stevens/Kosten) (first 3/14) last 7/20
  • (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) (Kosten) 34; last 7/11
  
  El Paso County
• Big Johnson Reservoir
  • Burrowing Owl (Floyd) last 7/20
  
  Broomfield County
• Lac Amora Park
  • White-winged Dove (Partin) first 7/17
  
  Larimer County
• Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Black Swift (2) --at Milner Pass Trailhead (Schuette) first 7/10
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan --Milner Pass trail/above treeline (Schuette) first 7/10
  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch (2+) --between Mt Ida & Cracktop Mt (Schuette) first 7/10
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan (10-15) (R. Haire/King) (first 6/2) last 7/6
  • (Seen from Medicine Bow Curve pullover, trail to north)
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl (McMillan) first 6/15
  • (Cow Creek Trail: Heard from north of "wooden stairs"/0.7 miles west of parking area)
• Lory State Park
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --mile up Arthur's Rock Trail (Cryder) first 7/6
  • Common Poorwill --about 500 yards/inside entrance (Weston) first 6/27
• Red Feather Lakes
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --west side/Dowdy Lake (Petrosky) first 6/29
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --northwest/Dowdy Lake (Petrosky) first 6/29
  • Williamson's Sapsucker --south/CR 74E (Petrosky) first 6/29
• East Side of Chambers Lake
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --first pullover along CR 103/North Hwy 14 (Weston) first 6/28
  
  Elbert County
• Elbert County Road
  • Dickcissel (1+) --4.1 miles/south/hwy 86 (Stevens/Petrosky) (first 5/28) last 7/3

Southeastern Colorado

Otero County
• Highway 109/south of La Junta/near Higbee
  • Vermilion Flycatcher --mile marker 35 (Kilpatrick) first 6/7
• Rocky Ford Inca Doves
  • Inca Dove --Washington Street area (Stevens/Ruano) last 6/4
  • White-winged Dove --Hwy 202 & Industrial Drive (Stevens/Peterson) (first 4/2) last 4/30
  
  Baca County
• Cottonwood Canyon
  • Painted Bunting (Ruano) first 6/3
  • (Just past the "no motorcycle sign" along M Road)
  • Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2) --see directions (Stevens/Ruano) last 6/3
  • Eastern Phoebe (Stevens/Danka) first (first 4/14) last 5/21
  • Lewis's Woodpecker (Stevens/Danka) last 5/21
  • Western Screech-Owl (2) (Stevens/Danka) last 5/21
  • Common Poorwill (King/Danka) last 5/21
• Pasture G across from the Washington Work Center
  • Burrowing Owl --near windmill (Stevens) first 4/16
  
  Kiowa County
• Blue Lake
  • Piping Plover (Nelson/Tim Davis) (first 5/25) last 5/27
  • Least Tern --Tern Island (Nelson) first 5/25
  • (West side Reservoir; Access to Sand Spit & Tern Island closed for nesting birds; scope required)
  
  Bent County
• Fort Lyons Wildlife Easement
  • Black Rail (heard) (Nelson/Davis) (first 4/27) 20; last 5/10
  • (marsh/approx. 1.5 miles east of CR 16 & CR JJ)
  • (intersection of CR HH & CR 16)
  • (west side of CR 16; 1/2 miles south of CR HH)

Northeastern Colorado

Washington/Logan Counties County
• Prewitt Reservoir
  • Marbled Godwit (Cryder/Petrosky) (first 7/3) last 7/11
  • Eastern Screech-Owl --west/eastern parking lot (Petrosky) last 7/11
  
  Yuma County
• Bonny Reservoir & Hale Ponds
  • Eastern Screech-Owl --northeast/Hale Ponds (Stevens/Bingham) (first 8/23) last 7/11
  • Baltimore Oriole --south side/Bonny (Stevens/Bingham) (first 5/23) last 7/11
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo --north/Hale Ponds (Danka/Bingham) (first 5/23) last 7/11
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker --Hale Ponds (Bingham) last 7/11
  • Long-billed Curlew (4) (Prather) first 7/11
  • Semipalmated Plover (Prather) first 7/11
• County Road 7, just east of Highway 385
  • Burrowing Owl (3+) (Stevens/Bingham) (first 4/8) last 7/11
  
  Logan County
• Red Lion Wildlife Area
  • Upland Sandpiper (Stevens/Cryder) (first 5/11) last 7/3
  • (North of Highway 138; west of County Road 95)
• Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
  • Northern Cardinal (2) (Danka) last 7/2
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (5) (Danka/CoBus) last 7/2
  • Eastern Screech-Owl (4) (Stevens/CoBus) last 7/2
  • Bell's Vireo (CoBus) first 5/25
  • Eastern Bluebird (5) (Danka/CoBus) (first 3/21) last 5/10
• Julesburg Wayside Rest Stop
  • Baltimore Oriole (Danka) first 7/1

Mountains and Western Colorado

Gunnison County
• Gunnison County Road 38
  • Gunnison Sage-Grouse (12+) (Ehlmann/Weston) (first 6/11) last 7/25
• Kepler Pass
  • Purple Martin --0.5 miles/west/cemetery (Ehlmann) first 7/25
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --0.1 miles/east/cemetery (Ehlmann) first 7/25
• Schofield Pass
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan --south/Emerald Lake (Weston) first 7/25
• Old Kepler Pass
  • Purple Martin (1+) (Weston) first 7/24
  • Dusky Grouse (Stevens) first 7/24
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --between Bogan Flats CG & K.P. Road (Weston) last 7/24
• Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --west end (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 4/30) last 7/23
  • Dusky Grouse (Dubach/Ehlmann) (first 4/21) last 7/23
• Gunnison City Dump Road (Southeast of Town)
  • Burrowing Owl (Zerbi) first first 7/19
  
  Garfield County
• Coffee Pot Road (FR 600)
  • Purple Martin (1+) --Mile south of White Owl Lake turnoff (Stevens) first 7/23
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Tr 1852/0.2 miles from FR 600 (Weston) first 7/23
• Rifle Falls State Park
  • Black Swift (3+) (Heinrich) first 7/18
  
  Routt County
• Along Three Island Trail & Burn Ridge Trail Off CR 443
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (11) (Hilf) first 7/21
  • (Trails are off Seedhouse Road, also Forest Road 400)
  
  Grand County
• Next to Devil's Thumb Ranch
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (3) (T. Jones) first 7/21
• Rabbit Ears Pass (Grand County)
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (female) (Stevens/Zeeto) (first 3/28) last 5/24
  • (Driveway to maintenance building; 4.8 miles north of Hwy 14 & Hwy 40 intersection)
  
  Jackson & Larimer Counties
• Cameron Pass Area
  • Boreal Owl (Stevens/E. Peters) last 7/20
  • (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)
• Pennock Pass
  • Flammulated Owl (Stevens/E. Peters) last 7/19
  • (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)
  
  Ouray County
• Box Canyon
  • Black Swift (Ehlmann/Heinrich) (first 6/12) last 7/19
  
  Summit County
• A.M. Bailey Bird Sanctuary
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --at Sanctuary/west of Creek (Petrosky) first 7/18
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --halfway between Sanctuary & parking lot (Petrosky) first 7/18
• Hunkidori Trail
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --0.5 miles up (Weston/Stevens) (first 6/29) last 7/18
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl --0.2 miles up (Weston) first 6/29
• Saints John Trail
  • Boreal Owl --just below treeline (Stevens) first 6/29
  
  Delta County
• Overland Reservoir
  • Williamson's Sapsucker (Garrison/Zerbi) (first 7/1) last 7/18
• Escalante Canyon
  • Black Phoebe (2) --Creek across/Pinnacle Rock (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 3/31) last 7/3
  • Chukar (2) --Gunnison River to sheep corral (Stevens/Ehlmann) last 7/3
• Fruitgrower's Reservoir
  • Lewis's Woodpecker (Ehlmann) last 7/1
  • (Drive South first paved road west of Reservoir; large cottonwoods as road heads west again)
  • American Bittern (Nicholoff/Horn) (first 5/6) last 6/15
• Bone Road at 0.5 miles West of Crawford Road
  • Purple Martin (2+) (Garrison) first 6/8
  • (Between Hotchkiss and Paonia)
  
  Clear Creek County
• Mt. Evans Byway (northwest side Summit Lake)
  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch (2) (Stevens/Kosten) (first 6/7) last 7/17
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan --east of upper parking area (Weston/Bingham) first 7/13
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Echo Lake Campgrounds (Bingham) first 7/13
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan --Evans Byway/between Summit Lake & top (Douglas) first 7/4
• Guanella Pass
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan (Weston) last 6/22
  • (50-100 yds/south/hill to southeast of parking lot)
• Guanella Pass Campgrounds
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --500 yds/up/Lost Silver Dollar Trail (Weston) first 6/22
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --west of campgrounds (Weston) first 6/22
  
  Chaffee County
• Monarch Spur RV Park, West of Salida
  • Magnificent Hummingbird --please read directions (Germany) (first 7/8) last 7/16
• Buena Vista
  • Lewis's Woodpecker (2) (Tuvesson) first 7/4
  • (Along Brookdale Avenue)
  • Pinyon Jay (30+) (Tuvesson) first 7/4
  • (County Road 361, just north of CR 350 (Crossman Ave))
  
  Mesa County
• Uncompahgre Plateau
  • Flammulated Owl --Telephone Trail (Ehlmann) last 7/14
  • Grace's Warbler --road/near overlook (Weston) first 7/14
• Grand Mesa
  • Boreal Owl (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 4/24) last 7/10
  • (First pullover, south of Spruce Grove campgrounds)
  • White-winged Crossbill --just southeast/Spruce Grove Campground (Weston) first 7/9
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Little Bear Campground (Ehlmann) first 7/8
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Island Lake Campground (Stevens) first 7/8
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Scotland Trailhead (Aquila) first 6/21
  • Boreal Owl (Stevens) last 5/18
  • (At 0.2 miles east of Center; along road heading east from Visitor's Center)
• Brewster Ridge
  • Scott's Oriole (2 male) (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 5/18) last 7/7
• Powderhorn Ski Area on the Grand Mesa
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (2) (Stevens/Aquila) (first 4/13) last 6/21
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl (Stevens/D. King) (first 3/12) last 4/28
• Sunset Lake Picnic/Campground Area
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (pair) (Aquila) first 6/21
• Colorado National Monument
  • Pinyon Jay --campgrounds (Stevens/Aquila) (first 3/30) 12; last 6/17
  • Black-throated Gray Warbler --campgrounds (Stephens/Aquila) (first 4/14) last 6/17
• Cameo (hillside by first pipe gate)
  • Chukar (2+) (Aquila) last 6/17
  
  Park County
• Hoosier Pass
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan --3/4 mile/west of parking area (Michaels) first 7/6
• Georgia Pass & Michigan Creek Road
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (Michaels) first 7/6
  
  Montezuma County
• J Road Bridge in McElmo Canyon
  • Black Phoebe (2) (Garrison) (first 4/30) last 7/6
• Yellow Jacket Canyon
  • Lucy's Warbler (2) (Derven/Ehlmann) (first 4/12) last 6/14
  • Summer Tanager --location/same as above (Allerton) first 5/17
  
  Montrose County
• Uravan
  • Black Phoebe (Dexter/Ehlmann) (first 3/18) last 6/26
• Nucla Sewer Ponds
  • Lesser Nighthawk (female) (Dexter) (first 5/24) 2+; last 6/12
• North Side Hwy 90 at 3.0 miles East of bridge over Dolores River near Bedwock
  • Burrowing Owl (2+) (Dexter) first 6/9
  
  La Plata County
• Haviland Lake Wildlife Area
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (Ehlmann/Stevens) (first 6/15) last 6/23
  • Williamson's Sapsucker (Ehlmann/Stevens) (first 6/15) last 6/23
• Wildcat Canyon
  • Acorn Woodpecker (Stevens) last 6/23
• Weaselskin Bridge
  • Black Phoebe (2) (Bregar/Allerton) (first 4/19) last 6/1
  
  Mineral County
• Wolf Creek Pass
  • Black Swift (Stevens) first 6/19
  
  Alamosa County
• Zapata Falls
  • Black Swift (5+) (Ruano/Floyd) (first 5/30) 30+; last 6/10
  
  Fremont County
• Highway 120 Bridge at Arkansas River
  • Black Phoebe (2) (R. Miller/Moss) (first 3/29) last 6/8
• Tunnel Drive
  • Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Moss) last 5/16