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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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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
Adams County
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal
- Harris's Sparrow --Visitor's Center feeders (Beltz/Chavez) (first 2/3) last 2/9
- Clear Creek (Downstream bike path bridge, between Lowell & Federal Blvd)
- American Dipper (Canter) (first 12/21) last 2/7
- (From below Lowell Blvd Bridge at Clear Creek to just east of I76 bridge)
- S. Platte River, East Gravel Lakes, & Tani Reservoir
- Long-tailed Duck (2 juv) --West Gravel Lakes (Petrosky/Stevens) (first 1/4) 2; last 2/6
- Long-tailed Duck (1 adult) --West Gravel Lake (Petrosky/Stevens) (first 1/4) last 2/6
- Barrow's Goldeneye (male) --West Gravel Lakes (Stevens) (first 11/9) pair; last 2/6
- Barrow's Goldeneye (2nd male) --East Gravel Lake (Stevens) last 2/4
- (Platte River south to green/white tower/ also check Tani Reservoir, East & West Gravel Lakes)
- Picadilly & Bromley Roads North of Barr Lake
- Great-tailed Grackle (50+) (Stevens) (first 11/6) 6+; last 2/4
- (First house/south/Tree Nursery; later, tall cottonwoods east of Nursery)
El Paso County
- Snowy Owl 2010; east of Colorado Springs
- Snowy Owl --see directions (Cippoletti/Green) (first 12/27) last 2/8
Jefferson County
- Red Rocks Park
- Golden-crowned Sparrow --behind trading post (Brown/Michaels) (first 12/19) last 2/8
- Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- (PNF) --50 feet/south/Strawberry Jack Tr/300 yds/south/Parkview Tr (M. Brown) last 2/5
- (PVR) (heard only) --junction/Buck Gulch & Strawberry Jack trails (M. Brown) last 2/5
- (PVR) (1) --south of Pine Lake (Stevens) last 1/28
- (PVR) (1) --Strawberry Jack tr/200 yards/west/Parkview Tr (Stevens) last 1/20
- (PVR) (1) --switchbacks/east/intersection of Buck Gulch & Strawberry Jack Trs (Stevens) last 1/11
- (PNF) (adult male) --60 to 50 yds/east/Buck Gulch Tr/175 yds/north/Skipper Tr) (M. Brown) last 11/26
- American Three-toed Woodpecker History in Colorado
- Northern Pygmy-Owl --Pine Valley Ranch Park
- (PVR) --east of switchbacks of Parkview Tr (Stevens) last 1/28
- (PVR) --25 yds/east/Parkview & Strawberry Jack Tr (M. Brown/Stevens) (first 1/18) last 1/20
- (PVR) --50 yds/west/Buck Gulch Tr & Pine Loop (M. Brown) first 1/18
- (PVR) --Buck Gulch Tr/near junction with Strawberry Jack Tr (M. Brown/Stevens) (first 11/12) last 1/11
- Wheat Ridge Greenbelt
- Winter Wren --see directions (Hansley) (first 1/27) last 2/5
- Reynolds Park
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (heard) (Stevens) last 1/28
- (Songbird Trail, approx. halfway between the two parking areas for Park)
- Dusky Grouse (Stevens) last last 1/28
- (Forest tree line, south side of open area at Elkhorn/Oxen Draw Trails)
Weld County
- Kodak Watchable Wildlife Area
- Red-shouldered Hawk (juvenile; origin unknown) (Elens/Berman) (first 1/3) last 2/7
- Latest: 1/2 mile east of parking lot for Wildlife Area and north side of River
- (NOTE: bird has been seen up to 0.8 miles south of Wildlife Area parking area; west side of Hwy 257 near small bridge)
- Banner Lakes
- Long-eared Owl (7) (Junda/Marinno) (first 1/9) last 2/6
- (1: windbreak west of pond 7; 5: windbreak west of pond 8; 1: pond 5)
- (Ponds see heavy use by Duck and Geese hunters on Weekends)
- Lower Latham Reservoir
- Short-eared Owl (3+) (Kellner/Marinno) (first 11/27) last 2/6
Boulder County
- Valmont Reservoir
- Great Black-backed Gull (1st cycle) (Floyd/Berman) (first 12/25) last 2/7
- Thayer's Gull (1st cycle) (Schmoker/Berman) (first 12/20) last 2/7
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) (Schmoker/Berman) (first 12/20) last 2/7
- Fawnbrook Inn, Allenspark
- Rosy Finches (3 species) (Stevens/Berman) (first 10/26) last 2/7
- (Visits inconsistent, hopefully more reliable later in season)
- (Days of inclement weather are best to see Rosy Finch visits)
- Thomas Reservoir
- Great Black-backed Gull (1st year) (Szeliga) last 2/7
- Erie Reservoir
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) (Szeliga) first 2/6
- Thayer's Gull (Szeliga) first 2/6
- Barrow's Goldeneye (male) (Szeliga) first 2/6
- Mt. Sanitas
- Eastern Bluebird --Goat Trail (Heinrich) first 2/6
Huerfano County
- La Veta yard
- Rosy Finches (100+; 3 species) (Jensen) (first 12/4) again 2/7
- (Call for directions: 719-989-1398)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Jensen) (first 1/20) last 2/7
- White-winged Dove (Jensen) last 2/7
Pueblo County
- Pueblo Reservoir
- Long-tailed Duck (male) --ice shelf at Wildlife Area (Santangelo/Percival) (first 1/23) last 2/6
- Barrow's Goldeneye (10) --s.a.b. (Drummond/Percival) (first 1/31) last 2/6
- Great Black-backed Gull (Percival) last 2/6
- Thayer's Gull (Peterson) last 2/6
- Pueblo City Park
- Pine Warbler --northeast corner (Percival/Peterson) (first 1/18) last 2/6
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Maynard/Mark Miller) (first 1/19) last 1/31
- Near Rye
- Carolina Wren (Silverman) (first 1/18) last 2/1
- (Northwest corner of Birch & Norton; 1.5 miles south of Rye)
Larimer County
- Grandview Cemetery
- White-winged Crossbill (female) (Leatherman/Dixie Smith) (first 11/22) last 2/5
- White-winged Crossbill (male) (Leatherman) (first 11/22) last 2/2
- (Latest: female southeast corner)
- Rist Canyon Road
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (Komar) first 12/27
- (Approximately, a mile below Whale Rock Road)
Denver County
- South Platte River, north of Florida Avenue
- Barrow's Goldeneye (male) (Kingery/Henwood) (first 12/12) last 2/1
- (Wanders to just north of W. Evans Avenue overpass; 0.8 miles upstream)
Douglas County
- Cheesman Reservoir
- American Three-toed Woodpecker --Cheesman Canyon Trail (Ehlmann) last 1/30
- Near Louviers
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Sanders) last 1/20
Broomfield County
- Southwest of Hwy 7 & Lowell Blvd
- Glaucous Gull (M.OB./Kibbe) (first reported 1/9) again 1/29
- (Gulls here move from Erie Landfill, Erie Reservoir & Valmont Reservoir)
Otero County
- Higbee Canyon
- Field Sparrow --see directions (Oswald/Leatherman) (first 1/31) last 2/6
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Leatherman) first 2/6
Prowers County
- Willow Creek Park, Lamar
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -south/stone house (Leatherman) first reported 2/5
- Lamar Community College
- Northern Cardinal (pair) --south end (Leatherman) last reported 2/5
- Red-bellied Woodpecker --(Leatherman) last reported 2/5
- Carolina Wren --south end (Tim Davis) last 1/26
- Riverside Cemetery, Lamar
- Great-tailed Grackle (250+) (Leatherman) first reported 2/5
- Prowers Bridge
- Harris's Sparrow (Leatherman) first (first 12/14) last 1/12
Morgan County
- Jackson Reservoir
- Eastern Screech-Owl --western campgrounds (Stevens) last 1/24
- Great-tailed Grackle (57) (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 11/24) 6; last 1/24
- (ranch along main road, CR Y.5/west of CR 3.5)
Yuma County
- Bonny Reservoir
- Common Redpoll --Hale (Ehlmann) first 1/5
- Northern Cardinal (Ehlmann) last 1/5
- Harris's Sparrow --CR 4/west of Hale Ponds (Ehlmann) first 1/5
- Long-eared Owl --Hale windbreak (Ehlmann) last 1/5
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Ehlmann) last 1/5
- (Hale Ponds & west of Foster's Grove Campgrounds)
- Wray Fishing Unit
- Barn Owl (Ehlmann) first 1/4
- Sandsage Wildlife Area
- Harris's Sparrow (Ehlmann) first 1/4
- White-throated Sparrow (Ehlmann) first 1/4
- 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
Kit Carson County
- Burlington (Highway 385 & Highway 24)
- Great-tailed Grackle (350+) (Floyd) first 1/2
Logan County
- Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
- Eastern Screech-Owl --5 east to 7 east (Ehlmann) last 12/17
- Red-bellied Woodpecker --1 west (Ehlmann) last 12/17
- Field Sparrow --7 east (Ehlmann) last 12/17
- Northern Cardinal (male) (Ehlmann) last 12/17
Clear Creek County
- Loveland Pass
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (Stevens) 2; last 2/8
- (Latest: Below east side of parking lot, below ragged rocks)
- (Flew from west side high to low below road)
- (Best chance: look for flat area south of trail at 0.7 miles above west side of highway)
- Guanella Pass (NOTE closures below)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (Daniel Maynard) last 1/31
- (Access: Grant side only: Latest sightings; half mile south of Summit)
- (Road closed 1-2 miles from Summit; depending upon snowfall)
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (D. Maynard) first 1/31
- (Near southern road closure)
- (Potential Rock slide: Access from Georgetown closed for quite a while; access only from Hwy 285 at Grant)
- Mt. Evans Byway
- American Three-toed Woodpecker --Echo Lake Campgrounds (Ehlmann) last 1/31
- (NOTE: Mt Evans Road CLOSED FOR SEASON at Echo Lake)
- Silver Plume
- Rosy Finches (50+) (Zeeto) (first 10/30) last 12/22
- (Latest: early morning, cliffs north of post office)
- (Flyover I70; headed toward Silver Plume; may be worth checking cliffs north of town)
Summit County
- Blue River Water Treatment Plant
- Barrow's Goldeneye (Zeeto/Stevens) (first 10/9) 6+; last 2/8
- Blue Ridge Road
- Rosy Finches (120+, Gray-crowned) (Nims/Zeeto) (first 1/2) last 1/6
Garfield County
- Coryell Ranch Ponds
- Barrow's Goldeneye (36) (Filby) (first 1/17) 192; last 2/6
- Ranch At Roaring Fork
- Barrow's Goldeneye (female) (Filby) first 2/6
Fremont County
- Tunnel Drive
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Rich Miller/Peterson) (first 10/20) last 2/6
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Ehlmann) last 1/13
- Centennial Park; Canon City
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (male) (Moss) (first 11/20) again 1/30
- Near Valco Ponds, Canon City
- Greater White-fronted Goose (11) (Moss) last 1/30
- (Willow Street & Willow Lane; few blocks north of Hwy 115,
- first signed intersection/west/MacKenzie Ave)
- Beaver Creek Wildlife Area
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (2 heard) (Ehlmann) (first 1/12) last 1/14
Park County
- Colorado Road 24 (Not Hwy 24)
- Snow Bunting --approx. 1 mile/east/Hwy 285 (Kalbach) first 1/31
- Highway 285, south of Fairplay
- Gyrfalcon (gray) (Deininger) first 1/30
Delta County
- Gunnison River & Confluence Park
- Ross's Goose --Confluence Park (Garrison) first 1/30
- Barrow's Goldeneye (13) (Robinsong/Garrison) (first 1/6) last 1/30
- (Trailer Park Access to Gunnison River, just North of Hwy 50 Bridge in Delta)
- Hidden Valley, Paonia
- Brown-capped Rosy Finch (45) (Beason) first 1/23
- Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (4) (Beason) first 1/23
- Fruitgrower's Reservoir
- Lewis's Woodpecker (7) (Feeney) last 6/28
- (Drive South first paved road west of Reservoir;
- large cottonwoods as road heads west again)
Grand County
- Granby
- Harris's Sparrow (Clements) (first 1/20) last 1/29
- (Search around large Spruce Trees in front & along street)
- (213 W. Topaz Avenue, call Brad for additional details: 970-531-7139)
- Winter Park (Ski Lift Ticket Required)
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (2) --Parsenn Bowl at Boundary (Meade) first 1/18
- Kremmling (9th & Grand Streets)
- Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (50) (Deininger/Pieplow) (first 11/25) last 1/16
- (1/16: one Black Rosy Finch in flock)
Routt County
- Hunters Court, Steamboat Springs
- Common Redpoll (pair) (Hughes/Litteral) (first 1/24) last 1/26
Mesa County
- Colorado National Monument
- Rosy Finches (Lambeth) first 1/25
- (Debris slope between the two tunnels, northwest entrance)
- (90 percent Black, 9 percent Gray-crowned, 1 percent Brown-capped)
- Pinyon Jay (30+) (Swift) last 9/28
- Grand Mesa
- Boreal Owl (3) Spruce Grove CG to 2.0 miles south (Meade) first 1/17
- White-winged Crossbill --south of Visitor's Center (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
- Grand Junction (2400 block of Mesa Avenue)
- White-winged Dove (Korte) last 12/25
Jackson & Larimer Counties
- Cameron Pass Area
- Boreal Owl (Stevens/Swardson) last 1/18
- (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)
- Colorado State Forest
- Rosy Finches (Gray-crowned, Brown-capped) (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 11/1) last 12/31
Pitkin County
- Snowmass Ski Area
- Rosy Finches (200+) --Village Express chairlift ($26/fee) (Filby) first 1/17
- American Three-toed Woodpecker --near feeders/top of Gondola (Filby) first 1/17
Gunnison County
- Houston Gulch South of Parlin
- Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Meade) first 1/16
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
La Plata County
- Wildcat Canyon
- Acorn Woodpecker (Leatherman) 3; last 8/28
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