Boulder County
• Walden Ponds
  • Marbled Godwit (2) (Waagen) first 7/4
  • Green Heron (Bruening/Takamine) (first 5/25) last 7/4
• Sawhill Ponds
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Floyd/Szeliga) (first 5/22) last 7/3
  • (north of pond #11; east of north-south trail)
  • Green Heron (Bruening/Boswell) (first 5/25) last 6/29
• Gregory Canyon & Nearby Area
  • Scarlet Tanager (M. Miller/Dunning) (first 6/1) last 7/2
  • (Latest: around pole #2; flew towards pole #50)
• Prairie Dog Town Near Berthoud
  • Burrowing Owl --Hwy 52 & CR 13 (McIsaac) (first 6/21) 2+; last 6/28
• Eldorado Mountain Open Space
  • Hooded Warbler --see directions (Nunes) (first 5/20) last 6/24
  • Eastern Bluebird (2 ad, 3 juv) (Nunes) first 6/24
  • Red-eyed Vireo (Stevens/Floyd) (first 5/29) last 6/15
  • (Entrance to Eldorado Springs; also try Fowler Trail behind post office; east of trailhead)
• Boulder County Open Space (Lookout Road; 1/2 mile east/N. 79th St to 95th St
  • Burrowing Owl (2+) (Merrill/Nunes) (first 5/5) ad, 2 juv; last 6/24
  
  Douglas County
• 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
  • Indigo Bunting (male) --Creekside Trail/below Dam (Stevens/Weston) (first 6/25) last 6/26
  • (one south of dam; the other near intersection of Falls & Creekside Trails)
  • Common Poorwill --just south of southwest entrance (Stevens) first 6/25
• Winkler Ranch/South/Castlewood Canyon State Park
  • Bobolink (Stevens/Petrosky) (first 5/16) 12+; last 7/3
  
  El Paso County
• Ramah Wildlife Area
  • White-rumped Sandpiper (Peterson/Maynard) (first 6/28) last 7/3
  • Marbled Godwit (3) (Maynard) first 7/3
  
  Elbert County
• Elbert County Road
  • Dickcissel (1+) --4.1 miles/south/hwy 86 (Stevens/Petrosky) (first 5/28) last 7/3
  
  Larimer County
• Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Least Flycatcher (Dixie Smith) first 7/3
  • (Cow Creek Trail: North/trail, through 2nd Meadow)
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan (10-15) (R. Haire/Aquila) (first 6/2) last 6/27
  • (Seen from Medicine Bow Curve pullover, trail to north)
  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch (2) (Rashid/Aquila) (first 6/21) last 6/27
  • (Latest: Top of Tundra World Nature Trail)
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl (McMillan) first 6/15
  • (Cow Creek Trail: Heard from north of "wooden stairs"/0.7 miles west of parking area)
• 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
• Canal/East of Northeast Corner/Pelican Pond
  • Green Heron (Leatherman) first 6/29
• East Side of Chambers Lake
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --first pullover along CR 103/south Hwy 14 (Weston) first 6/28
• Lory State Park
  • Common Poorwill --about 500 yards/inside entrance (Weston) first 6/27
• Rist Canyon Road
  • Ovenbird --old USFS Picnic Area (Leatherman) first 6/25
  
  Adams County
• DIA Owl Loop
  • Burrowing Owl (Stevens/Kosten) (first 3/14) last 7/2
  • (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) (last 6/26)
  • Short-eared Owl (Kosten:Ehlmann) first 5/3
  • (Queensburg St/approx. 1.0 miles south/114th Avenue; draw to east/then hills to west)
• Barr Lake
  • Barn Owl --south/Pioneer Tr (Stevens/Cryder) (first 5/15) last 6/21
  
  Jefferson County
• Reynolds Park
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (adult male) (M. Brown) first 6/30
  • (100 ft+/northwest of top (old) end of Eagle's View Trail)
  • Dusky Grouse (M. Brown) first 6/17
  • (Eagle's View trail/250 yds/west/open area [old end of Eagle's View trail])
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl (M. Brown/Stevens) first heard only; last 6/11
  • Common Poorwill (observed, west/end/parking lot) (Stevens) first 6/11
• Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker
  • (adult f) (PNF) --40 ft/east/Buck Gulch tr/90 ft/north/Skipper Tr (M. Brown) last 6/24
  • (m) (PNF) --60 ft/south/Strawberry Jack Tr/150 yds/south/Parkview Tr (M. Brown) last 6/19
  • (m) (PNF) --Skipper Tr/200 yds/east/Buck Gulch Tr (M. Brown) last 6/9
  • Northern Goshawk (Merlynn Brown) first 6/24
  • (Buck Gulch Trail, 200 yds south from park boundary sign)
• Genesee Mountain Park
  • Williamson's Sapsucker (Ehlmann/Lamoureux) (first 5/19) pair, last 6/22
  • (Latest: pair: dead tree, north of flagpole, top of park)
  • (male & female: northwest corner of building at group picnic area)
• Deer Creek Canyon Park
  • Ovenbird (2) --see directions (Henwood) (first 6/10) last 6/19
• Chatfield Reservoir
  • American Redstart (Stevens/Zeeto) last 6/13
  • (Platte River, East of Discovery Pavilion)
• High Grade Road
  • Ovenbird (2+) (Sherry) (first 6/7) last 6/9
  
  Arapahoe County
• Near Great Plains Park
  • Burrowing Owl (McCorison/Kosten) last 6/28
  • (Approximately 0.1 miles east of parking lot/overlooking BAF Base)
• Cherry Creek Reservoir
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird (Beltz/Kosten) (first 5/1) last 6/28
  
  Weld County
• Lower Latham Reservoir
  • Red-necked Phalarope (Takamine) first 6/28
  • Willet (2+) (Takamine) first 6/28
  • Black Rail (Sanders) first 6/26
  • Least Bittern --heard only (Sanders) first 6/26
  • American Bittern (Sanders) last 6/26
• Mountain Plover Loops
  • Mountain Plover
  • (1) --CR 45/approx. mile/south/CR 122 (Aquila) first 6/28
  • (1) --southwest corner/CR 94 & CR 63 (Lamoureux) first 6/15
  • (1) --CR 92 & CR 33 (Lefko) first 6/8
  • (2+) --CR 96 burn/approx. 2.0 miles west of CR 77) (Stevens/Petrosky) (first 4/9) 1; last 5/14
  • (up to 5) --Southeast corner/Hwy 14 & CR 51 (Stevens/Debach) (first 3/20) 2; last 4/20
  • Burrowing Owl
  • (8+) --CR 90 at 1.5 miles East of CR 35 (first 6/21)
  • (1) --CR 100 & CR 23 (Lefko) (first 4/30) 5+; last 6/14
  • (1) --CR 100/ 0.5 miles south/CR 33 (Lefko) (first 4/13) 5+; last 6/14
  • (1) --CR 51 and CR 90 (Dixie Smith/France) (first 3/29) last 6/11
  • Cassin's Sparrow (Lefko)
  • (14+) --CR 37 from CR 100 to CR 114 (first 6/21)
  • (many) --CR 70 X CR 76 X CR 67 X .5m N on Hwy 392 out of Cornish (first 6/7)
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Lefko)
  • (6+) --CR 37 from CR 100 to CR 114 (first 6/21)
  • (7+) --CR 29 x 27 x Hwy 90 x 92/94 (first 6/8)
  • Alternate Plumaged Chestnut-sided Longspur
  • (2+) --Hwy 85 & CR 114 (SE corner) (Stevens/Petrosky) (first 4/17) last 5/14
• East Side of Highway 392 & County Road 67
  • Mountain Plover --S.E. (Lefko) (first 3/19) 3ad, 2imm; last 6/7
  • Burrowing Owl --s.a.b. (Stevens/Lefko) (first 3/20) last 6/7
  
  Denver County
• Marston Reservoir
  • Common Loon (T. Jones) first 6/27
  
  Huerfano County
• Lathrop State Park
  • Green Heron --Wetlands walk/Duck Pond (Neldner) first 6/22
  
  Pueblo County
• 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

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

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
  
  Logan/Sedgwick Counties
• Jumbo Reservoir
  • Marbled Godwit (2) (Danka/Cryder) (first 7/2) last 7/3
  
  Washington/Logan Counties
• Prewitt Reservoir
  • Marbled Godwit (Cryder) first 7/3
  • Willet (2) (Cryder) first 7/3
  
  Yuma County
• Bonny Reservoir & Hale Ponds
  • Baltimore Oriole (Stevens/Blansett) (first 5/23) last 6/8
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Danka/Blansett) first last 6/8
  • Great Crested Flycatcher (Danka) first 5/23
  • (CR 3 at 0.3 miles east/Hwy 385)
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker --Hale Ponds (Danka) last 5/23
  • Eastern Bluebird (9) --east of LL.5 & CR 4 (Danka) (first 8/23) last 5/23
  • Eastern Screech-Owl --northeast/Hale Ponds (Stevens/Weston) (first 8/23) last 5/12
• Vernon Town Park
  • Northern Cardinal (male) (Corwin) first 6/3
• County Road 7, just east of Highway 385
  • Burrowing Owl (3+) (Stevens/Weston) (first 4/8) last 5/23

Mountains and Western Colorado

Montezuma County
• J Road Bridge in McElmo Canyon
  • Black Phoebe (2) (Garrison) (first 4/30) last 7/3
• 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
  
  Ouray County
• Box Canyon Falls
  • Black Swift (Ehlmann/Hirshman) (first 6/12) last 7/3
  
  Delta County
• 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)
  
  Jackson County
• Walden Reservoir
  • Greater Sage-Grouse (4) (Riffe) first 7/2
  • Willet (2) (Riffe) first 7/2
• Colorado State Forest Visitor's Center
  • Veery (Riffe) last 7/2
  • Fox Sparrow (gray form) (Riffe) last 7/2
• Pole Mountain Reservoir
  • Willet (Riffe) first 7/2
• County Road 21/One mile east of Highway 125/South of Rand
  • Three-toed Woodpecker (3) (T. Jones) first 6/18
• Lake John Wildlife Area
  • Burrowing Owl --main entrance (T. Jones) first 5/27
  
  Jackson & Larimer Counties
• Cameron Pass Area
  • White-winged Crossbill (Riffe) first 7/2
  • Boreal Owl (Stevens/Blankenship) last 6/15
  • (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/Blankenship) last 6/15
  • (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)
  
  Summit County
• Hunkidori Trail
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --0.8 miles up (Weston) first 6/29
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl --0.2 miles up (Weston) first 6/29
• Saints John Trail
  • Boreal Owl --just below treeline (Stevens) first 6/29
• Spring Creek Trail
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl (Stevens) first 6/29
  • (Near parking area; Note: most passenger cars cannot get to parking area)
  • (Therefore, requires a 2 mile hike from Crown Subdivision to reach)
  
  Chaffee County
• Sands Lake Wildlife Area
  • Black Phoebe (adults, 3 young) (Truan) first 6/27
  
  Eagle County
• Eagle Home (Call for appointment)
  • Baltimore Oriole --970-328-6359 (Riggle) last 6/27
  
  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
  
  Routt County
• Walton Creek Campground
  • White-winged Crossbill (Birek) first 6/25
  
  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
  
  Clear Creek County
• 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
• Mt. Evans Byway (northwest side Summit Lake)
  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch (2) (Stevens/Weston) (first 6/7) last 6/13
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan --east of upper parking area (Weston) first 6/13
  
  Mesa County
• 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
• Grand Mesa
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Scotland Trailhead (Aquila) first 6/21
  • Boreal Owl (Stevens/Aquila) (first 4/24) last 6/21
  • (First pullover, south of Spruce Grove campgrounds)
  • Boreal Owl (Stevens) last 5/18
  • (At 0.2 miles east of Center; along road heading east from Visitor's Center)
• 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
• Brewster Ridge
  • Scott's Oriole (2 male) (Stevens) first 5/18
  
  Mineral County
• West Fork Campground
  • Hooded Warbler (Stevens) first 6/20
• Wolf Creek Pass
  • Black Swift (Stevens) first 6/19
  
  Saguache County
• Forest Roads 660 & 659
  • Curve-billed Thrasher (Stevens) first 6/17
  • Pinyon Jay (6+) (Stevens) first 6/17
• Russell Lakes Wildlife Area
  • American Bittern (3) (Floyd) first 6/8
  
  Gunnison County
• Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --west end (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 4/30) last 6/11
  • Dusky Grouse (Dubach/Stevens) (first 4/21) 2; last 5/20
  
  Alamosa County
• Zapata Falls
  • Black Swift (5+) (Ruano/Floyd) (first 5/30) 30+; last 6/10
• Blanca Wetlands
  • Snowy Plover (5) (Floyd) first 6/9
  • Great-tailed Grackle (Floyd) first 6/9
  
  Fremont County
• Highway 120 Bridge at Arkansas River
  • Black Phoebe (2) (R. Miller/Moss) (first 3/29) last 6/8
• Arkansas Riverwalk
  • Carolina Wren (heard) --Bluff trail (Danka) last 5/21
  • Black Phoebe --start to river trail/east/Sells Pond (Moss) last 5/21
• Tunnel Drive
  • Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Moss) last 5/16
  
  Moffat County
• Oxbow Wildlife Area (from parking area)
  • Sage Sparrow (5+) (Stevens/Zeeto) (first 3/29) last 5/25
  • Sage Thrasher (4+) (Stevens/Zeeto) (first 3/29) last 5/25
  
  Grand County
• 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)