Adams County
• South Platte River & 88th Avenue Area
  • Glaucous Gull (1st year) (Stevens) first (first 12/25) last 2/16
  • (Southeast corner of Tani Reservoir; also check East Gravel Lake and S. Platte River)
  • Long-tailed Duck (Stevens) first 2/16
  • (Dahlia Pond, east of Dahlia Avenue & South of 88th Avenue)
  • Barrow's Goldeneye (3m, 2f) (Stevens) (first 12/3) last 2/16
  • (South Platte River, below green/white tower, approx. 1 mile south of 88th avenue)
  • (Also East Gravel Lake, east of tower)
  
  Jefferson County
• Reynolds Park
  • Dusky Grouse --top of Eagle's View trail (M. Brown/Stevens) last 2/16
  • (Latest: halfway between Oxen Draw Trail and top of Eagle's View trail (Berry)
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker (M. Brown/Stevens last 2/16
  • (Latest: 1; east of Oxen Draw trail, just north of Eagle's View trail (Berry)
  • (1; within 40 yards east of intersection of Oxen Draw & Eagle's View trails)
  • (1; just south of Oxen Draw & Eagle's View trails)
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl
  • --parking lot near Oxen Draw Trail (Stevens/Berry) last 2/16
  • --(Skrentny:Yon/Stevens) (first 1/1) last 1/18
  • (Songbird Trail; halfway between parking lots)
• Lower Church Lake
  • Trumpeter Swan (4 adult, 1 juv) (Mihm-Dunning/Gent) (first 2/7) last 2/15
• Pine Valley Ranch Park & Pike National Forest See Trail Maps
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl
  • --Buck Gulch & Skipper Trails; 1/2 mile NE of trailhead (Baines) first 2/7
  • --120 ft/south/Strawberry Jack Tr/150 yds/west/Parkview Tr (M. Brown/Stevens) (first 1/19) last 2/7
  • --50 yds/south/Parkview Tr/halfway between trailhead and intersection w/Strawberry Jack Tr (Junda) last 2/3
  • (2) --50 yds/north/Buck Gulch Tr/100 yds/east/Park Boundary Sign (Junda) first 2/3
  • --Cliffs/west/Pine Lake Loop/along Buck Gulch Tr/until 40 yds/north/Strawberry Jack Tr (M. Brown) first 9/29
  • --Parkview Tr switchbacks (Stevens) last 9/20
  • --closed gate/west end/Narrow Gauge Tr (Stevens) first 9/17
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker
  • (adult female) (PNF) --60 ft/north/Strawberry Jack Tr/200 yds/south/Parkview Tr (M. Brown/Stevens) last 2/7
  • (male) (PVR) --Buck Gulch Tr; halfway between Pine Lake & Strawberry Jack Trails (Cross) last 1/18
  • (adult male) (PNF) --Strawberry Jack Tr/300 yds/east/Buck Gulch Tr (Simmons) last 12/27
  
  Boulder County
• Walden Ponds
  • Mew Gull (Szeliga) first 2/15
• Golden Ponds
  • Ross's Goose (Pratt/Schmoker) last 2/15
• Fawnbrook Inn, Allenspark
  • Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (Dillman/Nunes) (first 12/3) last 2/14
  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch (Dillman/Nunes) (first 12/3) last 2/14
  • Black Rosy Finch (Dillman/Nunes) (first 12/3) last 2/14
  • Band-tailed Pigeon (Chavez/Nunes) (first 1/9) last 2/14
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --southeast of inn (Stevens) first 2/8
• Boulder Reservoir
  • Thayer's Gull (adult) --NW corner (Szeliga) (first 2/7) last 2/12
• Boulder Creek (South of East Pearl between Foothills & 55th Streets
  • Eastern Screech-Owl (Kaempfer) first 1/31
• Teller Farms South Trail (off Arapahoe Road)
  • Short-eared Owl --early morning/marshy area to North (Mazzola) first 1/22
  
  Weld County
• Greeley Gravel Pond at 35th Avenue
  • Greater White-fronted Goose (Lefko) first 2/15
  • Mute Swan (3) (origin unknown) (Lefko) first 2/15
• Crom Lake
  • Ross's Goose (3) (Lefko) first 2/15
• Northern Weld County
  • Snow Buntings
  • --CR 100/west/Hwy 85 (DeFonso) first 1/27
  • --West/CR 23/near CR 118 (Hopper) last 1/25
  • --(2) (Ehlmann) first 1/24
  • (CR 37, one mile/north/USDA Office/then 1/2 mile west on dirt track)
  • --flyover/CR 122/CR 45 (Ehlmann) first 1/24
  • --(2+) (Dixie Smith) first 1/20
  • (Wheat Field West of County Road 21 and South of Carr)
  
  Broomfield County
• Plaster Reservoir
  • Cinnamon Teal (early male) (Zorawowicz) first 2/15
  
  Larimer County
• Wellington Wildlife Area Complex
  • Long-eared Owl (11+) (Stevens/Weston) last 2/14
  • Short-eared Owl (2+) (Stevens/Weston) last 2/14
• Donath Lake
  • Glaucous Gull (1st year) (Komar) first 2/14
  • Thayer's Gull (adult) (Komar) first 2/14
  • Thayer's Gull (1st cycle) (Komar) first 2/14
• Ryan Gulch Reservoir & Pond to Southeast
  • Great-tailed Grackle (30) (Dixie Smith) first 2/13
  • (about a mile south of Cattail Pond, Loveland)
  • Mute Swan (origin unknown) (Kogler/Dixie Smith) (first 2/7) last 2/10
• Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl (Komar) first 12/31
  
  Arapahoe County
• Aurora Reservoir
  • Great Black-backed Gull (adult) (Cryder/Petrosky) (first 1/3) last 2/12
  
  Pueblo County
• Sunset Subdivision
  • White-winged Dove (50-60) (Percival) last 1/29
  • (Sunset Neighborhood South of City Golf Course; Dartmouth Avenue)

Southeastern Colorado

Bent County
• John Martin Reservoir
  • Swamp Sparrow (7) (Nelson/Peterson) (first 1/31) last 2/15
  • Le Conte's Sparrow --see directions (Nelson/Schaum) (first 1/31) last 2/7
  • Glaucous Gull (Imm) (Nelson/Shaum) (first 1/13) last 2/4
• Fort Lyons Wildlife Easement
  • Eastern Towhee (female) (Truan/Peterson) (first 1/21) last 2/15
  • (County Roads JJ & 16)
  
  Otero County
• Lake Holbrook
  • Greater Scaup (67) (Peterson) first 2/15
• Rocky Ford Inca Doves
  • Inca Dove --Check: Washington Street area (Stevens/M.OB.) last 12/17
  • White-winged Dove --Hwy 202 & Industrial Drive (Stevens/M.OB.) (first 4/2) last 12/17
  
  Prowers County
• Willow Creek Park
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker --north end (Peterson) last 1/24
• Lamar Community College
  • Northern Cardinal --south end (Peterson) last 1/24
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker --south end (Peterson) last 1/24
  
  Baca County
• Cottonwood Canyon
  • Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2) --see directions (Zeeto) last 1/13
  • Western Screech-Owl (2) (Zeeto) last 1/13
  • Lewis's Woodpecker (Stevens) last 9/13

Northeastern Colorado

Washington/Logan Counties
• Prewitt Reservoir
  • Eastern Screech-Owl (2) (Stevens/Weston) (first 1/22) last 2/16
  • (below dam/east of ranger's home & another at western end)
  
  Logan County
• Sterling Reservoir
  • Long-eared Owl (Weston) first 2/15
• Overland Park Area
  • White-throated Sparrow --brush along Platte River (Stevens) first 2/15
  • Harris's Sparrow --Sterling Visitor's Center (Stevens) first 2/15
• Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
  • Northern Cardinal (male) (Weston/Larson) (first 12/30) last 1/4
  • White-throated Sparrow (2) (Stevens/Bosley) (first 12/14) last 1/4
  • Harris's Sparrow (Bosley) last 1/4
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (2+) (Weston/Larson) (first 12/30) last 1/4
  • Eastern Screech-Owl (2) --eastern sections (Weston) first 12/30
• Tamarack Ranch WLA South/Logan County Roads 89 & 46
  • Greater Prairie-Chicken --0.1 miles north (Danka/Weston) (first 12/14) last 12/30
  
  Morgan County
• Boyd Ponds Wildlife Area
  • Winter Wren (Kaempfer/Walbek) (first 12/18) last 2/15
• County Road AA at 1.5 miles North of CR 26
  • Snow Bunting (Cross) first 1/31
• Brush Wildlife Area
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (2 m, 1 f) (Stevens/Cross) (first 1/22) last 1/31
  • Eastern Screech-Owl (Stevens/Weston) (first 1/22) last 1/24
• Jackson Reservoir
  • Eastern Screech-Owl --below dam (Stevens) first 1/23
  • Short-eared Owl --northwest corner (Stevens) first 1/23
  • Bohemian Waxwing --Russian Olive Trees/west side (Wild) first 1/21
  • Swamp Sparrow --Marsh/South side CR AA/outside of park (Wild) first 1/21
• Walk-in Hunting Area (1.0 miles/north/CR AA & CR 28)
  • Snow Bunting (1 or 2) --0.6 miles east/entrance ($20/fee area) (Stevens) first 1/22
• Morgan County Road GG
  • Snow Bunting --100 yds/east/Hwy 71 (Wild) first 1/21
  
  Yuma County
• Bonny Reservoir
  • Eastern Screech-Owl --west side (Ehlmann) last 2/6
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker --south side (Ehlmann) last 2/6
  • Long-eared Owl (Stevens/Ehlmann) (first 10/30) last 2/6
  • (Evergreen windbreak; north side/east of Foster's Grove Campgrounds)
• Hale Ponds
  • Eastern Screech-Owl (Stevens/Ehlmann) last 2/5
  • (Along Republican River; CR LL.5 to Kansas border)
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (4) (Ehlmann) last 2/5
  • Long-eared Owl (3+) (Stevens) first 2/5
  • Short-eared Owl --South/CR 4 (Ehlmann) (first 12/19) last 1/4
• WIA (Walk-in Area) at CR 1 & CR N
  • Snow Bunting (Ehlmann) first 2/5

Mountains and Western Colorado

Clear Creek County
• Mt. Evans Byway (Now Closed for Season at Echo Lake)
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Echo Lake Campgrounds (4 tent sites) (Bingham/Berry) last 2/15
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --southeast corner/Echo Lake (Stevens/Weston) (first 8/25) last 1/2
• Loveland Pass
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan (Petroski/Berry) (first 12/13) 2; 2/15
  • (Latest: 2 birds about 0.6 miles up western side trail, flat area to south)
  • (West side/above & South/Summit; Also check below Summit parking area/east side of Hwy 6)
• Guanella Pass (CLOSED FOR SEASON)
  • White-tailed Ptarmigan (7+) (Stevens/Cross) last 2/1
  • Place to now search for White-tailed Ptarmigan is the Summit of Loveland Pass
  • (NOTE: Pass is temporarily opened to Lost Silver Dollar Lake trail;)
  • (We cross-country skied 2.4 miles to summit)
  • (southeast of junction/Rosalie & 603 trails)
  • email: birdertoo@hotmail.com (for additional directions)
  
  Summit County
• Blue River Water Treatment Plant
  • Barrow's Goldeneye (40) (Stevens/Berry) (first 11/11) 8+; last 2/15
  
  Montezuma County
• County Roads 22 & P, North to Cemetery
  • Great-tailed Grackle (2+) (Garrison) first 2/15
• Dolores (7th street/east of Hwy 145)
  • White-winged Dove (Morris) first 1/23
  
  Teller County
• Around Victor
  • Brown-capped Rosy Finch (Chartier) first 2/14
  • Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (Chartier) first 2/14
  
  Pitkin County
• Gateway Mesa (New Castle)
  • Rosy Finches (3 species) (McConnell) first 2/14
• Highway 133, north of Redstone
  • Lewis's Woodpecker (Pieplow) first 2/5
• Snowmass Ski Area
  • Rosy Finch (200+) (Brown-capped & Gray-crowned) (Filby) (first 12/18) last 2/4
  • (Feeding Station at top of Sam's Knob/Village Express Chairlift)
  • White-winged Crossbill (Filby) first 2/4
  • (A foot passenger $26 ticket allows access to Gondola & Village Express Chairlift)
  
  Mesa County
• Cameo
  • Chukar (Ehlmann) first 2/11
  • (West side of road across from broken down building)
• Grand Mesa (Skyway Trail)
  • White-winged Crossbill (Pieplow/Ehlmann) (first 2/5) last 2/10
  • (Near Grand Mesa Visitor's Center in Delta County)
  • White-winged Crossbill (2+) (Beason/Dahl) (first 1/31) last 2/5
  • (Lion's Loop ski trail at Skyway nordic ski area)
  • Boreal Owl (2) (Ehlmann) first 2/10
  • (One location was the first pullover, south of Spruce Grove campgrounds)
• Grand Junction (800 block of White Avenue)
  • White-winged Dove (Arnold) last 2/7
  • (Best times to see are 0800 to 0830)
  
  Delta County
• Confluence Park
  • Barrow's Goldeneye (22) --at Gunnison River (Beason) first 2/8
  • Greater White-fronted Goose (Beason) first 2/8
  • Ross's Goose (2) (Garrison/Beason) (first 12/30) 3; last 1/24
• Gunnison River Pleasure Park
  • Chukar (16) --picnic area & north (Garrison) first 12/23
• Fruitgrower's Reservoir
  • Lewis's Woodpecker (Warring) last 10/24
  • (Drive South first paved road west of Reservoir;
  • large cottonwoods as road heads west again)
  
  Fremont County
• Tunnel Drive
  • Rufous-crowned Sparrow (5) (Moss) 1; last 1/29
  • Golden-crowned Sparrow --near parking area (Miller/Peterson) (first 12/18) last 12/21
• MacKenzie Avenue North of the Arkansas Riverwalk
  • Greater White-fronted Goose (12) (Moss) (first 11/5) 11; last 1/29
  • (Latest: Fields by Dairy on Willow Street, north of Highway 115)
• Centennial Park
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (male) (Moss/Schmoker) (first 12/3) last 1/2
• Holy Cross Abbey
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female) (Moss) (first 11/23) last 12/14
• Lions Park, Florence
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (male) (Moss) first 12/10
  
  Gunnison County
• Crested Butte Rosy Finches
  • Rosy Finches (200+) (Powers) (first 11/5) last 1/26
• Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
  • (Note: Now closed at Visitor's Center; long snow shoe trip to west end)
  • Dusky Grouse --main road/west/campgrounds (Warring) first 10/23
  • Northern Pygmy-Owl --west end/south rim drive (Stevens) first 10/23
  
  Jackson & Larimer Counties
• Cameron Pass Area
  • Boreal Owl (Stevens/Weston) last 1/20
  • (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)
• Colorado State Forest
  • Rosy Finches (3 species) (Weston) last 12/4
  • Boreal Owl --Ruby Jewell Road (Stevens/Story) last 11/8
  • Boreal Owl -south/Crags Campgrounds (Stevens/Warring) first 10/17
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker --Ruby Jewell Road (Warring) first 10/16
• County 26, North of Highway 14
  • Greater Sage-Grouse (2) (Stevens/Weston) (first 11/29) last 12/2
• Highway 125; Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
  • Gyrfalcon (Weston) first 12/1
  • (Halfway between road to headquarters and self-driving auto tour road to north)
  
  Chaffee County
• Buena Vista Area
  • Lewis's Woodpecker (2) (Tuvesson/Deininger) (first 7/4) last 11/29
  • (Brookdale Avenue & N. Pleasant Avenue Area)
  • Pinyon Jay (40) --east of Johnson Village (Deininger) first 11/27
  • Pinyon Jay --KOA campgrounds/below Buena Vista Overlook (Warring) last 10/22
  
  La Plata County
• Wildcat Canyon
  • Acorn Woodpecker (2) (Riffe) last 11/25