Colorado Birding 2005

This is my list of birds seen in Colorado in 2005. Birds early in the list are missing dates because I wasn't keep track of such things early in the year; but they were seen often enough anyway.

* - new to overall Life List as well

The Colorado 2005 List (1/2/2006) - 227 birds ID'd

  1. Canada Goose
  2. Northern Flicker
  3. Black-capped Chickadee
  4. Ring-billed Gull
  5. American Crow
  6. American Kestrel
  7. Red-tailed Hawk
  8. Common Raven
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. American Magpie
  11. * Bohemian Waxwing
  12. Belted Kingfisher (1/2/05) - Sylvan Dale, US 34
  13. * Cackling Goose (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  14. * Redhead (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  15. Ring-necked Duck (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  16. Canvasback (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  17. Common Merganser (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  18. Mallard (1/2/05) - Loveland
  19. Western Scrub Jay (1/2/05) - Stout
  20. Blue Jay (1/2/05) - near Horseshoe Lake
  21. American Coot (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  22. Greater Scaup (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  23. Lesser Scaup (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  24. * Glaucous Gull (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  25. Eurasian Collared-Dove (1/2/05) - Larimer Cty
  26. Rock Pigeon (12/1/04) - Fort Collins
  27. European Starling (12/14/04) - Fort Collins
  28. Brown Creeper (1/2/05) - Loveland
  29. Cedar Waxwing (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  30. Great Blue Heron (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  31. Ruddy Duck (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  32. Northern Harrier (1/2/05) - Larimer Cty
  33. House Sparrow (1/2/05) - Larimer Cty
  34. Horned Lark (1/2/05) - Larimer Cty Landfill
  35. Sharp-shinned Hawk (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  36. House Finch (1/2/05) - Loveland
  37. Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco (1/2/05) - Stout
  38. American Robin (1/2/05) - Loveland
  39. American Wigeon (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  40. Common Goldeneye (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  41. Gadwall (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  42. Northern Shoveler (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  43. Downy Woodpecker (1/2/05) - Loveland
  44. Bufflehead (1/2/05) - Lake Loveland
  45. Townsend's Solitaire (1/6/05) - Overland Park, Fort Collins
  46. Trumpeter Swan (1/9/05) - Cattail Pond, Loveland
  47. Steller's Jay (1/16/05) - Rocky Mountain NP
  48. Mountain Chickadee (1/16/05) - Rocky Mountain NP
  49. Gray Jay (1/16/05) - Rocky Mountain NP
  50. White-breasted Nuthatch (1/20/05) - Horsetooth Mtn Park
  51. Hairy Woodpecker (1/20/05) - Horsetooth Mtn Park
  52. Pygmy Nuthatch (1/20/05) - Horsetooth Mtn Park
  53. Hooded Merganser (2/6/05) - City Park Lake, FC
  54. Thayer's Gull (2/20/05) - Lake Loveland
  55. Herring Gull (2/20/05) - Lake Loveland
  56. Great Black-backed Gull (2/20/05) - Lake Loveland
  57. Northern Pintail (2/20/05) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
  58. Western Meadowlark (2/20/05) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
  59. Red-winged Blackbird (2/21/05) - Riverbend Natural Area, FC
  60. * American Tree Sparrow (2/21/05) - Riverbend Natural Area, FC
  61. Horned Grebe (2/22/05) - Lake Loveland
  62. Green-winged Teal (2/24/05) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
  63. * Barrow's Goldeneye (2/27/05) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  64. Red-breasted Nuthatch (2/27/05) - Grayrock Mtn Trail
  65. Canyon Wren (2/27/05) - Grayrock Mtn Trail
  66. Mountain Bluebird (3/2/05) - Devil's Gulch Road, Estes Park
  67. Sandhill Crane (3/5/05) - Trilby Road, FC
  68. California Gull (3/6/05) - Donath Reservoir, FC
  69. White-crowned Sparrow (3/14/05) - ELC, FC
  70. Killdeer (3/15/05) - Boulder Reservoir
  71. * Prairie Falcon (3/16/05) - Garden of the Gods, Colo Springs
  72. Great Horned Owl (3/22/05) - Coyote Ridge Natural Area, FC
  73. Golden Eagle (3/24/05) - high over my neighborhood, FC
  74. Blue-winged Teal (3/27/05) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  75. Double-crested Cormorant (3/27/05) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  76. Mourning Dove (3/27/05) - Poudre River Trail, FC
  77. Turkey Vulture (4/1/05) - 'A' Mountain, FC
  78. White-throated Swift (4/3/05) - Horsetooth Mtn Peak
  79. White Pelican (4/11/05) - Spring Creek Ponds, CSU campus
  80. Loggerhead Shrike (4/15/05) - Cathy Fromme Preserve, FC
  81. Common Grackle (4/15/05) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  82. Barn Swallow (4/15/05) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  83. American Goldfinch (4/15/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  84. Western Grebe (4/15/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  85. Clark's Grebe (4/15/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  86. American Avocet (4/17/05) - Fossil Creek Wetlands, FC
  87. Osprey (4/17/05) - Frank SWA, SE of FC
  88. Swainson's Hawk (4/17/05) - Cty Rd 100, Weld Cty
  89. Burrowing Owl (4/17/05) - Cty Rd 100, Weld Cty
  90. House Wren (4/23/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  91. Orange-crowned Warbler (4/23/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  92. * Chipping Sparrow (4/23/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  93. Yellow-rumped Warbler (4/23/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  94. American Dipper (4/23/05) - Century Park, Poudre River Scenic Byway
  95. Yellow-headed Blackbird (4/23/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  96. Pied-billed Grebe (4/23/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  97. Song Sparrow (4/23/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  98. Cinnamon Teal (4/23/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  99. Long-tailed Duck (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  100. Savannah Sparrow (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  101. Tree Swallow (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  102. * Franklin's Gull (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  103. Bonaparte's Gull (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  104. Red-breasted Merganser (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  105. Brewer's Blackbird (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  106. Brown-headed Cowbird (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  107. Peregrine Falcon (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  108. Marbled Godwit (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  109. * Wilson's Phalarope (4/24/05) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  110. Spotted Towhee (4/25/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  111. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (4/25/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  112. Pine Siskin (4/28/05) - My backyard, FC
  113. * Bullock's Oriole (5/4/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  114. * Gray Flycatcher (5/4/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  115. Violet-Green Swallow (5/4/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  116. Green-tailed Towhee (5/7/05) - Coyote Ridge, FC
  117. Lark Sparrow (5/7/05) - Coyote Ridge, FC
  118. Gray Catbird (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  119. Wilson's Warbler (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  120. Yellow Warbler (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  121. Western Wood-Pewee (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  122. Swainson's Thrush (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  123. * Worm-eating Warbler (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  124. Eastern Kingbird (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  125. Orchard Oriole (6/5/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  126. Western Kingbird (6/6/05) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  127. Brown Thrasher (6/6/05) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  128. Common Nighthawk (6/6/05) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  129. Rock Wren (6/6/05) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  130. Black-crowned Night-Heron (6/6/05) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  131. Cliff Swallow (6/7/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  132. Lesser Goldfinch (6/7/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  133. * Warbling Vireo (6/7/05) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  134. Wood Duck (6/20/05) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
  135. Eared Grebe (6/20/05) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
  136. * Lincoln's Sparrow (6/21/05) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  137. * Red-naped Sapsucker (6/21/05) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  138. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (6/21/05) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  139. * Williamson's Sapsucker (6/21/05) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  140. Western Tanager (6/21/05) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  141. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (6/21/05) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  142. * Cordilleran Flycatcher (6/22/05) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  143. Cassin's Finch (6/22/05) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  144. Band-tailed Pigeon (6/22/05) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  145. Black-headed Grosbeak (6/22/05) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  146. Spotted Sandpiper (6/22/05) - Fall River Road, RMNP
  147. MacGillivray's Warbler (6/23/05) - Gem Lake Trail, RMNP
  148. Virginia's Warbler (6/23/05) - Gem Lake Trail, RMNP
  149. Clark's Nutcracker (6/24/05) - Trail Ridge Road, RMNP
  150. American Pipit (6/24/05) - Trail Ridge Road, RMNP
  151. * Tropical Parula (6/25/05) - Grandview Cemetery, FC
  152. * Bell's Vireo (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  153. Wild Turkey (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  154. Great Crested Flycatcher (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  155. Red-headed Woodpecker (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  156. Red-bellied Woodpecker (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  157. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  158. Lazuli Bunting (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  159. Baltimore Oriole (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  160. Yellow-breasted Chat (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  161. Dickcissel (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  162. Blue Grosbeak (6/29/05) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  163. * Upland Sandpiper (6/29/05) - Ovid
  164. Willet (6/29/05) - Ovid
  165. Forster's Tern (6/29/05) - Jumbo (Julesberg) Reservoir
  166. * Yellow-billed Cuckoo (6/29/05) - near Julesberg
  167. Eastern Bluebird (6/29/05) - near Julesberg
  168. * Lark Bunting (6/29/05) - near Bonny Lake SWA
  169. Ferruginous Hawk (6/29/05) - near Burlington
  170. Northern Mockingbird (6/29/05) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  171. * Scaled Quail (6/29/05) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  172. Least Tern (6/29/05) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  173. * Piping Plover (6/29/05) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  174. Western Screech-Owl (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  175. Bewick's Wren (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  176. * Mississippi Kite (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  177. * Chihuahuan Raven (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  178. Ash-throated Flycatcher (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  179. Canyon Towhee (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  180. Eastern Phoebe (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  181. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  182. Say's Phoebe (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  183. Bushtit (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  184. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  185. * Indigo Bunting (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  186. * Lewis' Woodpecker (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  187. Cassin's Kingbird (6/30/05) - Cottonwood Canyon
  188. Inca Dove (6/30/05) - Rocky Ford
  189. White-winged Dove (6/30/05) - Rocky Ford
  190. * Pine Grosbeak (7/6/05) - Rainbow Curve, RMNP
  191. Rufous Hummingbird (7/6/05) - Endovalley Picnic Area, RMNP
  192. * Bank Swallow (7/17/05) - Fossil Creek Res
  193. * White-tailed Ptarmigan (8/6/05) - Longs Peak trail, RMNP
  194. Townsend's Warbler (9/13/05) - ELC, FC
  195. Red Phalarope (9/17/05) - Duck Lake, FC
  196. Sabine's Gull (9/17/05) - Duck Lake, FC
  197. Cattle Egret (9/18/05) - Cottonwood Hollow, FC
  198. Solitary Sandpiper (9/18/05) - Cottonwood Hollow, FC
  199. Wilson's Snipe (9/18/05) - Cottonwood Hollow, FC
  200. * Pectoral Sandpiper (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  201. * Semipalmated Sandpiper (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  202. Black-bellied Plover (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  203. Lesser Yellowlegs (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  204. Long-billed Dowitcher (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  205. Red-necked Phalarope (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  206. Western Sandpiper (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  207. * Stilt Sandpiper (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  208. * Curlew Sandpiper (9/19/05) - Prewitt Reservoir
  209. Sanderling (9/25/05) - Fossil Creek Res
  210. * Baird's Sandpiper (9/25/05) - Fossil Creek Res
  211. Hermit Thrush (9/26/05) - backyard, FC
  212. Pacific Loon (11/8/05) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
  213. Common Loon (11/8/05) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
  214. Mew Gull (11/11/05) - Archery Pond, FC
  215. Snow Goose (11/11/05) - overhead, Duck Lake, FC
  216. Merlin (11/13/05) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  217. Surf Scoter (11/13/05) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  218. Sage Thrasher (11/13/05) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  219. Curve-billed Thrasher (11/13/05) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  220. * White-throated Sparrow (11/13/05) - Wetmore, Custer Cty
  221. Pinyon Jay (11/13/05) - Guffey, Custer Cty, CO
  222. Red-necked Grebe (11/13/05) - 11-Mile Reservoir, Park Cty
  223. * Ross' Goose (11/13/05) - 11-Mile Reservoir, Park Cty
  224. Tundra Swan (11/16/05) - College Lake, FC
  225. Greater White-fronted Goose (11/20/05) - LSI Logic, FC
  226. * Lesser Black-backed Gull (12/31/05) - Lake Loveland
  227. Great-tailed Grackle (12/31/05) - S of Cattail Pond, Loveland

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