Colorado Birding 2007

This is my list of bird species seen in Colorado in 2007.

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The Colorado 2007 List (12/15/2007) - 277 species ID'd

January

1. Horned Lark (1/13) - E-470
2. Red-tailed Hawk (1/13) - E-470
3. Rock Pigeon (1/13) - I-25, Loveland
4. American Kestrel (1/13) - I-25, Loveland
5. American Crow (1/13) - my yard, Fort Collins
6. Northern Flicker (1/14) - my yard, Fort Collins
7. Cedar Waxwing (1/14) - my yard, Fort Collins
8. American Robin (1/15) - Lake St., Fort Collins
9. Canada Goose (1/15) - City Park, Fort Collins
10. European Starling (1/15) - Fort Collins
11. House Finch (1/16) - City Park 9, Fort Collins
12. Black-capped Chickadee (1/16) - City Park 9, FC
13. Hooded Merganser (1/16) - City Park Lake, FC
14. Common Goldeneye (1/16) - City Park Lake, FC
15. Ring-necked Duck (1/16) - City Park Lake, FC
16. Mallard (1/16) - City Park Lake, FC
17. Cackling Goose (1/16) - City Park Lake, FC
18. Downy Woodpecker (1/16) - City Park Lake, FC
19. Dark-eyed Junco (1/16) - my yard, FC
20. House Sparrow (1/17) - my feeder, FC
21. Blue Jay (1/18) - my yard, FC
22. Sharp-shinned Hawk (1/18) - Overland Trail rd, FC
23. Northern Pintail (1/20) - Prospect Ponds, FC
24. American Wigeon (1/20) - Prospect Ponds, FC
25. Wood Duck (1/20) - Prospect Ponds, FC
26. Common Merganser (1/20) - Prospect Ponds, FC
27. Green-winged Teal (1/20) - Prospect Ponds, FC
28. American Goldfinch (1/21) - my yard, FC
29. Herring Gull (1/24) - Prospect Ponds, FC
30. Lesser Scaup (1/24) - Prospect Ponds, FC
31. Eurasian Collared-Dove (1/24) - rural Larimer Cty
32. Bufflehead (1/24) - Rawhide
33. Ruddy Duck (1/24) - Rawhide
34. Gadwall (1/24) - Rawhide
35. Double-crested Cormorant (1/24) - Rawhide
36. Glaucous Gull (1/24) - Rawhide
37. Great Blue Heron (1/24) - Rawhide
38. Rough-legged Hawk (1/24) - Rawhide
39. Golden Eagle (1/24) - Rawhide
40. Belted Kingfisher (1/29) - ELC, FC
41. Northern Shoveler (1/29) - ELC, FC
42. White-crowned Sparrow (1/31) - Nix Natural Area, FC

    February

43. Black-billed Magpie (2/3) - Pueblo
44. Pied-billed Grebe (2/3) - Pueblo Reservoir
45. Ring-billed Gull (2/3) - " "
46. Red-breasted Merganser (2/3) - " "
47. Horned Grebe (2/3) - " "
48. Mountain Bluebird (2/3) - " "
49. Scaled Quail (2/3) - " "
50. Common Loon (2/3) - " "
51. American Tree Sparrow (2/3) - " "
52. Northern Harrier (2/3) - " "
53. Common Raven (2/3) - " "
54. Thayer's Gull (2/3) - " "
55. American Goldfinch (2/3) - " "
56. Bald Eagle (2/3) - " "
57. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2/3) - " "
58. Great Black-backed Gull (2/3) - " "
59. * Iceland Gull (2/3) - " "
60. Rock Wren (2/3) - " "
61. Canvasback (2/3) - Arkansas River below Pueblo Dam
62. Redhead (2/3) - Arkansas River below Pueblo Dam
63. American Pipit (2/3) - Ark. River below Pueblo Dam
64. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2/3) - Ark. River below Pueblo Dam
65. Black Phoebe (2/3) - Valco Ponds, Pueblo Res.
66. Say's Phoebe (2/3) - Valco Ponds, Pueblo Res.
67. Yellow-rumped Warbler (2/3) - Valco Ponds, Pueblo Res.
68. Song Sparrow (2/3) - Valco Ponds, Pueblo Res.
69. Long-tailed Duck (2/3) - Pueblo Reservoir
70. Surf Scoter (2/3) - Pueblo Reservoir
71. Eared Grebe (2/3) - Pueblo Reservoir
72. Curve-billed Thrasher (2/3) - Pueblo West
73. Canyon Towhee (2/3) - Tunnel Road, Canon City
74. Spotted Towhee (2/3) - Tunnel Road, Canon City
75. Merlin (2/3) - Tunnel Road, Canon City
76. American Dipper (2/3) - Tunnel Road, Canon City
77. Western Scrub-Jay (2/3) - Tunnel Road, Canon City
78. Western Bluebird (2/3) - Tunnel Road, Canon City
79. * Juniper Titmouse (2/3) - Royal Gorge overlook
80. Townsend's Solitaire (2/3) - near Royal Gorge
81. Pinyon Jay (2/3) - near Royal Gorge
82. Mourning Dove (2/3) - Canon City
83. Loggerhead Shrike (2/3) - Penrose
84. Pygmy Nuthatch (2/5) - Bobcat Ridge Nat. Area
85. * Northern Pygmy-Owl (2/5) - near Stout
86. White-breasted Nuthatch (2/6) - Kodak Wildlife Area, Windsor
87. Northern Shrike (2/6) - Kodak Wildlife Area, Windsor
88. Great Horned Owl (2/11) - Waneka Lake, Lafayette
89. Western Meadowlark (2/11) - Pawnee Grasslands
90. Prairie Falcon (2/11) - Pawnee Grasslands
91. Lapland Longspur (2/11) - Pawnee Grasslands
92. Varied Thrush (2/15) - Alex Cringan's yard, FC
93. Hairy Woodpecker (2/15) - across from Alex Cringan's yard, FC
94. Mountain Chickadee (2/18) - Bear Lake, RMNP
95. Steller's Jay (2/18) - Bear Lake, RMNP
96. Gray Jay (2/18) - Bear Lake, RMNP
97. Pine Siskin (2/19) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark
98. Evening Grosbeak (2/19) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark
99. Red-breasted Nuthatch (2/19) - Allenspark
100. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (2/19) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark
101. Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (2/19) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark
102. Cassin's Finch (2/19) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark

     March

103. Killdeer (3/13) - Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area, FC
104. Canyon Wren (3/18) - Rist Canyon
105. Ring-necked Pheasant (3/20) - Hwy 14 & LCR 3
106. Turkey Vulture (3/23) - my yard, FC
107. American Avocet (3/26) - Loloff Reservoir
108. Great-tailed Grackle (3/26) - Loloff Reservoir
109. Common Grackle (3/26) - Loloff Reservoir
110. Ross' Goose (3/26) - Loloff Reservoir

     April

111. Sandhill Crane (4/1) - N. Poudre Res. #3
112. Greater Scaup (4/1) - N. Poudre Res. #3
113. Red-winged Blackbird (4/2) - rural Boulder Cty
114. Northern Goshawk (4/2) - Hwy 72, Indian Peaks Wilderness
115. Red Crossbill (4/2) - Golden Gate Canyon SP
116. Golden-crowned Kinglet (4/2) - Golden Gate Canyon SP
117. Clark's Nutcracker (4/2) - Gore Pass
118. + Sharp-tailed Grouse (4/3) - near Hayden
119. Tundra Swan (4/3) - Perch Pond, S of Craig
120. Osprey (4/3) - DeBeque
121. + Chukar (4/3) - Cameo (Coal Canyon)
122. + Black-throated Sparrow (4/3) - Cameo (Coal Canyon)
123. White-throated Swift (4/3) - Cameo (Coal Canyon)
124. California Gull (4/3) - Switzer Reservoir, Delta
125. Barn Swallow (4/3) - Switzer Reservoir, Delta
126. Western Grebe (4/3) - Switzer Reservoir, Delta
127. Wilson's Snipe (4/4) - Waunita Lek, Doyleville
128. * Gunnison Sage-Grouse (4/4) - Waunita Lek, Doyleville
129. Pine Grosbeak (4/4) - Monarch Pass area
130. Tree Swallow (4/4) - Cotopaxi, Arkansas River
131. Bushtit (4/4) - Royal Gorge picnic area
132. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (4/4) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
133. Lesser Goldfinch (4/4) - Canon City Riverwalk
134. American Coot (4/4) - Canon City Riverwalk
135. Brewer's Blackbird (4/4) - Pueblo West
136. Swainson's Hawk (4/4) - Rocky Ford
137. * Lesser Prairie-Chicken (4/5) - rural Prowers Cty
138. * Mountain Plover (4/5) - rural Prowers Cty
139. Wild Turkey (4/5) - rural Prowers Cty ("Famous Bridge")
140. Burrowing Owl (4/5) - Dorenkamp house, Prowers Cty
141. Vesper Sparrow (4/5) - Dorenkamp house, Prowers Cty
142. Long-billed Curlew (4/5) - Comanche Grasslands
143. Red-bellied Woodpecker (4/5) - Hwy 385 near Bonny Reservoir
144. * Greater Prairie-Chicken (4/6) - Wray
145. Greater Yellowlegs (4/6) - Elliot SWA near Brush
146. Lesser Yellowlegs (4/6) - Elliot SWA near Brush
147. Long-billed Dowitcher (4/6) - Elliot SWA near Brush
148. White Pelican (4/6) - Elliot SWA near Brush
149. Trumpeter Swan (4/6) - Elliot SWA near Brush
150. McCown's Longspur (4/6) - Hwy 14 near Briggsdale
151. * Chestnut-collared Longspur (4/6) - Hwy 14 near Briggsdale
152. Blue-winged Teal (4/6) - Lower Latham Reservoir
153. Yellow-headed Blackbird (4/6) - Lower Latham Reservoir
154. Cinnamon Teal (4/6) - Beebe Draw
155. Franklin's Gull (4/9) - N. Poudre Reservoir #3
156. Bonaparte's Gull (4/9) - N. Poudre Reservoir #3
157. Clark's Grebe (4/16) - Union Reservoir
158. Peregrine Falcon (4/16) - Trilby Rd, FC
159. Black-crowned Night-Heron (4/20) - Watson Lake, Bellvue
160. Brown-headed Cowbird (4/23) - Dixon Reservoir
161. Cliff Swallow (4/23) - Tower Rd near DIA
162. Western Kingbird (4/30) - E-470

     May

163. Yellow Warbler (5/1) - Dixon Reservoir
164. House Wren (5/1) - Dixon Reservoir
165. Yellow-breasted Chat (5/1) - Dixon Reservoir
166. Lark Sparrow (5/1) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
167. Bank Swallow (5/2) - Watson Lake SWA
168. White-faced Ibis (5/2) - flyover west Fort Collins
169. Brown Thrasher (5/3) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
170. Brewer's Sparrow (5/3) - WCR 69, Pawnee Grasslands
171. Upland Sandpiper (5/3) - WCR 69, Pawnee Grasslands
172. Lark Bunting (5/3) - WCR 69, Pawnee Grasslands
173. Bullock's Oriole (5/4) - Dixon Reservoir
174. Spotted Sandpiper (5/4) - Barr Lake
175. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (5/6) - Poudre River Trail
176. Lincoln's Sparrow (5/6) - Poudre River Trail
177. Chimney Swift (5/6) - Old Town Fort Collins
178. Chipping Sparrow (5/7) - Barr Lake SP
179. Warbling Vireo (5/7) - Barr Lake SP
180. Orange-crowned Warbler (5/7) - Barr Lake SP
181. Green Heron (5/7) - Barr Lake SP
182. Hermit Thrush (5/7) - Barr Lake SP
183. Wilson's Phalarope (5/7) - near Barr Lake SP
184. Eastern Kingbird (5/7) - Sawhill Ponds, Walden
185. Marbled Godwit (5/8) - Lower Latham Res., LaSalle
186. Snow Goose (5/8) - Lower Latham Res., LaSalle
187. Savannah Sparrow (5/8) - Lower Latham Res., LaSalle
188. Least Sandpiper (5/8) - Lower Latham Res., LaSalle
189. Western Sandpiper (5/8) - " " ", "
190. Semipalmated Sandpiper (5/8) - " " ", "
191. Stilt Sandpiper (5/8) - " " ", "
192. Semipalmated Plover (5/8) - Beebe Draw
193. Great Egret (5/8) - Beebe Draw
194. Black-necked Stilt (5/8) - Loloff Reservoir
195. Willet (5/8) - Loloff Reservoir
196. Swainson's Thrush (5/8) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
197. White-throated Sparrow (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
198. Veery (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
199. Black-throated Gray Warbler (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
200. Wilson's Warbler (5/9) - Weld CR 100 & 57
201. Cassin's Kingbird (5/9) - Weld CR 100 & 57
202. Gray Catbird (5/11) - Dixon Reservoir
203. Western Wood-Pewee (5/11) - Larimer CR27, Rist Canyon
204. Black-headed Grosbeak (5/11) - Rist Canyon
205. * Boreal Owl (5/12) - Cameron Pass
206. Sage Thrasher (5/12) - Coalmont
207. Dusky Flycatcher (5/12) - Lake John SWA, North Park
208. Forster's Tern (5/12) - Lake John SWA, North Park
209. * Fox Sparrow (5/12) - Moose Visitor Center, State Forest SP
210. Red-naped Sapsucker (5/12) - Moose Visitor Center, State Forest SP
211. * American Three-toed Woodpecker (5/12) - State Forest SP
212. Dusky Grouse (5/12) - CO Hwy 14, W of Cameron Pass (Gould)
213. Williamson's Sapsucker (5/12) - Laramie River Road, Cameron Pass
214. Brown Creeper (5/12) - Laramie River Road, Cameron Pass
215. Violet-green Swallow (5/12) - Rustic, along CO 14
216. Virginia's Warbler (5/12) - Stove Prairie Rd.
217. Plumbeous Vireo (5/12) - upper Rist Canyon Rd.
218. Hammond's Flycatcher (5/12) - upper Rist Canyon Rd.
219. Ovenbird (5/12) - upper Rist Canyon Rd.
220. Cooper's Hawk (5/12) - upper Rist Canyon Rd.
221. Western Tanager (5/12) - Rist Canyon Rd.
222. Lazuli Bunting (5/12) - Rist Canyon Rd.
223. Glossy Ibis (5/12) - Timnath Reservoir
224. Cordilleran Flycatcher (5/12) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
225. Black Tern (5/12) - Lower Latham Res.
226. Sanderling (5/12) - Lower Latham Res.
227. Snowy Egret (5/12) - Lower Latham Res.
228. Short-billed Dowitcher (5/12) - Beebe Draw
229. Baird's Sandpiper (5/12) - Lower Latham Res.
230. Solitary Sandpiper (5/12) - Lower Latham Res.
231. Common Yellowthroat (5/12) - Lower Latham Res.
232. American Bittern (5/12) - Lower Latham Res.
233. Sora (5/12) - " " "
234. Virginia Rail (5/12) - " " "
235. Least Flycatcher (5/15) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
236. White-rumped Sandpiper (5/15) - Lower Latham Res.
237. Red-necked Phalarope (5/15) - Lower Latham Res.
238. Red-eyed Vireo (5/18) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
239. Blue Grosbeak (5/21) - ELC, FC
240. Bobolink (5/22) - S of Cattail Pond, Loveland
241. + Eastern Meadowlark (5/23) - S of Cattail Pond, Loveland
242. Orchard Oriole (5/24) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
243. Northern Mockingbird (5/24) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
244. + Black-throated Blue Warbler (5/24) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
245. MacGillivray's Warbler (5/24) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
246. Common Nighthawk (5/25) - Brush

     June

247. Red Phalarope (6/6) - Weld CR 45 & 122 pond, Pawnee Grasslands
248. Ferruginous Hawk (6/6) - Weld CR 120, Pawnee Grasslands
249. Cassin's Sparrow (6/6) - Cornish, CR 69
250. Cattle Egret (6/6) - Lower Latham Res.
251. Least Tern (6/7) - Meadow Creek Reservoir, Jackson Cty
252. Willow Flycatcher (6/8) - Carpenter Ranch, Routt Cty
253. Green-tailed Towhee (6/8) - Carpenter Ranch, Routt Cty
254. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (6/8) - California Park Rd. (RCR 80)
255. Olive-sided Flycatcher (6/9) - Freeman Reservoir, Black Mountain, Moffat
256. Ash-throated Flycatcher (6/10) - S of Dinosaur NM
257. Gray Flycatcher (6/10) - S of Dinosaur NM
258. + Common Poorwill (6/10) - Moffat CR 27 to Black Mountain
259. Flammulated Owl (6/10) - Moffat CR 27 to Black Mountain
260. + Gambel's Quail (6/11) - Larry Arnold's yard, Grand Junction
261. * Lawrence's Goldfinch (6/11) - Larry Arnold's yard, Grand Junction
262. + Scarlet Tanager (6/29) - Gregory Canyon, Boulder

     July

263. Rufous Hummingbird (7/17) - Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Masonville
264. Black-chinned Hummingbird (7/17) - Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Masonville
265. Calliope Hummingbird (7/17) - Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Masonville

     August

266. Townsend's Warbler (8/26) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins

     September

267. Sabine's Gull (9/29) - Fossil Creek Reservoir

     November

268. Red-necked Grebe (11/3) - Lake Loveland
269. Greater White-fronted Goose (11/4) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
270. Pacific Loon (11/5) - Union Reservoir
271. + Red-throated Loon (11/5) - Union Reservoir
272. Black Scoter (11/15) - N Poudre Res. #3
273. + White-winged Scoter (11/19) - Baseline Reservoir, Boulder

     December

274. + Streak-backed Oriole (12/9) - Connie Kogler's yard, Loveland
275. Bohemian Waxwing (12/14) - Hampshire & Suffolk streets, FC
276. Eastern Screech-Owl (12/15) - Lee Martinez Park, FC
277. Northern Saw-whet Owl (12/15) - Rist Canyon

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Last updated December 15, 2007