Colorado Birding 2008
This is my list of bird species seen in Colorado in 2008.
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The Colorado 2008 List (12/20/2008) - 260 species ID'd
January
- Canada Goose (1/7) - seen from office window, FC
- White-breasted Nuthatch (1/7) - my yard, FC
- Northern Flicker (1/7) - my yard, FC
- House Sparrow (1/7) - my yard, FC
- Mountain Chickadee (1/7) - my yard, FC
- House Finch (1/7) - my yard, FC
- European Starling (1/7) - Fort Collins
- American Crow (1/7) - Fort Collins
- Great Blue Heron (1/7) - near ELC, FC
- Mallard (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Common Merganser (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Cackling Goose (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Ring-necked Duck (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Lesser Scaup (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Common Goldeneye (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Bald Eagle (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Ring-billed Gull (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Wood Duck (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- American Wigeon (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- American Robin (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- American Kestrel (1/7) - across from LaFarge ponds, FC
- Barrow's Goldeneye (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Blue Jay (1/7) - LaFarge ponds, FC
- Northern Shoveler (1/7) - ELC, FC
- Rock Pigeon (1/7) - ELC, FC
- Hooded Merganser (1/7) - ELC, FC
- Belted Kingfisher (1/7) - ELC, FC
- Dark-eyed Junco (1/7) - ELC, FC
- Red-tailed Hawk (1/7) - Cottonwood Hollow, FC
- American Pipit (1/7) - ELC, FC
- Mourning Dove (1/7) - Drake Rd near ELC, FC
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (1/7) - my yard, FC
- Downy Woodpecker (1/7) - my yard, FC
- Black-capped Chickadee (1/8) - my yard, FC
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (1/8) - my yard, FC
- Steller's Jay (1/10) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- Brown Creeper (1/10) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- American Dipper (1/10) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (1/10) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- Common Raven (1/10) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- American Goldfinch (1/10) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- Townsend's Solitaire (1/10) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- Black-billed Magpie (1/13) - along I-25 south of Colo Spgs
- White-crowned Sparrow (1/13) - Pueblo
- Great Black-backed Gull (1/13) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
- Herring Gull (1/13) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
- Red-breasted Merganser (1/13) - Pueblo Reservoir
- Canyon Towhee (1/13) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
- Red-winged Blackbird (1/13) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
- Pied-billed Grebe (1/13) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
- Yellow-billed Loon (1/13) - Pueblo Reservoir
- Gadwall (1/13) - spillway, Pueblo Reservoir
- Northern Harrier (1/13) - Pueblo Reservoir
- Rock Wren (1/13) - Pueblo Reservoir south shore
- Horned Grebe (1/13) - Pueblo Reservoir
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (1/13) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
- Song Sparrow (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- American Tree Sparrow (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- Canvasback (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- Greater Scaup (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- Redhead (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- Bufflehead (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- Cooper's Hawk (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- Green-winged Teal (1/13) - below dam, Pueblo
- Eared Grebe (1/13) - north shore, Pueblo Reservoir
- Western Grebe (1/13) - north shore, Pueblo Reservoir
- Double-crested Cormorant (1/13) - west shore, Pueblo Reservoir
- Mountain Bluebird (1/13) - Pueblo State Park
- Horned Lark (1/13) - Pueblo State Park
- Scaled Quail (1/13) - Pueblo West
- Bewick's Wren (1/13) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
- Canyon Wren (1/13) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (1/13) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
- Juniper Titmouse (1/13) - Fremont CR 69, W of Canon City
- + Greater Roadrunner (1/13) - along US 50, E of Canon City
- Bushtit (1/13) - crossing I-25 N of Colo Spgs
- Prairie Falcon (1/18) - RMRP treatment center, Fort Collins
- Bohemian Waxwing (1/18) - ELC, Fort Collins
- Common Grackle (1/20) - Windsor
- Rough-legged Hawk (1/20) - along CO 14 east of Ault
- Northern Saw-whet Owl (1/20) - Briggsdale
- Northern Shrike (1/20) - near Weld CR 77/118 intersection
- Ruddy Duck (1/20) - Rawhide
- Least Sandpiper (1/21) - canal near Lafarge, Fort Collins
- Merlin (1/21) - Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland
- Red Crossbill (1/24) - Wildwood circle, Fort Collins
- Trumpeter Swan (1/26) - Lafarge pond, Fort Collins
- Greater White-fronted Goose (1/26) - Lafarge pond, Fort Collins
- Wilson's Snipe (1/26) - ELC canal, Fort Collins
- Gray Jay (1/27) - Bear Lake parking lot, RMNP
- Clark's Nutcracker (1/27) - Emerald Lake, RMNP
- Pine Grosbeak (1/27) - near Nymph Lake, RMNP
- * Swamp Sparrow (1/28) - Greenlee Preserve, Lafayette
February
- Great Horned Owl (2/1) - Wellington SWA (S unit)
- Am. Three-toed Woodpecker (2/3) - Michigan Ditch trail, Cameron Pass
- White-winged Dove (2/4) - my backyard, Fort Collins
- * Long-eared Owl (2/7) - Wellington SWA
- Lewis' Woodpecker (2/11) - Glenwood Springs
- Snow Goose (2/25) - Crom Lake, Pierce
April
- Turkey Vulture (4/5) - Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins
- Pine Siskin (4/7) - my backyard, Fort Collins
- Brewer's Blackbird (4/8) - Prospect Ponds, Fort Collins
- * Rusty Blackbird (4/8) - Prospect Ponds, Fort Collins
- Common Loon (4/14) - N Poudre Reservoir #3
- Franklin's Gull (4/14) - N Poudre Reservoir #3
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (4/14) - Wellington Reservoir #4
- Osprey (4/14) - Shields & Willox, Fort Collins
- American White Pelican (4/17) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- American Avocet (4/17) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Hudsonian Godwit (4/17) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Killdeer (4/17) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Cinnamon Teal (4/17) - Duck Lake, Fort Collins
- Swainson's Hawk (4/22) - along I-25 near Harmony, Fort Collins
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird (4/23) - my yard, Fort Xollins
- Willet (4/24) - High Plains Env. Center, Loveland
- Cedar Waxwing (4/24) - my yard, Fort Collins
- Say's Phoebe (4/24) - Fort Collins
- Tree Swallow (4/25) - ELC, Fort Collins
- + Lousiana Waterthrush (4/26) - Lefthand Creek, Longmont
- Hermit Thrush (4/26) - Lefthand Creek, Longmont
- House Wren (4/29) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Wilson's Warbler (4/29) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Orange-crowned Warbler (4/29) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Spotted Towhee (4/29) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Chipping Sparrow (4/29) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
May
- Brewer's Sparrow (5/1) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Barn Swallow (5/1) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Violet-green Swallow (5/1) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- * Ruff (5/1/08) - Boulder Reservoir
- Cliff Swallow (5/1) - Boulder Reservoir
- Western Kingbird (5/5) - Fort Collins
- Brown-headed Cowbird (5/6) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Bullock's Oriole (5/6) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Northern Mockingbird (5/6) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Yellow Warbler (5/6) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Western Tanager (5/8) - Sylvan Dale Ranch
- Burrowing Owl (5/9) - WCR 51/CO 14 intersection
- Lark Bunting (5/9) - along CO 14 W of Briggsdale
- Eastern Kingbird (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
- Lark Sparrow (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
- Lincoln's Sparrow (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
- Cordilleran Flycatcher (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
- Plumbeous Vireo (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
- Brown Thrasher (5/9) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
- California Gull (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Clark's Grebe (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Wilson's Phalarope (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Long-billed Dowitcher (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Red-necked Phalarope (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Black-necked Stilt (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Blue-winged Teal (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Marsh Wren (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Sora (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Common Yellowthroat (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- American Bittern (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Virginia Rail (5/9) - Lower Latham Reservoir, LaSalle
- Common Poorwill (5/10) - Stove Prairie Rd
- Green-tailed Towhee (5/10) - near Rustic, Poudre Canyon
- Western Bluebird (5/10) - Rist Canyon Rd/Stove Prairie Rd intersection
- Cassin's Finch (5/10) - Rist Canyon Rd/Stove Prairie Rd intersection
- Hairy Woodpecker (5/10) - upper Rist Canyon
- Ovenbird (5/10) - upper Rist Canyon
- Red-naped Sapsucker (5/10) - upper Rist Canyon
- Black-headed Grosbeak (5/10) - upper Rist Canyon
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (5/10) - upper Rist Canyon
- Warbling Vireo (5/10) - lower Rist Canyon
- Yellow-breasted Chat (5/10) - lower Rist Canyon
- Lazuli Bunting (5/10) - lower Rist Canyon
- Western Scrub-Jay (5/10) - lower Rist Canyon
- Golden Eagle (5/10) - Watson Lake SWA
- White-throated Swift (5/10) - Watson Lake SWA
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (5/10) - Watson Lake SWA
- Bank Swallow (5/10) - Watson Lake SWA
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (5/10) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Northern Waterthrush (5/10) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Lesser Yellowlegs (5/10) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Semipalmated Plover (5/10) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Ring-necked Pheasant (5/10) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Spotted Sandpiper (5/10) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Bonaparte's Gull (5/10) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Long-billed Curlew (5/10) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
- Forster's Tern (5/10) - St. Vrain SP
- Snowy Egret (5/10) - St. Vrain SP
- Great Egret (5/10) - Beebe Draw
- Marbled Godwit (5/10) - Beebe Draw
- White-faced Ibis (5/10) - Beebe Draw
- Great-tailed Grackle (5/10) - Beebe Draw
- McCown's Longspur (5/10) - Pawnee Grasslands
- Vesper Sparrow (5/10) - Pawnee Grasslands
- MacGillivray's Warbler (5/13) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Gray Catbird (5/13) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Swainson's Thrush (5/13) - Norma's Grove, Weld CR 57/100
- Least Flycatcher (5/13) - Norma's Grove, Weld CR 57/100
- Chimney Swift (5/13) - downtown Fort Collins
- Broad-winged Hawk (5/14) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (5/15) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Indigo Bunting (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Evening Grosbeak (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Blackpoll Warbler (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Virginia's Warbler (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Eastern Phoebe (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Carolina Wren (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- + Hooded Warbler (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Blue Grosbeak (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Green Heron (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Western Wood-Pewee (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Black Phoebe (5/16) - Canon City Riverwalk
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (5/16) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
- Dusky Flycatcher (5/16) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
- Pinyon Jay (5/16) - near Brush Hollow SWA
- Western Screech-Owl (5/16) - Wet Mountains
- Flammulated Owl (5/16) - Wet Mountains
- Wild Turkey (5/17) - Hanover Road, near Chico Basin
- Curve-billed Thrasher (5/17) - entrance road to Chico Basin
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- American Redstart (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- Stilt Sandpiper (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- * Magnolia Warbler (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- Black-bellied Plover (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- Solitary Sandpiper (5/17) - Rose Pond, Chico Basin Ranch
- Tennessee Warbler (5/17) - Banding Station, Chico Basin Ranch
- Clay-colored Sparrow (5/17) - Banding Station, Chico Basin Ranch
- Common Nighthawk (5/17) - Banding Station, Chico Basin Ranch
- + Rose-breasted Grosbeak (5/17) - Banding Station, Chico Basin Ranch
- Baird's Sandpiper (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- Sanderling (5/17) - Chico Basin Ranch HQ
- Sage Thrasher (5/18) - Fort Garland
- Orchard Oriole (5/19) - Valco Ponds, Pueblo
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (5/19) - Valco Ponds, Pueblo
- Savannah Sparrow (5/19) - Duck Lake, Fort Collins
- + Summer Tanager (5/22) - Lake St., Fort Collins
- Red-eyed Vireo (5/22) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Veery (5/23) - Norma's Grove, Weld CR 57 & 100
June
- Wood Thrush (6/8) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- + Chestnut-sided Warbler (6/9) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Willow Flycatcher (6/9) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Gray Flycatcher (6/9) - Dixon Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Mississippi Kite (6/10) - Mountain & Shields, Fort Collins
- Cattle Egret (6/27) - Lower Latham Reservoir
- Chestnut-collared Longspur (6/27) - Murphy's Pasture, Pawnee NG
- Mountain Plover (6/27) - Murphy's Pasture, Pawnee NG
- Cassin's Sparrow (6/27) - Murphy's Pasture, Pawnee NG
July
- Rufous Hummingbird (7/24) - Moose Visitor Center, Gould
- Calliope Hummingbird (7/24) - Moose Visitor Center, Gould
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (7/24) - Crags Campground, Nokhu Crags
August
- Black Tern (8/16) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, Fort Collins
- Ferruginous Hawk (8/24) - CO Hwy 14, Weld Cty
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (8/30) - Longs Peak trail, RMNP
- Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (8/30) - Longs Peak trail, RMNP
September
- * Long-tailed Jaeger (9/7) - McIntosh Reservoir, Longmont
- Pygmy Nuthatch (9/13) - Horsetooth Mtn Park, Fort Collins
- Townsend's Warbler (9/16) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
- Cassin's Kingbird (9/16) - Norma's Grove, WCR 57/100
October
- Dusky Grouse (10/6) - Rainbow Curve, RMNP
November
- Ross' Goose (11/18) - near Duck Lake, Fort Collins
December
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (12/20) - Larry Lechner's house, Bellvue
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Last updated December 20, 2008