Colorado Birding 2009

This is my list of bird species seen in Colorado in 2009.

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The Colorado 2009 List (8/27/2009) - 262 species ID'd

January

1. Eurasian Collared-Dove (1/1) - my backyard, FC
2. Northern Flicker (1/1) - my backyard, FC
3. Canada Goose (1/1) - overflying in Fort Collins
4. American Crow (1/1) - Edora Park, FC
5. Mallard (1/1) - Vet Teaching Hospital, FC
6. Rock Pigeon (1/1) - Fort Collins
7. Downy Woodpecker (1/2) - my backyard, FC
8. House Sparrow (1/2) - my backyard, FC
9. Blue Jay (1/2) - my backyard, FC
10. Bald Eagle (1/4) - along Overland Trail Road, FC
11. Black-billed Magpie (1/4) - Lory SP, FC
12. American Kestrel (1/4) - Lory SP, FC
13. Canyon Wren (1/4) - Lory SP, FC
14. Mountain Chickadee (1/4) - Lory SP, FC
15. Dark-eyed Junco (1/4) - Lory SP, FC
16. Bushtit (1/4) - Lory SP, FC
17. American Wigeon (1/4) - below Horsetooth Reservoir, FC
18. Black-capped Chickadee (1/5) - my backyard, FC
19. White-winged Dove (1/5) - my backyard, FC
20. American Goldfinch (1/5) - my backyard, FC
21. House Finch (1/5) - my backyard, FC
22. Red-tailed Hawk (1/11) - I-25 Speedway, near Pueblo
23. Ferruginous Hawk (1/11) - El Paso County
24. Brewer's Blackbird (1/11) - east Pueblo
25. American Coot (1/11) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
26. Ring-billed Gull (1/11) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
27. Herring Gull (1/11) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
28. Great Black-backed Gull (1/11) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
29. Pied-billed Grebe (1/11) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
30. Western Grebe (1/11) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
31. Lesser Black-backed Gull (1/11) - South Marina, Pueblo Reservoir
32. Common Goldeneye (1/11) - South Shore, Pueblo Reservoir
33. Horned Grebe (1/11) - South Shore, Pueblo Reservoir
34. Common Raven (1/11) - " ", " "
35. Gadwall (1/11) - " ", " "
36. Bufflehead (1/11) - " ", " "
37. Horned Lark (1/11) - " ", " "
38. American Pipit (1/11) - " ", " "
39. Lesser Scaup (1/11) - " ", " "
40. Hooded Merganser (1/11) - " ", " "
41. Barrow's Goldeneye (1/11) - " ", " "
42. Common Merganser (1/11) - " ", " "
43. Ruddy Duck (1/11) - " ", " "
44. Surf Scoter (1/11) - " ", " "
45. Long-tailed Duck (1/11) - " ", " "
46. Northern Pintail (1/11) - " ", " "
47. Wood Duck (1/11) - Pueblo City Park
48. Snow Goose (1/11) - Pueblo City Park
49. White-crowned Sparrow (1/11) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
50. Song Sparrow (1/11) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
51. Pinyon Jay (1/11) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
52. Sharp-shinned Hawk (1/11) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
53. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (1/11) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
54. Canyon Towhee (1/11) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
55. Townsend's Solitaire (1/11) - near Penrose
56. Pine Siskin (1/11) - near Penrose
57. Mountain Bluebird (1/11) - near Penrose
58. Spotted Towhee (1/11) - along CO 115
59. Gray Jay (1/17) - Bear Lake, RMNP
60. Steller's Jay (1/17) - Bear Lake, RMNP
61. Hairy Woodpecker (1/17) - Emerald Lake, RMNP
62. Clark's Nutcracker (1/17) - Emerald Lake, RMNP
63. American Three-toed Woodpecker (1/17) - near Bear Lake, RMNP
64. Rough-legged Hawk (1/26) - WCR 23/100
65. Merlin (1/26) - WCR 23/100
66. Northern Shrike (1/26) - WCR 102
67. American Tree Sparrow (1/26) - WCR 102
68. Northern Harrier (1/26) - WCR 27/102
69. Golden Eagle (1/26) - US 85/Weld County
70. Lapland Longspur (1/27) - WCR 23/102
71. Prairie Falcon (1/27) - WCR 23/102
72. Western Meadowlark (1/27) - WCR 102
73. * Snow Bunting (1/27) - WCR 29/100
74. Pygmy Nuthatch (1/31) - Allenspark

    February

75. Cooper's Hawk (2/17) - Denver Zoo
76. Brown Creeper (2/17) - Denver Zoo
77. Double-crested Cormorant (2/17) - Denver Zoo/City Park
78. Ring-necked Duck (2/17) - Denver Zoo/City Park
79. Northern Shoveler (2/17) - Denver Zoo/City Park
80. Belted Kingfisher (2/21) - ELC, FC
81. Boreal Owl (2/21) - Cameron Pass
82. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (2/23) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark
83. Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (2/23) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark
84. Black Rosy-Finch (2/23) - Fawn Brook Inn, Allenspark
85. Lesser Goldfinch (2/26) - my backyard, FC

    March

86. White-breasted Nuthatch (3/1) - Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Masonville
87. Mountain Bluebird (3/1) - Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Masonville
88. Glaucous Gull (3/5) - Lake Loveland
89. Thayer's Gull (3/5) - Lake Loveland
90. Red-winged Blackbird (3/5) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
91. Redhead (3/5) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
92. Green-winged Teal (3/5) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
93. Greater White-fronted Goose (3/5) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
94. Ross's Goose (3/5) - 35th and O St Gravel Ponds, Greeley
95. + Eurasian Wigeon (3/5) - Swede Lake, Fossil Creek Reservoir
96. American Robin (3/5) - my frontyard, Fort Collins
97. Mourning Dove (3/7) - Kechter Pits, Fort Collins
98. Killdeer (3/7) - Kechter Pits, Fort Collins
99. California Gull (3/7) - Kechter Pits, Fort Collins
100. Red-breasted Nuthatch (3/8) - Blue Lake trail, Long Draw
101. Red Crossbill (3/8) - Blue Lake trail, Long Draw
102. Golden-crowned Kinglet (3/8) - Blue Lake trail, Long Draw
103. Long-eared Owl (3/10) - Wellington SWA
104. Common Grackle (3/21) - Lake St., FC
105. Red-breasted Merganser (3/28) - N Poudre Res #3
106. Osprey (3/28) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
107. Great Horned Owl (3/28) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
108. Sandhill Crane (3/29) - N Poudre Res #3
109. Northern Goshawk (3/29) - Wellington SWA
110. Great-tailed Grackle (3/31) - near exit 225, I-25, Adams Cty
111. Western Bluebird (3/31) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
112. Eastern Phoebe (3/31) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
113. + Golden-crowned Sparrow (3/31) - Tunnel Drive, Canon City
114. Turkey Vulture (3/31) - along CO 115, El Paso Cty

     April

115. American White Pelican (4/8) - City Park Lake, FC
116. Burrowing Owl (4/10) - WCR 51/CO 14
117. Mountain Plover (4/10) - WCR 51/CO 14
118. McCown's Longspur (4/10) - CR 96, Pawnee Grasslands, Briggsdale
119. Lesser Yellowlegs (4/10) - Lake Loveland
120. American Avocet (4/10) - Duck Lake, FC
121. Blue-winged Teal (4/10) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
122. Franklin's Gull (4/10) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
123. Bonaparte's Gull (4/10) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
124. Greater Yellowlegs (4/10) - Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
125. Cinnamon Teal (4/10) - Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
126. Wilson's Snipe (4/10) - WCR 42, Beebe Draw
127. Swainson's Hawk (4/10) - along US 85 near La Salle
128. Lincoln's Sparrow (4/11) - Logan CR 55 over the Platte River
129. Northern Bobwhite (4/11) - Logan CR 55 over the Platte River
130. Red-bellied Woodpecker (4/11) - Logan CR 55 over the Platte River
131. Ring-necked Pheasant (4/11) - Tamarack Ranch SWA
132. + Northern Cardinal (4/11) - Tamarack Ranch SWA
133. Wild Turkey (4/11) - Tamarack Ranch SWA
134. Eared Grebe (4/11) - Jumbo Reservoir SWA
135. Vesper Sparrow (4/11) - Jumbo Reservoir SWA
136. Loggerhead Shrike (4/11) - Julesberg SWA (CR 28)
137. Tree Swallow (4/11) - Julesberg SWA (CR 28)
138. Barn Swallow (4/11) - along US 385 near Triangle Grove
139. Semipalmated Sandpiper (4/11) - Haxtun sewage ponds
140. Cedar Waxwing (4/11) - Haxtun residential area
141. Black-crowned Night-Heron (4/13) - Poudre River at Mulberry, FC
142. + Vermilion Flycatcher (4/15) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
143. Yellow-rumped Warbler (4/15) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
144. Rock Wren (4/15) - Rd 96, Pawnee Grasslands
145. Virginia Rail (4/16) - Strauss Cabin, FC
146. Clark's Grebe (4/16) - Swede Lake, Fossil Creek Park
147. Great Egret (4/16) - Arapaho Bend Natural Area, FC
148. Red-naped Sapsucker (4/19) - Fern Lake trail, RMNP
149. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4/19) - Fern Lake trail, RMNP
150. Yellow-headed Blackbird (4/21) - Cattail Pond, Loveland
151. Yellow-rumped Warbler (4/21) - Prospect Ponds, FC
152. Brown-headed Cowbird (4/21) - Prospect Ponds, FC
153. House Wren (4/23) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
154. Orange-crowned Warbler (4/26) - Big Thompson Creek, Loveland
155. Brewer's Sparrow (4/26) - Big Thompson Creek, Loveland
156. + Northern Parula (4/26) - Big Thompson Creek, Loveland
157. Western Kingbird (4/26) - Big Thompson Creek, Loveland
158. Willet (4/26) - Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
159. Black-necked Stilt (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
160. Sora (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
161. White-faced Ibis (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
162. Wilson's Phalarope (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
163. Peregrine Falcon (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
164. Dunlin (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
165. Marsh Wren (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
166. Glossy Ibis (4/26) - WCR 48, Lower Latham Reservoir, La Salle
167. Long-billed Dowitcher (4/26) - WCR 42, Beebe Draw
168. Snowy Egret (4/26) - WCR 42, Beebe Draw
169. Baird's Sandpiper (4/26) - WCR 42, Beebe Draw
170. Long-billed Curlew (4/26) - WCR 42, Beebe Draw
171. Least Sandpiper (4/26) - WCR 392 ???
172. Mississippi Kite (4/26) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
173. Say's Phoebe (4/26) - WCR 120, Pawnee Grasslands
174. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (4/27) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
175. Broad-winged Hawk (4/27) - Lee Martinez Park, FC
176. Savannah Sparrow (4/29) - Larimer CR 5
177. Lark Sparrow (4/29) - Larimer CR 9 near Duck Lake

     May

178. Clay-colored Sparrow (5/1) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
179. Cliff Swallow (5/1) - Kechter Pits, FC
180. + Caspian Tern (5/1) - Kechter Pits, FC
181. Semipalmated Plover (5/1) - Kechter Pits, FC
182. Cattle Egret (5/1) - Larimer CR 5
183. White-throated Sparrow (5/1) - Larry Lechner's yard, Bellvue
184. Lazuli Bunting (5/1) - Larry Lechner's yard, Bellvue
185. Black-throated Gray Warbler (5/2) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
186. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (5/2) - Prospect Ponds, FC
187. Greater Sage-Grouse (5/3) - Coalmont Lek
188. Sage Thrasher (5/3) - Delaney Butte Reservoir
189. Violet-green Swallow (5/3) - Walden Reservoir
190. Spotted Sandpiper (5/3) - Walden Reservoir
191. Pine Grosbeak (5/3) - Moose Visitor Center, Gould
192. Cassin's Finch (5/3) - Moose Visitor Center, Gould
193. Marbled Godwit (5/4) - Beebe Draw, WCR 46/45
194. Pectoral Sandpiper (5/4) - Beebe Draw, WCR 46/45
195. Western Sandpiper (5/4) - Beebe Draw, WCR 46/45
196. Yellow Warbler (5/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
197. Dusky Flycatcher (5/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
198. Hooded Warbler (5/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
199. + Grace's Warbler (5/7) -- Matthew-Reeser Wildlife Sanctuary, Estes Park
200. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (5/7) -- Matthew-Reeser Wildlife Sanctuary, Estes Park
201. Bullock's Oriole (5/7) - Arvind Panjabi's yard, Horsetooth
202. Chimney Swift (5/8) -- downtown Fort Collins
203. Lark Bunting (5/9) -- along CO 14 near Ault
204. Gray Flycatcher (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
205. Swainson's Thrush (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
206. Brown Thrasher (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
207. Northern Mockingbird (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
208. Green-tailed Towhee (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
209. Hermit Thrush (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
210. Field Sparrow (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
211. Common Poorwill (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
212. Gray Catbird (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
213. Ovenbird (5/9) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
214. Cassin's Kingbird (5/9) -- Norma's Grove, Pawnee Grasslands
215. Eastern Kingbird (5/9) -- along CO 14 near Ault
216. Plumbeous Vireo (5/9) -- Poudre River Trail, FC
217. MacGillivray's Warbler (5/9) -- Dixon Reservoir, FC
218. Northern Waterthrush (5/10) - Lee Martinez Park, FC
219. Western Tanager (5/10) - Lee Martinez Park, FC
220. Worm-eating Warbler (5/10) - Lee Martinez Park, FC
221. Black-headed Grosbeak (5/11) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
222. Lewis' Woodpecker (5/11) - CO 14/WCR 57 grove
223. Olive-sided Flycatcher (5/11) - Poudre River Trail, FC
224. Black-and-white Warbler (5/11) - Lee Martinez Park, FC
225. Yellow-breasted Chat (5/12) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
226. Warbling Vireo (5/13) - Prospect Ponds, FC
227. * Mourning Warbler (5/14) - Big Thompson Creek, Loveland
228. Townsend's Warbler (5/14) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
229. Virginia's Warbler (5/14) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
230. Least Flycatcher (5/14) - creek near our house, FC
231. Blackpoll Warbler (5/14) - creek near our house, FC
232. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (5/15) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
233. Cassin's Sparrow (5/16) - Logan CR 95 S of I-76
234. + Grasshopper Sparrow (5/16) - Logan CR 95 S of I-76
235. Baltimore Oriole (5/16) - Jumbo Reservoir
236. Common Loon (5/16) - Jumbo Reservoir
237. Eastern Bluebird (5/16) - Tamarack Ranch SWA
238. Red-headed Woodpecker (5/16) - Tamarack Ranch SWA
239. Cassin's Kingbird (5/16) - Tamarack Ranch SWA
240. Bell's Vireo (5/16) - Tamarack Ranch SWA
241. Bobolink (5/16) - field at Weld CRs 93.5/42.5
242. Orchard Oriole (5/16) - Logan CR
243. Willow Flycatcher (5/16) -
244. Veery (5/16) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
245. Cordilleran Flycatcher (5/16) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
246. + Barn Owl (5/16) - Crow Valley campground, Briggsdale
247. Bank Swallow (5/16) - Watson Lake SWA, Bellvue
248. White-throated Swift (5/16) - Watson Lake, Bellvue
249. Red-necked Phalarope (5/16) - Walden Reservoir, North Park
250. Red Phalarope (5/16) - Walden Reservoir, North Park
251. Sharp-tailed Grouse (5/16) - California Park Rd (Coal Bank Lek), near Hayden
252. Western Scrub-Jay (5/16) - California Park Rd, near Hayden
253. Dusky Grouse (5/16) - California Park Rd, near Hayden
254. Northern Pygmy-Owl (5/17) - milepost 87 along CO 14

     June

255. Common Nighthawk (6/7) - Fort Collins
256. Orchard Oriole (6/22) - Crow Valley CG, Briggsdale
257. + Kentucky Warbler (6/26) - Gregory Canyon parking lot, Boulder

     July

258. Black-chinned Hummingbird (7/1) - Brinks property, LaPorte
259. + Least Bittern (7/26) - Cottonwood Hollow, Fort Collins

     August

260. + Neotropic Cormorant (8/17) - Timnath Reservoir
261. Stilt Sandpiper (8/27) - Timnath Reservoir
262. Sabine's Gull (8/27) - Timnath Reservoir

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Last updated August 27, 2009