Southeast Colorado Bird Watching List

Some of the birds listed here can be found in the major bird watching areas as well as neighborhoods in the cities. For a printable list click here.

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X (Not known to occur), U (Uncommon), C (Common), R (Rare), K (Known)

Common Name Scientific Name Baca Bent Crowley Kiowa Otero Prowers
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana K U U U U K
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus X U R K K K
American Coot Fulica americana U U K U U U
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos U C U R U U
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica K K K K K K
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis U U U U U U
American Kestrel Falco sparverius C C U C C C
American Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus anatum K K K K K K
American Pipit Anthus rubescens K K K K K K
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla K K K K K K
American Robin Turdus migratorius C C C C C C
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea K K K K K K
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos X K K K K K
American Wigeon Anas americana K K K K K K
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens R U R R U R
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii K K K K K K
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus K K K K K K
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula K X X X K K
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata R X X X X X
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia C K K K C K
Barn Owl Tyto alba U U R U R U
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica C C C C C C
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica X X X X X K
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii K X X X K K
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon U U U K U U
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii U U R C C R
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis X R X X R X
Black Tern Chlidonias niger K K K K K K
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia K X X X X K
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola K K K K K K
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus K X X X X X
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica C C C C C C
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus K U U K U U
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri R X K X R X
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax K K R K K K
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus C C C U C C
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus K U U U U K
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata X K X X K K
Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens K X K X K K
Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata R R K X R K
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea C C C U C C
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata U C U U C C
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea U K K K U K
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors U U U U U U
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus K K K K K K
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia K K K K K K
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus C C U K C C
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri K U K K U K
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus K X X X K X
Brown Creeper Certhia americana K K K K K K
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum U U U U U U
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater C C C C C C
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola K K K K K K
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii C C C C C C
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus U X K X U X
California Gull Larus californicus K C K C K K
Canada Goose Branta canadensis K K K K K K
Canvasback Aythya valisineria K K K K K K
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus U U R X C R
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus U R K X U K
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus X X X X X K
Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii K K K X K X
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans U U K K C U
Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii C C C C C C
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis X K K K K K
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum K K K K K K
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus K K K K K K
Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus C U U U U U
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica C C K U C C
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina K K K K U K
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera R U U U R R
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii X U U U U K
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana K X X X K X
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida K K K K K K
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota C C C C C C
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula K K K K K K
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula C C C C C C
Common Loon Gavia immer K K K K K K
Common Merganser Mergus merganser X K K K K K
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor C C C C C C
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii R R K X R X
Common Raven Corvus corax R U K K U K
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea X X K X K X
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago K R R R K K
Common Tern Sterna hirundo K K K K K K
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas R C C U C C
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii K K K K R K
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis K K X X K X
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre R R R R U K
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis K K K K K K
Dickcissel Spiza americana R U R U R U
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus X C K C K K
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens U U U K U U
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis R K K K R K
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis R K K K R R
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus U C C C C C
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna K X X X X R
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe R R K K R K
Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio R U X R X U
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris C C C C C C
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus X K K K K K
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis U U U U U U
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla K K K K K K
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri K K K K K K
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca X X X K X X
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan K K K K K K
Gadwall Anas strepera K R R R R K
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus K K K K X X
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos U U K U U U
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa K K K K K K
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum C U U C U C
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis K K K K K K
Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii K X X X X X
Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis X X K X X X
Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior K X K X K K
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias C C K C K C
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus X R K K K K
Great Egret Ardea alba X K K K K K
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus U U U U U U
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus R U X R U R
Greater Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis tabida X K K K K K
Greater Scaup Aythya marila K K X X X K
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons K K K K K K
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca K K K K K K
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus R C X X K C
Green Heron Butorides virescens X K R K R K
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus U K K K K K
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca R R R R R R
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus U R K K R R
Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula K K K K K K
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus K K K K K K
Herring Gull Larus argentatus K K K K K X
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus K K K K K K
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus K K K K K K
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris C C C C C C
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus C C C C C C
House Sparrow Passer domesticus C C C C C C
House Wren Troglodytes aedon C C C C C C
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea K U K K U U
Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus griseus U R K X U X
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus C C C C C C
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris R U R X U U
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus K K K K K K
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys C C C C C C
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus C C C C C C
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena U C U K U U
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla K K K K K K
Least Tern Sterna antillarum X X X R R X
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria R R K K U X
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis X K X X X X
Lesser Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus C R R R R U
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis K K K K K K
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes K K K K K K
Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis R U R X U U
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii K K K K K K
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea K K K K K K
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus U U U U U U
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus C R U U R U
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus K K K K K K
Long-eared Owl Asio otus R R K K K R
MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei K K K K K K
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos C C C C C C
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa K K K K K K
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris K K K K K K
McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii K K K K K K
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis U C U X C C
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides K K K K K K
Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli K X K X K K
Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus C R U U U U
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura C C C C C C
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus C C C U C C
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis X K K K K K
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus C C C U C C
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis K K K K K K
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus U U U U U U
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos C C C C C C
Northern Pintail Anas acuta K R R R R R
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma K X X X X X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis U U U U U U
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus K X X X K X
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata R R R R R R
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor K X X X X X
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis X K K K K K
Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis X X X X K X
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi R K K K K K
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata K K K K K K
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius C C U C C C
Osprey Pandion haliaetus X K K K K K
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus K K K K K K
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica K K K K K K
Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum X X X X K X
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos K K K K K K
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus K K K K K K
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps K K K K K K
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator K X X X X K
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus K K K K K K
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus U K K X X X
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus X R K R K K
Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus K X U K K X
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus R R R R R R
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus K X X X X X
Purple Martin Progne subis K X X X X K
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea K X X X X X
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra K X X X X X
Red Knot Calidris canutus X K K K K X
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus K X X X X K
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator X K K X K K
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis K K K K K K
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus R K K K K K
Redhead Aythya americana K R R K R K
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus C C C U C C
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis K X X X X X
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus K K K K K K
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis U U U U U U
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus C C C C C C
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis K K K K K K
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris K K K K K K
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C C C U C C
Rock Dove Columba livia C C C C C C
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus U U R U U U
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus K K K K K K
Ross' Goose Chen rossii K X K X X X
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus K K K K K K
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula K K K K K K
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis K R R R R K
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus K X X X X X
Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps U R K X R X
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini K K K K K K
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus K K K K K K
Sanderling Calidris alba K K X K K X
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis X K K K K K
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis R K K K K K
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya C C C U U C
Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata C C C C C C
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus R X K X K K
Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum X X K X K X
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus K K K K K K
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla K K K K K K
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus K K K K K K
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus K K K K K K
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens K K K K K K
Snowy Egret Egretta thula K K K K K K
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca K X X X X X
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus X U U U U K
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria K K K K K K
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia K K K K U K
Sora Porzana carolina K U K K K U
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus K X X K K X
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia U R R U R U
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus U K K K U K
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri K X X X K X
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus K K K K K K
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra K K K K K K
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata X K K K K X
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni C C C C C C
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus K K K K K K
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana K K X K K K
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina K X X X K K
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus K X X X X X
Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi K K K K K K
Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi K X X X X X
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor K K K K K K
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus K K K K K K
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura U U R R R U
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda K K K K K K
Veery Catharus fuscescens X K K K K K
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus K R X X K X
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus K K K K K K
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina K X K X K X
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola K U K U K U
Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae K X X X K K
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus K K K K K K
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana K X X X K X
Western Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia C U C C U U
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis K U U U K K
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis C C C C C C
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta C C C C C C
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri K K K K K K
Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii U U U K U X
Western Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica R X K X U K
Western Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus X U U U U K
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana R K K K K K
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus R U U U U U
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus K K K K K K
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis K K K K K K
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys K K K K K K
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi X K K K K K
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis K K K K K K
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis K K K K K K
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis K X X X X X
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca K K X X K X
Whooping Crane Grus americana K K K K K X
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo R U K X U R
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus K K K K K K
Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus K X X X X X
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii K X X K K X
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor K K R R R K
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla X K K K K K
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes K X X X X X
Wood Duck Aix sponsa R U R X R U
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina X X X X X K
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia C C U U C C
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus R R R R R R
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens K U U K U U
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea K K K K K K
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus C C C K C C
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata K K K K K K
 

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