2022 Spring Bird Count Report
I’ve compiled the Spring Bird Count twice now so I’m starting to get a bit of the flavor of what is expected or not and in what numbers. I’ve compared this year’s list with last year’s and we saw the same number of species (157) but saw many more numbers (18,442 vs 16,821 last year). Compare this with 2020 with 171 species and over 26,000 species. The 2019 count had 145 species and over 18,000 species. So, was 2020 an aberration as it had so many more that the three other years? Can’t really say as there are far too many variables involved. Best looked at over many years. The people out there beating the bushes didn’t miss much and came up with some pretty remarkable sightings. I’ll get into that in a bit. I still think in terms of a visitor to our area. So much so that I wrote about it last year so I won’t beat that dead horse again. I certainly wish the pandemic would calm down a bit so I can go to Ecuador with a good friend who’s been there many times. Back to business. First thing I’m going to do before next year’s count is add Black-chinned Hummingbird to our list of regulars. Not in high numbers but we can count on them to be seen. Warbler numbers were pretty good compared to last year as we had more than a few that were seen only once or twice on the count.
Pied-billed Grebe 6,
Eared Grebe 3,
Western Grebe 294,
Clark’s Grebe 2,
American White Pelican 456,
Double-crested Cormorant 158,
Great Blue Heron 121,
Great Egret 4,
Snowy Egret 5,
White-faced Ibis 28,
Canada Goose 1152,
Wood Duck 17,
Green-winged Teal 32,
Blue-winged Teal 62,
Cinnamon Teal 27,
Mallard 215,
Gadwall 61,
Northern Shoveler 87,
American Wigeon 20,
Canvasback 5,
Redhead 16,
Ring-necked Duck 2,
Lesser Scaup 3,
Common Goldeneye 2,
Bufflehead 3,
Common Merganser 5,
Ruddy Duck 45,
Turkey Vulture 44,
Osprey 34,
Bald Eagle 39,
Golden Eagle 6,
Northern Harrier 3,
Cooper’s Hawk 2,
Swainson’s Hawk 33,
Ferruginous Hawk 2,
Red-tailed Hawk 139,
American Kestrel 30,
Peregrine Falcon 1,
Ring-necked Pheasant 3,
Wild Turkey 12,
Virginia Rail 1,
Sora 3, A
merican Coot 113,
Black-bellied Plover 1,
Semi-palmated Plover 2,
Killdeer 62,
Black-necked Stilt 22,
American Avocet 90,
Lesser Yellowlegs 4,
Spotted Sandpiper 25,
Willet 6,
Sanderling 1,
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2,
Least Sandpiper 6,
Baird’s Sandpiper 2,
Long-billed Dowitcher 14,
Wilson’s Snipe 13,
Red-necked Phalarope 6,
Wilson’s Phalarope 54,
Franklin’s Gull 11,
Ring-billed Gull 104,
California Gull 1,
Caspian Tern 2,
Forster’s Tern 13,
Rock Dove 123,
Mourning Dove 398,
Eurasian Collared Dove 156,
Barn Owl 2,
Great Horned Owl 14, Chimney Swift 5, Broad-tailed Hummingbird 22,
Belted Kingfisher 4,
Red-headed Woodpecker 1,
Downy Woodpecker 8,
Northern Flicker 64,
Western Wood Pewee 14,
Willow Flycatcher 2,
Least Flycatcher 2,
Hammond’s Flycatcher 2,
Say’s Phoebe 28,
Western Kingbird 192,
Eastern Kingbird 31,
Horned Lark 19,
Tree Swallow 39,
Violet-green Swallow 33,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 255, Bank Swallow 514,
Cliff Swallow 3907,
Barn Swallow 413,
Blue Jay 139,
Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay 6,
Black-billed Magpie 92,
American Crow 21,
Common Raven 7,
Black-capped Chickadee 52,
Mountain Chickadee 1,
Bushtit 10,
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1,
White-breasted Nuthatch 3,
Pygmy Nuthatch 1,
Rock Wren 7,
House Wren 153,
Marsh Wren 3,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5,
Mountain Bluebird 2,
American Robin 444,
Gray Catbird 8,
Sage Thrasher 3,
Brown Thrasher 5,
European Starling 1184,
Warbling Vireo 9,
Tennessee Warbler 1,
Orange-crowned Warbler 2,
Yellow Warbler 54,
Northern Parula 1,
Yellow-rumped Warbler 31,
Townsend’s Warbler 2,
Northern Waterthrush 1,
Wilson’s Warbler 13,
Common Yellowthroat 18,
Yellow-breasted Chat 2,
Western Tanager 5,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4,
Black-headed Grosbeak 4,
Blue Grosbeak 4,
Lazuli Bunting 4,
Indigo Bunting 1,
Spotted Towhee 35,
Chipping Sparrow 79,
Clay-colored Sparrow 5,
Brewer’s Sparrow 14,
Vesper Sparrow 14,
Lark Sparrow 64,
Song Sparrow 73,
White-crowned Sparrow 15,
Bobolink 14,
Western Meadowlark 437,
Red-winged Blackbird 3210,
Yellow-headed Blackbird 169,
Brewer’s Blackbird 29,
Great-tailed Grackle 31,
Common Grackle 1080,
Brown-headed Cowbird 117,
Orchard Oriole 2,
Bullock’s Oriole 86,
Cassin’s Finch 1,
House Finch 247,
Pine Siskin 1,
Lesser Goldfinch 3,
American Goldfinch 104,
House Sparrow 317.
Others of interest (you can read that as “rare”) are Pacific Loon 1, Black-chinned Hummingbird 4, Gray Flycatcher 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Cassin’s Vireo 1, Blackburnian Warbler 1.
Here are the raw numbers: total species 157 and 18,442 individual sightings.
Here are my comments on the birds in bold print above. Two birds seem to be always close in being the number seen. Red-winged Blackbird checked out with 3210 and the champion was the Cliff Swallow with 3907. Last year only (only?) 691 Cliff Swallows were seen and 3830 Red-winged Blackbirds were seen. Where did all the extra Cliff Swallows come from?
A good number of peeps were seen with one Sanderling, two Semipalmated Sandpipers, six Least Sandpipers and two Baird’s Sandpipers. Last year only two Baird’s Sandpipers were seen. Did lower water in reservoirs make a difference? Peeps are tough to identify at any time of year but in an area such as ours where their numbers are never very high it’s hard to get experience. I bow to those who made the calls.
Best bird? More than likely the Pacific Loon. There have been a few records but it is still considered casual which is rarer than rare. In Colorado the records have been mostly through the front range so this sighting fits. However, the Blackburnian Warbler is pretty good also. Considered rare and, again, along the front range is where most spring sightings occur. According to eBird the Tennessee Warbler has a pretty good amount of sightings along the front range which get even more common as you head east. Townsend’s Warbler is fairly commonly seen in the fall but less so during spring migration so another good call. The Northern Waterthrush is seen rarely but on occasion can be fairly commonly seen in the spring. If you’re going to see the Northern Parula, spring is the time. Both April and May are good months. Much rarer in the fall. The Cassin’s Vireo is a very rare find according to “Colorado Birds” (Andrews and Righter 1992). This book is good but is sadly out of date and migration is dynamic. EBird has sightings along the front range but I’m guessing not very often.
I finally would like to thank all of you who participated in this what must be considered a labor of love. See you soon as the Christmas Count is only a few months away.
Don Starks
I’ve compiled the Spring Bird Count twice now so I’m starting to get a bit of the flavor of what is expected or not and in what numbers. I’ve compared this year’s list with last year’s and we saw the same number of species (157) but saw many more numbers (18,442 vs 16,821 last year). Compare this with 2020 with 171 species and over 26,000 species. The 2019 count had 145 species and over 18,000 species. So, was 2020 an aberration as it had so many more that the three other years? Can’t really say as there are far too many variables involved. Best looked at over many years. The people out there beating the bushes didn’t miss much and came up with some pretty remarkable sightings. I’ll get into that in a bit. I still think in terms of a visitor to our area. So much so that I wrote about it last year so I won’t beat that dead horse again. I certainly wish the pandemic would calm down a bit so I can go to Ecuador with a good friend who’s been there many times. Back to business. First thing I’m going to do before next year’s count is add Black-chinned Hummingbird to our list of regulars. Not in high numbers but we can count on them to be seen. Warbler numbers were pretty good compared to last year as we had more than a few that were seen only once or twice on the count.
Pied-billed Grebe 6,
Eared Grebe 3,
Western Grebe 294,
Clark’s Grebe 2,
American White Pelican 456,
Double-crested Cormorant 158,
Great Blue Heron 121,
Great Egret 4,
Snowy Egret 5,
White-faced Ibis 28,
Canada Goose 1152,
Wood Duck 17,
Green-winged Teal 32,
Blue-winged Teal 62,
Cinnamon Teal 27,
Mallard 215,
Gadwall 61,
Northern Shoveler 87,
American Wigeon 20,
Canvasback 5,
Redhead 16,
Ring-necked Duck 2,
Lesser Scaup 3,
Common Goldeneye 2,
Bufflehead 3,
Common Merganser 5,
Ruddy Duck 45,
Turkey Vulture 44,
Osprey 34,
Bald Eagle 39,
Golden Eagle 6,
Northern Harrier 3,
Cooper’s Hawk 2,
Swainson’s Hawk 33,
Ferruginous Hawk 2,
Red-tailed Hawk 139,
American Kestrel 30,
Peregrine Falcon 1,
Ring-necked Pheasant 3,
Wild Turkey 12,
Virginia Rail 1,
Sora 3, A
merican Coot 113,
Black-bellied Plover 1,
Semi-palmated Plover 2,
Killdeer 62,
Black-necked Stilt 22,
American Avocet 90,
Lesser Yellowlegs 4,
Spotted Sandpiper 25,
Willet 6,
Sanderling 1,
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2,
Least Sandpiper 6,
Baird’s Sandpiper 2,
Long-billed Dowitcher 14,
Wilson’s Snipe 13,
Red-necked Phalarope 6,
Wilson’s Phalarope 54,
Franklin’s Gull 11,
Ring-billed Gull 104,
California Gull 1,
Caspian Tern 2,
Forster’s Tern 13,
Rock Dove 123,
Mourning Dove 398,
Eurasian Collared Dove 156,
Barn Owl 2,
Great Horned Owl 14, Chimney Swift 5, Broad-tailed Hummingbird 22,
Belted Kingfisher 4,
Red-headed Woodpecker 1,
Downy Woodpecker 8,
Northern Flicker 64,
Western Wood Pewee 14,
Willow Flycatcher 2,
Least Flycatcher 2,
Hammond’s Flycatcher 2,
Say’s Phoebe 28,
Western Kingbird 192,
Eastern Kingbird 31,
Horned Lark 19,
Tree Swallow 39,
Violet-green Swallow 33,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 255, Bank Swallow 514,
Cliff Swallow 3907,
Barn Swallow 413,
Blue Jay 139,
Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay 6,
Black-billed Magpie 92,
American Crow 21,
Common Raven 7,
Black-capped Chickadee 52,
Mountain Chickadee 1,
Bushtit 10,
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1,
White-breasted Nuthatch 3,
Pygmy Nuthatch 1,
Rock Wren 7,
House Wren 153,
Marsh Wren 3,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5,
Mountain Bluebird 2,
American Robin 444,
Gray Catbird 8,
Sage Thrasher 3,
Brown Thrasher 5,
European Starling 1184,
Warbling Vireo 9,
Tennessee Warbler 1,
Orange-crowned Warbler 2,
Yellow Warbler 54,
Northern Parula 1,
Yellow-rumped Warbler 31,
Townsend’s Warbler 2,
Northern Waterthrush 1,
Wilson’s Warbler 13,
Common Yellowthroat 18,
Yellow-breasted Chat 2,
Western Tanager 5,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4,
Black-headed Grosbeak 4,
Blue Grosbeak 4,
Lazuli Bunting 4,
Indigo Bunting 1,
Spotted Towhee 35,
Chipping Sparrow 79,
Clay-colored Sparrow 5,
Brewer’s Sparrow 14,
Vesper Sparrow 14,
Lark Sparrow 64,
Song Sparrow 73,
White-crowned Sparrow 15,
Bobolink 14,
Western Meadowlark 437,
Red-winged Blackbird 3210,
Yellow-headed Blackbird 169,
Brewer’s Blackbird 29,
Great-tailed Grackle 31,
Common Grackle 1080,
Brown-headed Cowbird 117,
Orchard Oriole 2,
Bullock’s Oriole 86,
Cassin’s Finch 1,
House Finch 247,
Pine Siskin 1,
Lesser Goldfinch 3,
American Goldfinch 104,
House Sparrow 317.
Others of interest (you can read that as “rare”) are Pacific Loon 1, Black-chinned Hummingbird 4, Gray Flycatcher 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Cassin’s Vireo 1, Blackburnian Warbler 1.
Here are the raw numbers: total species 157 and 18,442 individual sightings.
Here are my comments on the birds in bold print above. Two birds seem to be always close in being the number seen. Red-winged Blackbird checked out with 3210 and the champion was the Cliff Swallow with 3907. Last year only (only?) 691 Cliff Swallows were seen and 3830 Red-winged Blackbirds were seen. Where did all the extra Cliff Swallows come from?
A good number of peeps were seen with one Sanderling, two Semipalmated Sandpipers, six Least Sandpipers and two Baird’s Sandpipers. Last year only two Baird’s Sandpipers were seen. Did lower water in reservoirs make a difference? Peeps are tough to identify at any time of year but in an area such as ours where their numbers are never very high it’s hard to get experience. I bow to those who made the calls.
Best bird? More than likely the Pacific Loon. There have been a few records but it is still considered casual which is rarer than rare. In Colorado the records have been mostly through the front range so this sighting fits. However, the Blackburnian Warbler is pretty good also. Considered rare and, again, along the front range is where most spring sightings occur. According to eBird the Tennessee Warbler has a pretty good amount of sightings along the front range which get even more common as you head east. Townsend’s Warbler is fairly commonly seen in the fall but less so during spring migration so another good call. The Northern Waterthrush is seen rarely but on occasion can be fairly commonly seen in the spring. If you’re going to see the Northern Parula, spring is the time. Both April and May are good months. Much rarer in the fall. The Cassin’s Vireo is a very rare find according to “Colorado Birds” (Andrews and Righter 1992). This book is good but is sadly out of date and migration is dynamic. EBird has sightings along the front range but I’m guessing not very often.
I finally would like to thank all of you who participated in this what must be considered a labor of love. See you soon as the Christmas Count is only a few months away.
Don Starks
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MAY 8-10, 2020 SPRING BIRD COUNT
Pied-billed Grebe 3 Horned Grebe 1 Eared Grebe 106 Western Grebe 176 Clark’s Grebe 2 American White Pelican 274 Double-crested Cormorant 137 Great Blue Heron 113 Great Egret 1 Snowy Egret 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 White-faced Ibis 14 Canada Goose 630 Wood Duck 9 Green-winged Teal 23 Blue-winged Teal 27 Cinnamon Teal 16 Mallard 393 Northern Pintail 1 Gadwall 155 Northern Shoveler 219 American Wigeon 32 Canvasback 2 Ring-necked Duck 8 Lesser Scaup 33 Bufflehead 16 Common Merganser 5 Ruddy Duck 28 Mute Swan 2 Turkey Vulture 48 Osprey 23 Bald Eagle 38 Golden Eagle 4 Northern Harrier 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 51 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 87 (Harlan’s 27) American Kestrel 46 Prairie Falcon 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 Wild Turkey 18 Sora 1 American Coot 44 Black-bellied Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 6 Killdeer 102 Black-necked Stilt 50 American Avocet 58 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Spotted Sandpiper 13 Willet 92 Marbled Godwit 5 Sanderling 34 Semipalmated Sandpiper 3 Western Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 5 Long-billed Dowitcher 4 Wilson’s Snipe 9 Red-necked Phalarope 39 Wilson’s Phalarope 678 Franklin’s Gull 42 Ring-billed Gull 97 California Gull 14 Caspian Tern 6 Forster’s Tern 45 Rock Dove 65 Mourning Dove 653 Eurasian Collared Dove 1965 Great Horned Owl 27 Burrowing Owl 7 Long-eared Owl 1 White-throated Swift 2 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 83 Belted Kingfisher 9 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 35 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 106 (red-shafted 98 yellow-shafted 9) --------------------------------------------------------------- May 10-12, 2019 SPRING BIRD COUNT Pied-billed Grebe 19 Eared Grebe 28 Western Grebe 480 Clark’s Grebe 5 American White Pelican 256 Double-crested Cormorant 295 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 115 Great Egret 12 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 White-faced Ibis 45 Canada Goose 628 Wood Duck 2 Green-winged Teal 41 Blue-winged Teal 86 Cinnamon Teal 56 Mallard 279 Gadwall 278 Northern Shoveler 168 American Wigeon 22 Redhead 16 Ring-necked Duck 3 Lesser Scaup 13 Common Goldeneye 2 Bufflehead 23 Common Merganser 5 Ruddy Duck 39 Turkey Vulture 33 Osprey 34 Bald Eagle 28 Golden Eagle 4 Northern Harrier 9 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Swainson’s Hawk 44 Red-tailed Hawk 137 Western 137 Harlan’s 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 American Kestrel 56 Mississippi Kite 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 7 Wild Turkey 5 Virginia Rail 4 Sora 1 American Coot 25 Semipalmated Plover 4 Killdeer 119 Black-necked Stilt 13 American Avocet 86 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Spotted Sandpiper 36 Willet 5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 5 Western Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 4 --------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 SPRING BIRD COUNT TALLY
Pied-billed Grebe 10 Eared Grebe 1 Western Grebe 118 Clark’s Grebe 9 American White Pelican 149 Double-crested Cormorant 101 Great Blue Heron 70 Great Egret 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 3 White-faced Ibis 63 Canada Goose 333 Wood Duck 6 Green-winged Teal 18 Blue-winged Teal 62 Cinnamon Teal 31 Mallard 198 Northern Pintail 2 Gadwall 162 Northern Shoveler 153 American Wigeon 53 Canvasback 1 Redhead 51 Ring-necked Duck 3 Lesser Scaup 34 Bufflehead 3 Common Merganser 6 Ruddy Duck 31 Turkey Vulture 23 Osprey 20 Bald Eagle 23 Golden Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 12 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper’s Hawk 6 Swainson’s Hawk 45 Ferruginous Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 99 Western 97 Harlan’s 2 American Kestrel 44 Merlin 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 3 Wild Turkey 32 Virginia Rail 3 Sora 1 American Coot 48 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 108 Black-necked Stilt 26 American Avocet 74 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Spotted Sandpiper 16 Hudsonian Godwit 1 Least Sandpiper 7 2017 SPRING BIRD COUNT TALLY Pied-billed Grebe 7 Eared Grebe 6 Western Grebe 754 Clark’s Grebe 2 American White Pelican 239 Double-crested Cormorant 128 Great Blue Heron 46 Sandhill Crane 2 Great Egret 4 Snowy Egret 1 Cattle Egret 1 White-faced Ibis 49 Canada Goose 339 Wood Duck 11 Green-winged Teal 16 Blue-winged Teal 42 Cinnamon Teal 40 Mallard 163 Gadwall 44 Northern Shoveler 96 Redhead 18 Common Goldeneye 1 Common Merganser 3 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 23 Mute Swan 1 Turkey Vulture 23 Osprey 18 Bald Eagle 14 Golden Eagle 2 Northern Harrier 4 Cooper’s Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 54 Ferruginous Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 61 American Kestrel 29 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 9 Wild Turkey 14 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 2 American Coot 33 Snowy Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 92 Black-necked Stilt 3 American Avocet 94 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Spotted Sandpiper 15 Willett 1 Marbled Godwit 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 3 Long-billed Dowitcher 4 Wilson’s Snipe 11 ___________________________________  Loggerhead Shrike
2015 SPRING BIRD COUNT TALLY
Pied-billed Grebe 8 Eared Grebe 24 Western Grebe 434 Clark’s Grebe 12 American White Pelican 134 Double-crested Cormorant 52 Great Blue Heron 72 Great Egret 5 White-faced Ibis 16 Canada Goose 319 Wood Duck 4 Green-winged Teal 7 Mallard 250 Northern Pintail 11 Blue-winged Teal 49 Cinnamon Teal 39 Northern Shoveler 183 Gadwall 272 American Wigeon 4 Canvasback 2 Redhead 25 Ring-necked Duck 4 Lesser Scaup 26 Bufflehead 1 Ruddy Duck 148 Turkey Vulture 12 Osprey 13 Bald Eagle 11 Northern Harrier 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Swainson’s Hawk 58 Red-tailed Hawk 50 Ferruginous Hawk 6 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Golden Eagle 4 American Kestrel 44 Merlin 1 _________________________________ 
2014 Spring Bird Count Tally
Pied-billed Grebe 14 Horned Grebe 8 Eared Grebe 14 Western Grebe 410 Clark’s Grebe 10 American White Pelican 286 Double-crested Cormorant 357 Great Blue Heron 60 Great Egret 7 Snowy Egret 6 Cattle Egret 1 White-faced Ibis 200 Canada Goose 275 Green-winged Teal 48 Mallard 139 Northern Pintail 1 Blue-winged Teal 48 Cinnamon Teal 16 Northern Shoveler 182 Gadwall 144 American Wigeon 6 Canvasback 1 Redhead 29 Ring-necked Duck 8 Lesser Scaup 8 Bufflehead 4 Common Merganser 28 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 49 Turkey Vulture 32 Osprey 19 Bald Eagle 10 Northern Harrier 4 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 47 Red-tailed Hawk 89 Ferruginous Hawk 5 Golden Eagle 4 American Kestrel 57 Peregrine Falcon 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 4 Wild Turkey 1 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 1 American Coot 174 Killdeer 73 Black-necked Stilt 11 American Avocet 55 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Willet 5 Spotted Sandpiper 54 Marbled Godwit 13 Long-billed Dowitcher 8 |
Western Wood Pewee 1 Willow Flycatcher 2 Least Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 5 Say’s Phoebe 44 Western Kingbird 124 Eastern Kingbird 12 Horned Lark 29 Tree Swallow 317 Violet-green Swallow 629 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 56 Bank Swallow 425 Cliff Swallow 4153 Barn Swallow 446 Blue Jay 203 Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay 4 Black-billed Magpie 100 American Crow 46 Common Raven 25 Black-capped Chickadee 101 Mountain Chickadee 1 Bushtit 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 15 White-breasted Nuthatch 12 Pygmy Nuthatch 2 Rock Wren 8 Canyon Wren 5 House Wren 212 Marsh Wren 14 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 Townsend’s Solitaire 7 Swainson’s Thrush 17 American Robin 976 Gray Catbird 8 Sage Thrasher 1 Brown Thrasher 9 American Pipit 3 Cedar Waxwing 15 Loggerhead Shrike 1 European Starling 1236 Warbling Vireo 6 Orange-crowned Warbler 20 Nashville Warbler 2 Virginia’s Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 57 Yellow-rumped Warbler 40 (Audubon’s 177 Myrtle 60) Black & White Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 29 Yellow-breasted Chat 5 Western Tanager 35 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 7 Lazuli Bunting 12 Lark Bunting 24 Green-tailed Towhee 19 Spotted Towhee 73 American Tree Sparrow 5 Chipping Sparrow 653 Clay-colored Sparrow 57 Brewer’s Sparrow 79 Vesper Sparrow 40 Field Sparrow 1 Lark Sparrow 68 Savannah Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 105 Lincoln’s Sparrow 7 White-crowned Sparrow 52 Western Meadowlark 969 Red-winged Blackbird 3399 Yellow-headed Blackbird 200 Brewer’s Blackbird 27 Great-tailed Grackle 56 Common Grackle 1993 Brown-headed Cowbird 327 Orchard Oriole 1 Bullock’s Oriole 109 Cassin’s Finch 3 House Finch 606 Red Crossbill 18 Pine Siskin 20 Lesser Goldfinch 4 American Goldfinch 162 House Sparrow 547 --------------------------------------------------------------- 
Long-billed Dowitcher 64 Wilson’s Snipe 10 Red-necked Phalarope 36 Wilson’s Phalarope 73 Franklin’s Gull 28 Ring-billed Gull 145 Common Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 30 Rock Dove 72 Mourning Dove 473 Eurasian Collared-Dove 322 Great Horned Owl 15 Burrowing Owl 6 Short-eared Owl 1 Chimney Swift 6 White-throated Swift 5 Broad-tailed Hummer 40 Black -chinned Hummer 1 Belted Kingfisher 10 Downy Woodpecker 21 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 88 Western Wood Pewee 5 Hammond’s Flycatcher 9 Say’s Phoebe 39 Western Kingbird 148 Eastern Kingbird 6 Cassin’s Kingbird 2 Horned Lark 17 Tree Swallow 155 Violet-green Swallow 442 N. Rough-winged Swallow 81 Bank Swallow 16 Cliff Swallow 1360 Barn Swallow 297 Blue Jay 149 Western Scrub Jay 3 Black-billed Magpie 116 American Crow 42 Common Raven 12 Black-capped Chickadee 42 Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Pygmy Nuthatch 3 Rock Wren 1 Canyon Wren 2 House Wren 93 Marsh Wren 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------  Bonaparte's Gulls
MAY 11-13, 2018
Long-billed Dowitcher 35 Wilson’s Snipe 8 Wilson’s Phalarope 110 Franklin’s Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 135 Common Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 8 Rock Dove 70 Mourning Dove 458 Eurasian Collared-Dove 274 Great Horned Owl 7 Burrowing Owl 1 Chimney Swift 12 White-throated Swift 1 Broad-tailed Hummer 23 Belted Kingfisher 6 Lewis’ Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 60 Empidonax Flycatcher Sp. 3 Western Wood Pewee 1 Willow Flycatcher 2 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Say’s Phoebe 20 Western Kingbird 138 Eastern Kingbird 22 Cassin’s Kingbird 2 Horned Lark 27 Tree Swallow 64 Violet-green Swallow 537 N. Rough-winged Swallow 176 Bank Swallow 170 Cliff Swallow 5450 Barn Swallow 311 Blue Jay 137 Black-billed Magpie 86 American Crow 26 Common Raven 18 Black-capped Chickadee 40 Mountain Chickadee 15 Red-breasted Nuthatch 7 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 Pygmy Nuthatch 2 Canyon Wren 2 House Wren 130 Marsh Wren 17 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Western Bluebird 3 MAY 12-14, 2017 Wilson’s Phalarope 114 Franklin’s Gull 4 Bonaparte’s Gull 4 Ring-billed Gull 304 California Gull 6 Common Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 38 Rock Dove 85 Mourning Dove 641 Eurasian Collared-Dove 374 Great Horned Owl 7 Burrowing Owl 5 White-throated Swift 2 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2 Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 319 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Say’s Phoebe 14 Western Kingbird 238 Eastern Kingbird 6 Horned Lark 42 Tree Swallow 30 Violet-green Swallow 24 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8 Bank Swallow 4 Cliff Swallow 1293 Barn Swallow 315 Blue Jay 58 Black-billed Magpie 47 American Crow 5 Common Raven 7 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 108 Marsh Wren 17 Swainson’s Thrush 1 American Robin 572 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 7 Loggerhead Shrike 1 European Starling 1051 __________________________________ MAY 15-17, 2015 Peregrine Falcon 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 3 Wild Turkey 4 Virginia Rail 2 Sora 4 American Coot 165 Killdeer 104 Black-necked Stilt 22 American Avocet 106 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Spotted Sandpiper 11 Stilt Sandpiper 1 Wilson’s Snipe 6 Wilson’s Phalarope 175 Franklin’s Gull 2 Bonaparte’s Gull 4 Ring-billed Gull 70 California Gull 1 Black Tern 22 Rock Dove 81 Mourning Dove 476 Eurasian Collared Dove 241 Great Horned Owl 5 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 45 Belted Kingfisher 3 Downy Woodpecker 6 Northern Flicker 29 Empidonax Flycatcher Species 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Say’s Phoebe 24 Western Kingbird 387 Eastern Kingbird 19 Horned Lark 73 Tree Swallow 39 Violet-green Swallow 43 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 97 Bank Swallow 30 Cliff Swallow 1636 Barn Swallow 250 Steller’s Jay 2 Blue Jay 36 Western Scrub Jay 4 Black-billed Magpie 51 American Crow 30 Common Raven 16 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Mountain Chickadee 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 __________________________________ 
May 16-18, 2014
Wilson’s Snipe 4 Wilson’s Phalarope 168 Red-necked Phalarope 900 Sandhill Crane 4 Franklin’s Gull 6 Ring-billed Gull 59 Caspian Tern 1 Common Tern 32 Forester’s Tern 6 Black Tern 5 Mute Swans 2 Rock Dove 132 Mourning Dove 497 Eurasian Collared Dove 226 Great Horned Owl 8 Chimney Swift 6 White-throated Swift 6 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 35 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 5 Northern Flicker 33 Empidonax Flycatcher Species 6 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Willow Flycatcher 1 Hammond’s Flycatcher 1 Say’s Phoebe 12 Western Kingbird 389 Eastern Kingbird 26 Horned Lark 28 Tree Swallow 58 Violet-green Swallow 67 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 87 Bank Swallow 77 Cliff Swallow 2619 Barn Swallow 546 Steller’s Jay 3 Blue Jay 34 Western Scrub Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 55 American Crow 14 Common Raven 12 Black-capped Chickadee 15 Mountain Chickadee 3 Bushtit 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 House Wren 58 Marsh Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 Eastern Bluebird 4 Western Bluebird 2 Mountain Bluebird 2 Swainson’s Thrush 6 |
 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
LOVELAND, COLORADO
Additional Species of notable consequence: Eastern Phoebe 3, Greater Scaup 1, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1, Black-chinned Hummingbird 4, Baltimore Oriole 1, Neotropical Cormorant 1, Yellow-throated Vireo 1. Total Number of Species - 171 Total Number of Individual Birds - 26,513 Total Number of Participants - 25 High Numbers - Cliff Swallow - 4153 Red-winged Blackbird - 3399 Common Grackle - 1993 Eurasian Collared Dove - 1965 European Starling - 1236 House Sparrow - 947 Western Meadowlark - 969 Wilson’s Phalarope - 678 Canada Goose - 630 Mourning Dove - 653 Gold Star Birds - Neotropical Cormorant This cormorant is more common along the US-Mexico border and can be found with regularity in Arizona and in Texas in the lower Rio Grande Valley. In Colorado Birds (Andrews & Righter, 1992) they have these as pretty rare and mostly late summer and fall. Most records are east of here. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher This beautiful flycatcher seems to show up mostly in May. It is also seen mostly east of here which is no surprise as they are an open grasslands bird. Go to Oklahoma, it’s their state bird. Yellow-throated Vireo Listed as a very rare spring migrant and, again, most records are south and east of us. I wonder if this vireo has ever been seen at Crow Valley Campground in the Pawnee National Grasslands? That place is great for spring vagrants. Baltimore Oriole This oriole is found fairly commonly along the eastern state line in the summer but is a rare spring migrant in our area. A close relative of the Bullock’s Oriole and has been lumped or split from that species numerous times during it’s taxonomic history. Now considered a separate species. Orchard Oriole This is a fairly common summer resident in the east but fairly rare in our area but there are reports all the time, or so it seems. They could be changing their status here. -------------------------------------------------------------- LOVELAND, COLORADO American Dipper 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 Western Bluebird 14 Mountain Bluebird 44 Swainson’s Thrush 3 American Robin 1041 Gray Catbird 2 Brown Thrasher 7 Loggerhead Shrike 8 European Starling 1324 Orange-crowned Warbler 5 Virginia’s Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 17 Yellow-rumped Warbler 363 Audubon’s 277 Myrtle 86 Common Yellowthroat 7 Yellow-breasted Chat 3 Western Tanager 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Lark Bunting 84 Green-tailed Towhee 7 Spotted Towhee 23 Chipping Sparrow 590 Clay-colored Sparrow 21 Brewer’s Sparrow 21 Vesper Sparrow 23 Lark Sparrow 75 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 63 White-crowned Sparrow 32 Dark-eyed Junco 9 Western Meadowlark 491 Red-winged Blackbird 3145 Yellow-headed Blackbird 290 Brewer’s Blackbird 16 Great-tailed Grackle 53 Common Grackle 900 Brown-headed Cowbird 260 Bullock’s Oriole 53 House Finch 586 Pine Siskin 4 Lesser Goldfinch 8 American Goldfinch 27 House Sparrow 356 145 species 18,093 individuals Participants: Bill Prather, Ann Delzell, Jenifer Cline, Gary Cline, Shelley Dahme, Wendy Vetterling, Shirley Sterkel, Mark Wolenetz, Diana Wolenetz, Kat Bradley-Bennett, Nadeen Lester, Mary Jane Makepeace, Diane Kristoff, Sally Niemann, Irene Fortune, Ron Harden, Charlotte Wollesen, Paul Opler & Evi Buckner-Opler. ---------------------------------------------------------------  Say's Phoebe
LOVELAND, COLORADO
Swainson’s Thrush 3 Hermit Thrush 3 American Robin 521 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 10 Loggerhead Shrike 1 European Starling 814 Plumbeous Vireo 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Virginia’s Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 33 Yellow-rumped Warbler 12 Wilson’s Warbler 5 Common Yellowthroat 11 Western Tanager 23 Black-headed Grosbeak 3 Lazuli Bunting 3 Lark Bunting 21 Green-tailed Towhee 4 Spotted Towhee 26 Chipping Sparrow 364 Clay-colored Sparrow 6 Brewer’s Sparrow 66 Vesper Sparrow 31 Lark Sparrow 89 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 32 Lincoln’s Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 23 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Bobolink 6 Western Meadowlark 408 Red-winged Blackbird 2169 Yellow-headed Blackbird 380 Brewer’s Blackbird 51 Great-tailed Grackle 58 Common Grackle 750 Brown-headed Cowbird 78 Bullock’s Oriole 43 House Finch 166 Pine Siskin 5 Lesser Goldfinch 5 American Goldfinch 36 House Sparrow 268 145 species 17,456 individuals Participants: Ann Delzell, Jenifer Cline, Gary Cline, Shelley Dahme, Mark Wolenetz, Diana Wolenetz, Kat Bradley-Bennett, Mary Jane Makepeace, Diane Kristoff, Christine Sparks, Sally Niemann, Irene Fortune, Ron Harden, Charlotte Wollesen, Paul Opler & Ed Levering. LOVELAND, COLORADO Warbling Vireo 1 Yellow Warbler 12 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Wilson’s Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 13 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Western Tanager 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 Blue Grosbeak 3 Lark Bunting 5 Green-tailed Towhee 27 Spotted Towhee 8 Chipping Sparrow 78 Brewer’s Sparrow 1 Vesper Sparrow 15 Lark Sparrow 66 Savannah Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 26 Lincoln’s Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Bobolink 10 Western Meadowlark 655 Red-winged Blackbird 2099 Yellow-headed Blackbird 285 Brewer’s Blackbird 1 Great-tailed Grackle 29 Common Grackle 842 Brown-headed Cowbird 51 Bullock’s Oriole 39 House Finch 216 American Goldfinch 22 House Sparrow 424 133 species 13,253 individuals THANK YOU TO OUR COUNT TEAMS! AREAS A & B: Ann Delzell, Jenifer & Gary Cline AREA C: Shelley Dahme & Karen Hawley AREA Da: Mark & Diana Wolenetz AREA Db: Kat Bradley-Bennett AREA E: Bill & Inez Prather AREA F: Sally Niemann & Irene Fortune AREA G: Ron Harden, Diane Kristoff & Charlotte Wollesen AREA H: Paul Opler & Ed Levering ___________________________________ LOVELAND, COLORADO Rock Wren 2 House Wren 56 Marsh Wren 3 American Dipper 1 Mountain Bluebird 5 Swainson’s Thrush 3 American Robin 286 Gray Catbird 1 Brown Thrasher 2 Loggerhead Shrike 1 European Starling 1463 Warbling Vireo 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 40 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 American Redstart 1 MacGillivray’s Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 28 Yellow-breasted Chat 6 Western Tanager 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 8 Blue Grosbeak 3 Lazuli Bunting 4 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Spotted Towhee 11 Chipping Sparrow 72 Clay-colored Sparrow 6 Brewer’s Sparrow 3 Vesper Sparrow 17 Lark Sparrow 54 Lark Bunting 5 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 69 White-crowned Sparrow 12 Red-winged Blackbird 2802 Western Meadowlark 650 Yellow-headed Blackbird 353 Brewer’s Blackbird 4 Great-tailed Grackle 52 Common Grackle 1022 Brown-headed Cowbird 135 Orchard Oriole 2 Bullock’s Oriole 43 House Finch 220 Pine Siskin 4 Lesser Goldfinch 3 American Goldfinch 50 House Sparrow 1031 TOTALS: 15,214 Individuals 138 Species _________________________________ 
Loveland, Colorado
American Robin 464 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 1560 Plumbeous Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 58 Yellow-rumped Warbler 66 Blackpoll Warbler 1 American Redstart 1 MacGillivray’s Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 28 Wilson’s Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Western Tanager 6 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 Blue Grosbeak 1 Lazuli Bunting 9 Green-tailed Towhee 10 Spotted Towhee 19 Canyon Towhee 1 American Tree Sparrow 3 Chipping Sparrow 234 Clay-colored Sparrow 23 Brewer’s Sparrow 21 Vesper Sparrow 20 Lark Sparrow 50 Lark Bunting 26 Savannah Sparrow 8 Song Sparrow 45 Lincoln’s Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 22 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Bobolink 15 Red-winged Blackbird 2581 Western Meadowlark 727 Yellow-headed Blackbird 882 Brewer’s Blackbird 3 Great-tailed Grackle 31 Common Grackle 1005 Brown-headed Cowbird 107 Orchard Oriole 2 Bullock’s Oriole 64 House Finch 92 Lesser Goldfinch 1 American Goldfinch 73 House Sparrow 1026 TOTALS: 18,616 Individuals 152 Species Photos from left to right above, Western Kingbird, Swainson's Hawk by Shelley Dahme, Yellow-rumped Warbler, public. |
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2013 Spring Bird Count Tally
Pied-billed Grebe 8 Horned Grebe 3 Western Grebe 127 Clark’s Grebe 6 American White Pelican 170 Double-crested Cormorant 143 Great Blue Heron 63 Great Egret 2 Snowy Egret 4 Cattle Egret 3 White-faced Ibis 54 Canada Goose 298 Green-winged Teal 12 Mallard 176 Northern Pintail 1 Blue-winged Teal 65 Cinnamon Teal 10 Northern Shoveler 78 Gadwall 64 American Wigeon 26 Canvasback 1 Redhead 23 Ring-necked Duck 1 Lesser Scaup 10 Common Merganser 43 Ruddy Duck 5 Turkey Vulture 16 Osprey 11 Bald Eagle 5 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Swainson’s Hawk 37 Red-tailed Hawk 45 Golden Eagle 4 American Kestrel 36 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 Wild Turkey 9 Virginia Rail 2 American Coot 35 Killdeer 24 Black-necked Stilt 42 American Avocet 48 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Spotted Sandpiper 21 Whimbrel 22 Long-billed Dowitcher 5 Wilson’s Snipe 1 Wilson’s Phalarope 137 Red-necked Phalarope 15 Franklin’s Gull 2 |
May 17-19, 2013
Bonaparte’s Gull 2 Ring-billed Gull 24 Rock Dove 211 Mourning Dove 430 Eurasian Collared-Dove 472 Great Horned Owl 5 Burrowing Owl 2 Chimney Swift 13 White-throated Swift 7 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 47 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 10 Northern Flicker 59 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Say’s Phoebe 11 Cassin’s Kingbird 1 Western Kingbird 127 Eastern Kingbird 35 Horned Lark 15 Tree Swallow 62 Violet-green Swallow 25 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 234 Bank Swallow 21 Cliff Swallow 1200 Barn Swallow 185 Steller’s Jay 11 Blue Jay 95 Western Scrub Jay 3 Black-billed Magpie 107 American Crow 61 Common Raven 12 Black-capped Chickadee 39 Mountain Chickadee 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 House Wren 84 Marsh Wren 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 11 Western Bluebird 15 Mountain Bluebird 4 Townsend’s Solitaire 2 American Robin 791 Gray Catbird 6 Brown Thrasher 2 Cedar Waxwing 12 Loggerhead Shrike 1 European Starling 1183 |
Loveland, CO
Plumbeous Vireo 5 Warbling Vireo 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Virginia’s Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 22 Yellow-rumped Warbler 15 MacGillivray’s Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 7 Yellow-breasted Chat 5 Western Tanager 17 Black-headed Grosbeak 7 Blue Grosbeak 3 Lazuli Bunting 13 Indigo Bunting 1 Green-tailed Towhee 7 Spotted Towhee 1 American Tree Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 70 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Brewer’s Sparrow 12 Vesper Sparrow 13 Lark Sparrow 27 Lark Bunting 71 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 24 Lincoln’s Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 6 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2334 Western Meadowlark 1031 Yellow-headed Blackbird 152 Brewer’s Blackbird 5 Great-tailed Grackle 19 Common Grackle 1543 Brown-headed Cowbird 182 Orchard Oriole 8 Bullock’s Oriole 81 House Finch 408 Pine Siskin 12 Lesser Goldfinch 4 American Goldfinch 42 House Sparrow 958 TOTALS: 14,694 Individuals 139 Species Photos by Ron Harden - Left to right: Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Tanager |
2012 Spring Bird Count Tally
Pied-billed Grebe 17 Western Grebe 150 Clark’s Grebe 16 American White Pelican 147 Double-crested Cormorant 61 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 115 Great Egret 14 White-faced Ibis 17 Canada Goose 505 Wood Duck 2 Green-winged Teal 3 Mallard 167 Northern Pintail 2 Blue-winged Teal 13 Cinnamon Teal 23 Northern Shoveler 53 Gadwall 30 American Wigeon 4 Redhead 32 Ring-necked Duck 5 Lesser Scaup 7 Common Merganser 24 Ruddy Duck 3 Turkey Vulture 19 Osprey 11 Bald Eagle 10 Swainson’s Hawk 23 Red-tailed Hawk 48 American Kestrel 38 Ring-necked Pheasant 2 Wild Turkey 5 Virginia Rail 4 American Coot 41 Killdeer 68 American Avocet 7 Spotted Sandpiper 19 Wilson’s Snipe 4 Wilson’s Phalarope 15 California Gull 6 Black-billed Magpie 110 Rock Dove 56 Morning Dove 510 Eurasian Collared-Dove 231 Barn Owl 1 Eastern Screech Owl 1 Great Horned Owl 2 |
May 18-20, 2012
Chimney Swift 14 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 58 Belted Kingfisher 10 Downy Woodpecker 9 Hairy Woodpecker 6 Northern Flicker 52 Empidonax species 1 Western Wood-Pewee 1 Hammond’s Flycatcher 4 Say’s Phoebe 13 Western Kingbird 111 Eastern Kingbird 36 Horned Lark 25 Tree Swallow 204 Violet-green Swallow 268 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33 Bank Swallow 12 Cliff Swallow 1178 Barn Swallow 430 Steller’s Jay 13 Blue Jay 41 Western Scrub Jay 2 American Crow 46 Common Raven 12 Black-capped Chickadee 28 Mountain Chickadee 2 Bushtit 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Rock Wren 1 House Wren 55 Marsh Wren 38 American Dipper 1 Western Bluebird 1 Mountain Bluebird 16 Townsend’s Solitaire 1 Swainson’s Thrush 2 Hermit Thrush 2 American Robin 599 Gray Catbird 3 Northern Mockingbird 3 Brown Thrasher 3 Loggerhead Shrike 1 European Starling 552 Plumbeous Vireo 3 Warbling Vireo 1 Yellow Warbler 32 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 |
Loveland, CO
MacGillivray’s Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 20 Western Tanager 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 13 Blue Grosbeak 2 Lazuli Bunting 5 Green-tailed Towhee 3 Spotted Towhee 15 Canyon Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 40 Red-winged Blackbird 1231 Western Meadowlark 389 Yellow-headed Blackbird 117 Brewer’s Blackbird 65 Great-tailed Grackle 29 Common Grackle 565 Brown-headed Cowbird 29 Bullock’s Oriole 40 House Finch 3 Red Crossbill 42 American Goldfinch 56 House Sparrow 478 TOTALS: 9,586 individuals 117 species Participants: Kat Bennett, Louise Bercaw, Ann & Charles Bradford, Gary & Jenifer Cline, Bill & Shelley Dahme, Ann Delzell, Mick Diener, Mary Griest, Ron Harden, Barbara Miller, Katheryn Paulis, Bill & Inez Prather Left Photo: Great Blue Heron, Nancy Abrahams Center Photo: American Kestrel, Barbara Miller Right Photo: Townsend's Solitaire, Ron Harden |
