Colorado Birding Information

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Where to Bird - updated September 2012

United States of America -- Colorado
Discover the top birding locations in Colorado. Find out more about Colorado Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Colorado. Print out a checklist of Colorado birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Colorado. Order books to help you become a better birder in Colorado. Discover links to Colorado Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Colorado before you begin your trip.


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Birds of Special Interest: White-tailed Ptarmigan, Chuckar, Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Greater Sage-Grouse, Greater Prairie-Chicken, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Blue Grouse, Mountain Plover, Baird's Sandpiper, Black Swift, Norhtern Pygmy-Owl, Three-toed Woodpecker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Williamson's Sapsucker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Clark's Nutcracker, Pinyon Jay, Townsend's Solitaire, Sage Thrasher, Mountain Chickadee, MacGillivray's Warbler, Lazuli Bunting, Green-tailed Towhee, Brewer's Sparrow, Lark Bunting, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Brown-capped Rosy-Finch, Black Rosy-Finch, Cassin's Finch

State Bird: Lark Bunting

State Checklists:
Colorado Field Ornithologists
Colorado Birding Society
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Colorado

Species Seen in Colorado: 491

State Ornithological Society:
Colorado Field Ornithologists

Rare Bird Alerts:
Yahoo group

Maps:
Map of Important CO Bird Areas
Colorado Maps

Retail Birding Stores

Birding Links for Colorado:
Colorado Birding Trail
Colorado Birding Society
Gunnison Sage-Grouse information
Birding Opportunities near Pueblo
Colorado Hot Spots
Birding Spots of Colorado
Estes Park
Pikes Peak Birding Trail
State Parks of Colorado
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Colorado

Colorado Organizations:
American Birding Association
Audubon Chapters in Colorado
The Nature Conservancy - Colorado
Denver Field Ornithologists
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Colorado National Monument
39.10 N 108.92 W
Beautiful red sandstone cliffs are home to birds that prefer arid lands and Pinyon/Juniper pines. Stop at Devil's Kitchen picnic area and Saddlehorn Campground.

Fountain Creek Regional Park
38.24 N 104.17 W
Good riparian habitat here can be very productive during migration. Watch for Lazuli Bunting and Lesser Goldfinch. The marsh has Wood Duck, Sora and Virginia Rail.

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
37.47 N   106.16 W
Mid-March is the time to see the Sandhill Cranes.Later in May the waterfowl and rails begin the breeding season. In summer the pond edges are very productive. Wintering raptors make this a great spot any time of the year.

Pawnee National Grassland
40.45 N   104.19 W
Look for Mountain Plover, Brewer's Sparrow and Lark Bunting plus Ferruginous Hawk and McCown's Longspur. A visit in June is ideal -- the birds are singing and the wildflowers are in bloom.

Rocky Mountain Park / Golden Gate Canyon Park
40.23 N   105.38 W
A real Rocky Mountain high! Blue Grouse, Three-toed Woodpecker, Clark's Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, White-tailed Ptarmigan and Rosy-Finches. Black Swift in the summer