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Birds of Chatfield State Park

Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, and swimming in the 1,500 surface acre reservoir. Nearly 3,900 acres of park land ...more ↓

Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo 2
Coccyzus americanus occidentalis
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Lewis's Woodpecker 4
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Flicker 5
Colaptes auratus
Red-naped Sapsucker 6
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Williamson's Sapsucker 1
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker 7
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 8
Dryobates villosus
Eastern Screech-Owl 9
Megascops asio
Northern Pygmy-Owl 10
Glaucidium gnoma
Burrowing Owl 11
Athene cunicularia
Great Horned Owl 12
Bubo virginianus
Short-eared Owl 13
Asio flammeus
Long-eared Owl 1
Asio otus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 13
Aegolius acadicus
Barn Owl 14
Tyto alba
Belted Kingfisher 15
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Pigeon 16
Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon 4
Patagioenas fasciata
White-winged Dove 17
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove 18
Zenaida macroura
Sora 19
Porzana carolina
Virginia Rail 20
Rallus limicola
American Coot 11
Fulica americana
Turkey Vulture 21
Cathartes aura
Wild Turkey 22
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant 23
Phasianus colchicus
Sanderling 24
Calidris alba
Dunlin 25
Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper 26
Calidris bairdii
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Calidris fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper 27
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper 28
Calidris mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper 29
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper 30
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper 31
Calidris pusilla
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1
Calidris subruficollis
Long-billed Dowitcher 32
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Lesser Yellowlegs 33
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs 34
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet 1
Tringa semipalmata
Solitary Sandpiper 34
Tringa solitaria
Long-billed Curlew 19
Numenius americanus
Whimbrel 35
Numenius phaeopus
Wilson's Snipe 36
Gallinago delicata
Common Snipe 37
Gallinago gallinago
Black Turnstone 4
Arenaria melanocephala
Marbled Godwit 38
Limosa fedoa
Red Phalarope 29
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope 19
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope 39
Phalaropus tricolor
Upland Sandpiper 1
Bartramia longicauda
Spotted Sandpiper 40
Actitis macularius
Least Tern 41
Sternula antillarum
Caspian Tern 34
Hydroprogne caspia
Forster's Tern 42
Sterna forsteri
Common Tern 43
Sterna hirundo
Black Tern 41
Chlidonias niger
Bonaparte's Gull 34
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Little Gull 44
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Herring Gull 45
Larus argentatus
California Gull 46
Larus californicus
Mew Gull 47
Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull 48
Larus delawarensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull 49
Larus fuscus
Glaucous Gull 50
Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull 51
Larus marinus
Western Gull 26
Larus occidentalis
Thayer's Gull 52
Larus thayeri
Thayer's Gull 52
Larus glaucoides thayeri
Black-legged Kittiwake 53
Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull 1
Xema sabini
Laughing Gull 1
Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull 54
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Kentish Plover 55
Charadrius alexandrinus
Piping Plover 56
Charadrius melodus
Semipalmated Plover 57
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer 58
Charadrius vociferus
American Golden-Plover 1
Pluvialis dominica
Black-bellied Plover 34
Pluvialis squatarola
Long-billed Murrelet 59
Brachyramphus perdix
Ancient Murrelet 60
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Black-necked Stilt 4
Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet 61
Recurvirostra americana
Long-tailed Jaeger 62
Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger 49
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger 63
Stercorarius pomarinus
Yellow-billed Loon 52
Gavia adamsii
Common Loon 1
Gavia immer
Pacific Loon 34
Gavia pacifica
Red-throated Loon 64
Gavia stellata
Horned Grebe 34
Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe 65
Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe 66
Podiceps nigricollis
Clark's Grebe 34
Aechmophorus clarkii
Western Grebe 19
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Pied-billed Grebe 67
Podilymbus podiceps
White-faced Ibis 68
Plegadis chihi

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