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Birds of Cherry Creek State Park

Comprised of an 880-acre reservoir and 3305 acres of upland, Cherry Creek State Park is the largest regional park and recreation area in the southeast Denver area. it was also the first park in the state park system. Located in the High Plains section of the Great Plains, the park sits on a ...more ↓

Cassin's Sparrow 1
Peucaea cassinii
Swamp Sparrow 2
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 4
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 5
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 6
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 7
Spizella passerina
White-throated Sparrow 8
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow 9
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 10
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 6
Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee 1
Pipilo maculatus
Savannah Sparrow 11
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 12
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 13
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 14
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 15
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 12
Passerina amoena
Guiraca caerulea 16
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 17
Passerina cyanea
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Western Tanager 6
Piranga ludoviciana
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
Wilson's Warbler 18
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 19
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 20
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 21
Setophaga caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler 22
Setophaga castanea
Yellow-rumped Warbler 23
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia Warbler 24
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler 25
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 26
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 3
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 27
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 28
Setophaga striata
Townsend's Warbler 29
Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler 20
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 30
Mniotilta varia
Orange-crowned Warbler 31
Oreothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler 32
Oreothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler 2
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler 6
Oreothlypis virginiae
Northern Waterthrush 33
Parkesia noveboracensis
MacGillivray's Warbler 34
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat 35
Geothlypis trichas
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Polioptila caerulea
Horned Lark 36
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 37
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 38
Bombycilla garrulus
Brown Creeper 39
Certhia americana
Eurasian Treecreeper 40
Certhia familiaris
American Crow 41
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 42
Corvus corax
Blue Jay 43
Cyanocitta cristata
Steller's Jay 44
Cyanocitta stelleri
Black-billed Magpie 45
Pica hudsonia
Red Crossbill 46
Loxia curvirostra
Common Redpoll 47
Acanthis flammea
Pine Siskin 48
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch 1
Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch 49
Spinus tristis
Cassin's Finch 1
Haemorhous cassinii
House Finch 50
Haemorhous mexicanus
Evening Grosbeak 51
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher 52
Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Myiarchus crinitus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 53
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 54
Contopus sordidulus
Hammond's Flycatcher 55
Empidonax hammondii
Least Flycatcher 2
Empidonax minimus
Dusky Flycatcher 6
Empidonax oberholseri
Cordilleran Flycatcher 6
Empidonax occidentalis
Willow Flycatcher 13
Empidonax traillii
Eastern Kingbird 56
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 12
Tyrannus verticalis
Cassin's Kingbird 57
Tyrannus vociferans
Eastern Phoebe 12
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe 13
Sayornis saya

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