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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 ↓

Barn Swallow 1
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 2
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 3
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 4
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 6
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Rusty Blackbird 7
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 8
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 9
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bullock's Oriole 5
Icterus bullockii
Orchard Oriole 10
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 11
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 12
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 13
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 15
Lanius borealis
Loggerhead Shrike 11
Lanius ludovicianus
Black-capped Chickadee 16
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 5
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 17
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 18
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 19
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 20
Sturnus vulgaris
Rock Wren 5
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 5
Troglodytes aedon
Marsh Wren 2
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 21
Turdus migratorius
Veery 22
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 8
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 23
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 24
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 8
Sialia mexicana
Townsend's Solitaire 15
Myadestes townsendi
Warbling Vireo 25
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo 11
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo 26
Vireo solitarius
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 27
Regulus satrapa
Snow Bunting 25
Plectrophenax nivalis
Lapland Longspur 11
Calcarius lapponicus
Dark-eyed Junco 28
Junco hyemalis
Grasshopper Sparrow 11
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 5
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 24
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 5
Calamospiza melanocorys
Nelson's Sparrow 29
Ammospiza nelsoni
American Tree Sparrow 30
Spizelloides arborea
Cassin's Sparrow 11
Peucaea cassinii
Swamp Sparrow 31
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 26
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 28
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 32
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 5
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 33
Spizella passerina
White-throated Sparrow 20
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow 34
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 35
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 5
Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee 11
Pipilo maculatus
Savannah Sparrow 36
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 37
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 38
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher 39
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 5
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 40
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 37
Passerina amoena
Guiraca caerulea 24
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 12
Passerina cyanea
Black-headed Grosbeak 11
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Western Tanager 5
Piranga ludoviciana
American Pipit 5
Anthus rubescens
Wilson's Warbler 41
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 42
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 10
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 16
Setophaga caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler 43
Setophaga castanea
Yellow-rumped Warbler 44
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia Warbler 45
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler 46
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 47
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 26
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 48
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 49
Setophaga striata
Townsend's Warbler 50
Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler 10
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 51
Mniotilta varia
Orange-crowned Warbler 52
Oreothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler 53
Oreothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler 31
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler 5
Oreothlypis virginiae
Northern Waterthrush 54
Parkesia noveboracensis
MacGillivray's Warbler 55
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat 56
Geothlypis trichas
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Polioptila caerulea
Horned Lark 57
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 58
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 2
Bombycilla garrulus
Brown Creeper 59
Certhia americana
Eurasian Treecreeper 60
Certhia familiaris

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