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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 ↓

American White Pelican 1
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 2
Pelecanus occidentalis
Least Bittern 3
Ixobrychus exilis
American Bittern 4
Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron 5
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret 6
Egretta thula
Great Egret 7
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 7
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night-Heron 8
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9
Nyctanassa violacea
Cattle Egret 10
Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron 11
Butorides striata
Merlin 12
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 13
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 14
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 10
Falco sparverius
Common Nighthawk 15
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 16
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Calliope Hummingbird 17
Selasphorus calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 18
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird 19
Selasphorus rufus
Black-chinned Hummingbird 15
Archilochus alexandri
White-throated Swift 20
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimney Swift 10
Chaetura pelagica
Black Swift 21
Cypseloides niger
American Wigeon 22
Mareca americana
Eurasian Wigeon 23
Mareca penelope
Gadwall 10
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler 24
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal 14
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 22
Spatula discors
Trumpeter Swan 25
Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan 10
Cygnus columbianus
Northern Pintail 26
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 27
Anas crecca
Mallard 28
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 22
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 29
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 29
Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser 30
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 31
Mergus serrator
Greater White-fronted Goose 32
Anser albifrons
White-winged Scoter 33
Melanitta deglandi
Surf Scoter 22
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 34
Aythya affinis
Redhead 35
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 22
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 36
Aythya marila
Canvasback 15
Aythya valisineria
Snow Goose 10
Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose 37
Chen rossii
Ruddy Duck 38
Oxyura jamaicensis
Brant 39
Branta bernicla
Canada Goose 40
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose 41
Branta hutchinsii
Wood Duck 42
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 43
Lophodytes cucullatus
Long-tailed Duck 44
Clangula hyemalis
Osprey 7
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 15
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 45
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 46
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 47
Accipiter striatus
Northern Harrier 48
Circus hudsonius
Zone-tailed Hawk 15
Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk 49
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 50
Buteo lagopus
Red-shouldered Hawk 51
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk 52
Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk 15
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 53
Buteo swainsoni
Common Black Hawk 54
Buteogallus anthracinus
Swallow-tailed Kite 15
Elanoides forficatus
Bald Eagle 55
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Harris's Hawk 15
Parabuteo unicinctus
Mississippi Kite 21
Ictinia mississippiensis
Double-crested Cormorant 56
Phalacrocorax auritus
Purple Martin 57
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 58
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 22
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 23
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 59
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 60
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Rusty Blackbird 61
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 41
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 62
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 63
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bullock's Oriole 15
Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole 64
Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole 65
Icterus parisorum
Orchard Oriole 66
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 10
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 7
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 67
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 68
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 21
Lanius borealis
Loggerhead Shrike 10
Lanius ludovicianus
Black-capped Chickadee 69
Poecile atricapillus

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