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 ↓

Golden Eagle ¹
Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk ²
Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk ³
Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk ⁴
Accipiter striatus

Northern Harrier ⁵
Circus hudsonius

Zone-tailed Hawk ¹
Buteo albonotatus

Red-tailed Hawk ⁶
Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk ⁷
Buteo lagopus

Red-shouldered Hawk ⁸
Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk ⁹
Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk ¹
Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk ¹⁰
Buteo swainsoni

Common Black Hawk ¹¹
Buteogallus anthracinus

Swallow-tailed Kite ¹
Elanoides forficatus

Bald Eagle ¹²
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Harris's Hawk ¹
Parabuteo unicinctus

Mississippi Kite ¹³
Ictinia mississippiensis

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Birds of Chatfield State Park

Golden Eagle 1 Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk 2 Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk 3 Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Accipiter striatus

Northern Harrier 5 Circus hudsonius

Zone-tailed Hawk 1 Buteo albonotatus

Red-tailed Hawk 6 Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk 7 Buteo lagopus

Red-shouldered Hawk 8 Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk 9 Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk 1 Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk 10 Buteo swainsoni

Common Black Hawk 11 Buteogallus anthracinus

Swallow-tailed Kite 1 Elanoides forficatus

Bald Eagle 12 Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Harris's Hawk 1 Parabuteo unicinctus

Mississippi Kite 13 Ictinia mississippiensis