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 Wigeon 1
Mareca americana
Eurasian Wigeon 2
Mareca penelope
Gadwall 3
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler 4
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal 5
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 1
Spatula discors
Trumpeter Swan 6
Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan 3
Cygnus columbianus
Northern Pintail 7
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 8
Anas crecca
Mallard 9
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 1
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 10
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 10
Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser 11
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 12
Mergus serrator
White-winged Scoter 14
Melanitta deglandi
Surf Scoter 1
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 15
Aythya affinis
Redhead 16
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 1
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 17
Aythya marila
Canvasback 18
Aythya valisineria
Snow Goose 3
Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose 19
Chen rossii
Ruddy Duck 20
Oxyura jamaicensis
Brant 21
Branta bernicla
Canada Goose 22
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose 23
Branta hutchinsii
Wood Duck 24
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 25
Lophodytes cucullatus
Long-tailed Duck 26
Clangula hyemalis

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