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 ↓

Taxonomy
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- Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies Order Accipitriformes
  - 17 Hawks, Eagles, and Kites Family Accipitridae
  - 1 Ospreys Family Pandionidae

Osprey ¹
Pandion haliaetus

Golden Eagle ²
Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk ³
Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk ⁴
Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk ⁵
Accipiter striatus

Northern Harrier ⁶
Circus hudsonius

Zone-tailed Hawk ²
Buteo albonotatus

Red-tailed Hawk ⁷
Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk ⁸
Buteo lagopus

Red-shouldered Hawk ⁹
Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk ¹⁰
Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk ²
Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk ¹¹
Buteo swainsoni

Common Black Hawk ¹²
Buteogallus anthracinus

Swallow-tailed Kite ²
Elanoides forficatus

Bald Eagle ¹³
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Harris's Hawk ²
Parabuteo unicinctus

Mississippi Kite ¹⁴
Ictinia mississippiensis

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Birds of Chatfield State Park

Osprey 1 Pandion haliaetus

Golden Eagle 2 Aquila chrysaetos

Cooper's Hawk 3 Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk 4 Accipiter gentilis

Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Accipiter striatus

Northern Harrier 6 Circus hudsonius

Zone-tailed Hawk 2 Buteo albonotatus

Red-tailed Hawk 7 Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk 8 Buteo lagopus

Red-shouldered Hawk 9 Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk 10 Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk 2 Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk 11 Buteo swainsoni

Common Black Hawk 12 Buteogallus anthracinus

Swallow-tailed Kite 2 Elanoides forficatus

Bald Eagle 13 Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Harris's Hawk 2 Parabuteo unicinctus

Mississippi Kite 14 Ictinia mississippiensis