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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 ↓

Purple Martin 1
Progne subis
Barn Swallow 2
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 3
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 4
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 5
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 7
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Rusty Blackbird 8
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 9
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 10
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 11
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bullock's Oriole 6
Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole 12
Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole 13
Icterus parisorum
Orchard Oriole 14
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 15
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 16
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 17
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Shrike 19
Lanius borealis
Loggerhead Shrike 15
Lanius ludovicianus
Black-capped Chickadee 20
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 6
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 21
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 22
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 23
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 24
Sturnus vulgaris
Canyon Wren 25
Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren 6
Salpinctes obsoletus
House Wren 6
Troglodytes aedon
Eurasian Wren 26
Troglodytes troglodytes
Marsh Wren 3
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 27
Turdus migratorius
Veery 28
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 9
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 29
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 30
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 9
Sialia mexicana
Eastern Bluebird 31
Sialia sialis
Townsend's Solitaire 19
Myadestes townsendi
Cassin's Vireo 6
Vireo cassinii
Yellow-throated Vireo 11
Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo 32
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 33
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 15
Vireo olivaceus
Philadelphia Vireo 19
Vireo philadelphicus
Plumbeous Vireo 6
Vireo plumbeus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 14
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 34
Regulus satrapa
McCown's Longspur 6
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Snow Bunting 35
Plectrophenax nivalis
Lapland Longspur 15
Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur 36
Calcarius ornatus
Dark-eyed Junco 37
Junco hyemalis
Baird's Sparrow 6
Ammodramus bairdii
Saltmarsh Sparrow 38
Ammodramus caudacutus
Grasshopper Sparrow 15
Ammodramus savannarum
Vesper Sparrow 6
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 30
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 6
Calamospiza melanocorys
American Tree Sparrow 39
Spizelloides arborea
Cassin's Sparrow 40
Peucaea cassinii
Swamp Sparrow 41
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 42
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 37
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 25
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 6
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 43
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow 42
Spizella pusilla
Fox Sparrow 44
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 24
Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow 45
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 46
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 47
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 6
Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee 48
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee 49
Pipilo maculatus
Sage Sparrow 9
Amphispiza belli
Black-throated Sparrow 50
Amphispiza bilineata
Savannah Sparrow 16
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 51
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 11
Mimus polyglottos
Curve-billed Thrasher 52
Toxostoma curvirostre
Long-billed Thrasher 6
Toxostoma longirostre
Brown Thrasher 53
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 54
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 51
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak 30
Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting 33
Passerina ciris
Indigo Bunting 33
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 55
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak 15
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Dickcissel 6
Spiza americana
Western Tanager 6
Piranga ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager 56
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 57
Piranga rubra
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
Canada Warbler 58
Cardellina canadensis

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