Birds of Boyd Lake State Park

Boyd Lake State Park is located on the eastern edge of the City of Loveland and consists of about 259 acres of land along the western shore of the lake and the lake itself.
It is a popular recreation destination, especially for people from the northern Front Range and the Denver ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies Order Pelecaniformes
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Family Ardeidae
  - 9 Typical Herons and Egrets Subfamily Ardeinae
  - 2 Bitterns Subfamily Botaurinae

Least Bittern ¹
Ixobrychus exilis

American Bittern ²
Botaurus lentiginosus

Little Blue Heron ³
Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret ⁴
Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron ⁵
Egretta tricolor

Great Egret ⁶
Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron ⁶
Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night-Heron ⁷
Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ⁸
Nyctanassa violacea

Cattle Egret ¹
Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron ⁹
Butorides virescens

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Birds of Boyd Lake State Park

Least Bittern 1 Ixobrychus exilis

American Bittern 2 Botaurus lentiginosus

Little Blue Heron 3 Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret 4 Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron 5 Egretta tricolor

Great Egret 6 Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron 6 Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night-Heron 7 Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8 Nyctanassa violacea

Cattle Egret 1 Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron 9 Butorides virescens