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Birds of John Martin Reservoir State Park

John Martin Reservoir State Park located in Bent County along the Arkansas River between Las Animas and Larmar, CO. The Park consists of about 1,727 acres of land and between 1000 and 11,647 acres of water depending on the elevation of the reservoir. Boating and fishing are by far the most ...more ↓

Pied-billed Grebe 1
Podilymbus podiceps
White Ibis 2
Eudocimus albus
White-faced Ibis 3
Plegadis chihi
Glossy Ibis 4
Plegadis falcinellus
American White Pelican 5
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican 6
Pelecanus occidentalis
Least Bittern 7
Ixobrychus exilis
American Bittern 8
Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron 9
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret 10
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret 11
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron 12
Egretta tricolor
Great Egret 13
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 13
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron 14
Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 15
Nyctanassa violacea
Cattle Egret 7
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 16
Butorides virescens
Merlin 17
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 17
Falco mexicanus
American Kestrel 18
Falco sparverius
Lesser Nighthawk 19
Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk 7
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill 20
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Calliope Hummingbird 21
Selasphorus calliope
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 22
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird 23
Selasphorus rufus
Black-chinned Hummingbird 24
Archilochus alexandri
Chimney Swift 7
Chaetura pelagica
American Wigeon 25
Mareca americana
Gadwall 26
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler 25
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal 27
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 25
Spatula discors
Tundra Swan 28
Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan 29
Cygnus cygnus
Northern Pintail 30
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 31
Anas crecca
Mallard 32
Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck 16
Anas rubripes
Bufflehead 25
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 33
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 33
Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser 26
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 34
Mergus serrator
Greater White-fronted Goose 35
Anser albifrons
Snow Goose 36
Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose 37
Anser rossii
White-winged Scoter 25
Melanitta fusca
Common Scoter 38
Melanitta nigra
Surf Scoter 25
Melanitta perspicillata
Lesser Scaup 39
Aythya affinis
Redhead 40
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 25
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup 41
Aythya marila
Canvasback 12
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck 42
Oxyura jamaicensis
Canada Goose 43
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose 44
Branta hutchinsii
Wood Duck 45
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser 16
Lophodytes cucullatus
Long-tailed Duck 46
Clangula hyemalis
Osprey 13
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle 47
Aquila chrysaetos
Cooper's Hawk 48
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 49
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35
Accipiter striatus
Hen Harrier 50
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk 23
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 51
Buteo lagopus
Red-shouldered Hawk 52
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk 53
Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk 54
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 54
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle 55
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Mississippi Kite 22
Ictinia mississippiensis
Double-crested Cormorant 56
Phalacrocorax auritus
Neotropic Cormorant 57
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Barn Swallow 58
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 25
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 59
Tachycineta thalassina
Bank Swallow 60
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cave Swallow 7
Petrochelidon fulva
Cliff Swallow 61
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brewer's Blackbird 44
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 27
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bullock's Oriole 12
Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole 62
Icterus galbula
Scott's Oriole 63
Icterus parisorum
Orchard Oriole 64
Icterus spurius
Western Meadowlark 7
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 65
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 66
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 67
Agelaius phoeniceus
Great Grey Shrike 68
Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike 7
Lanius ludovicianus
Juniper Titmouse 69
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Black-capped Chickadee 70
Poecile atricapillus

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