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 ↓

White Ibis ¹
Eudocimus albus

White-faced Ibis ²
Plegadis chihi

Glossy Ibis ³
Plegadis falcinellus

American White Pelican ⁴
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican ⁵
Pelecanus occidentalis

Least Bittern ⁶
Ixobrychus exilis

American Bittern ⁷
Botaurus lentiginosus

Little Blue Heron ⁸
Egretta caerulea

Reddish Egret ⁹
Egretta rufescens

Snowy Egret ¹⁰
Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron ¹¹
Egretta tricolor

Great Egret ¹²
Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron ¹²
Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night Heron ¹³
Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ¹⁴
Nyctanassa violacea

Cattle Egret ⁶
Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron ¹⁵
Butorides virescens

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Birds of John Martin Reservoir State Park

White Ibis 1 Eudocimus albus

White-faced Ibis 2 Plegadis chihi

Glossy Ibis 3 Plegadis falcinellus

American White Pelican 4 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican 5 Pelecanus occidentalis

Least Bittern 6 Ixobrychus exilis

American Bittern 7 Botaurus lentiginosus

Little Blue Heron 8 Egretta caerulea

Reddish Egret 9 Egretta rufescens

Snowy Egret 10 Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron 11 Egretta tricolor

Great Egret 12 Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron 12 Ardea herodias

Black-crowned Night Heron 13 Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 14 Nyctanassa violacea

Cattle Egret 6 Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron 15 Butorides virescens