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Birds of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area attracts millions of visitors each years to enjoy the 148 mile river corridor between Leadville and Canon City. The 24 parcels of land are managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife alongside the Bureau of Land Management and span elevations of 10,000 feet to ...more ↓

Bewick's Wren 1
Thryomanes bewickii
Marsh Wren 2
Cistothorus palustris
American Robin 3
Turdus migratorius
Veery 4
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 5
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 6
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird 7
Sialia currucoides
Western Bluebird 5
Sialia mexicana
Eastern Bluebird 8
Sialia sialis
Townsend's Solitaire 9
Myadestes townsendi
Cassin's Vireo 10
Vireo cassinii
Yellow-throated Vireo 11
Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo 12
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 13
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 14
Vireo olivaceus
Plumbeous Vireo 10
Vireo plumbeus
Gray Vireo 10
Vireo vicinior
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 16
Regulus satrapa
Snow Bunting 17
Plectrophenax nivalis
Dark-eyed Junco 18
Junco hyemalis
Vesper Sparrow 10
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 7
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 10
Calamospiza melanocorys
American Tree Sparrow 19
Spizelloides arborea
Swamp Sparrow 20
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 21
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 18
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 22
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 10
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 23
Spizella passerina
Western Chipping Sparrow 24
Spizella passerina arizonae
Fox Sparrow 25
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 14
Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow 26
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 27
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow 28
Zonotrichia querula
Green-tailed Towhee 10
Pipilo chlorurus
Eastern Towhee 29
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spotted Towhee 30
Pipilo maculatus
Canyon Towhee 31
Melozone fusca
Black-throated Sparrow 32
Amphispiza bilineata
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 33
Aimophila ruficeps
Savannah Sparrow 34
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 35
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 11
Mimus polyglottos
Curve-billed Thrasher 36
Toxostoma curvirostre
Brown Thrasher 37
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 10
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 38
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 35
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak 7
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 39
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 40
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Northern Cardinal 41
Cardinalis cardinalis
Hepatic Tanager 39
Piranga flava
Western Tanager 10
Piranga ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager 42
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 43
Piranga rubra
American Pipit 10
Anthus rubescens
Canada Warbler 44
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler 45
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 46
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 15
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 47
Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler 48
Setophaga coronata
Audubon's Warbler 49
Setophaga coronata auduboni
Yellow-throated Warbler 50
Setophaga dominica
Magnolia Warbler 51
Setophaga magnolia
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Setophaga nigrescens
Palm Warbler 52
Setophaga palmarum
Yellow Warbler 21
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 53
Setophaga ruticilla
Townsend's Warbler 54
Setophaga townsendi
Black-and-white Warbler 55
Mniotilta varia
Connecticut Warbler 56
Oporornis agilis
Worm-eating Warbler 10
Helmitheros vermivorum
Prothonotary Warbler 20
Protonotaria citrea
Orange-crowned Warbler 25
Oreothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler 57
Oreothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler 20
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Northern Waterthrush 58
Parkesia noveboracensis
MacGillivray's Warbler 22
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat 29
Geothlypis trichas
Virginia's Warbler 10
Leiothlypis virginiae
Golden-winged Warbler 10
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler 5
Vermivora cyanoptera
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Polioptila caerulea
Bushtit 59
Psaltriparus minimus
Horned Lark 60
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 61
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 2
Bombycilla garrulus
Brown Creeper 62
Certhia americana
American Dipper 1
Cinclus mexicanus
Woodhouse Scrub-Jay 63
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodhouse's scrub jay 64
Aphelocoma woodhouseii woodhouseii
American Crow 65
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 66
Corvus corax
Chihuahuan Raven 67
Corvus cryptoleucus

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