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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 ↓

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
Western Meadowlark 12
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 13
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 14
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Agelaius phoeniceus
Great Grey Shrike 16
Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike 12
Lanius ludovicianus
Juniper Titmouse 17
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Black-capped Chickadee 18
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 6
Poecile gambeli
House Sparrow 19
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 20
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 21
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 22
Sitta pygmaea
European Starling 23
Sturnus vulgaris
Wrens 24
Troglodytes
House Wren 6
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren 6
Troglodytes hiemalis
Canyon Wren 25
Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren 6
Salpinctes obsoletus
Carolina Wren 26
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren 12
Thryomanes bewickii
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 32
Myadestes townsendi
Cassin's Vireo 6
Vireo cassinii
Yellow-throated Vireo 11
Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo 33
Vireo gilvus
White-eyed Vireo 34
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 21
Vireo olivaceus
Plumbeous Vireo 6
Vireo plumbeus
Gray Vireo 6
Vireo vicinior
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 35
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 36
Regulus satrapa
Snow Bunting 37
Plectrophenax nivalis
Dark-eyed Junco 38
Junco hyemalis
Vesper Sparrow 6
Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow 30
Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting 6
Calamospiza melanocorys
American Tree Sparrow 39
Spizelloides arborea
Swamp Sparrow 40
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow 41
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 38
Melospiza melodia
Brewer's Sparrow 25
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow 6
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow 42
Spizella passerina
Western Chipping Sparrow 43
Spizella passerina arizonae
Fox Sparrow 44
Passerella iliaca
White-throated Sparrow 21
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
Canyon Towhee 4
Melozone fusca
Black-throated Sparrow 50
Amphispiza bilineata
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 51
Aimophila ruficeps
Savannah Sparrow 52
Passerculus sandwichensis
Yellow-breasted Chat 53
Icteria virens
Northern Mockingbird 11
Mimus polyglottos
Curve-billed Thrasher 54
Toxostoma curvirostre
Brown Thrasher 55
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird 6
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher 56
Oreoscoptes montanus
Lazuli Bunting 53
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak 30
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 13
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 57
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak 12
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Northern Cardinal 58
Cardinalis cardinalis
Hepatic Tanager 13
Piranga flava
Western Tanager 6
Piranga ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager 59
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 60
Piranga rubra
American Pipit 6
Anthus rubescens
Canada Warbler 61
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler 62
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 63
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 35
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 64
Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler 65
Setophaga coronata

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