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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Birds

This guide contains birds that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Common Redpoll 1
Acanthis flammea
Pine Siskin 2
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch 3
Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch 4
Spinus tristis
Cassin's Finch 3
Haemorhous cassinii
House Finch 5
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch 6
Haemorhous purpureus
European Goldfinch 7
Carduelis carduelis
Black Rosy-Finch 8
Leucosticte atrata
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 8
Leucosticte australis
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 9
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Pine Grosbeak 10
Pinicola enucleator
Evening Grosbeak 11
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher 12
Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher 8
Myiarchus crinitus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 8
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 13
Contopus sordidulus
Vermilion Flycatcher 14
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Alder Flycatcher 15
Empidonax alnorum
Hammond's Flycatcher 16
Empidonax hammondii
Least Flycatcher 17
Empidonax minimus
Dusky Flycatcher 8
Empidonax oberholseri
Cordilleran Flycatcher 8
Empidonax occidentalis
Willow Flycatcher 18
Empidonax traillii
Gray Flycatcher 8
Empidonax wrightii
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 19
Tyrannus forficatus
Tropical Kingbird 20
Tyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher 21
Tyrannus savana
Eastern Kingbird 22
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird 23
Tyrannus verticalis
Cassin's Kingbird 24
Tyrannus vociferans
Black Phoebe 25
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe 26
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe 18
Sayornis saya

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