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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
Cooper's Hawk 2
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 3
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Accipiter striatus
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Actitis macularius
Clark's Grebe 6
Aechmophorus clarkii
Western Grebe 7
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western × Clark's Grebe 8
Aechmophorus occidentalis × clarkii
Northern Saw-whet Owl 9
Aegolius acadicus
Boreal Owl 10
Aegolius funereus
White-throated Swift 11
Aeronautes saxatalis
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Agelaius phoeniceus
Mandarin Duck 13
Aix galericulata
Wood Duck 14
Aix sponsa
Chukar 15
Alectoris chukar
Egyptian Goose 16
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Baird's Sparrow 17
Ammodramus bairdii
Grasshopper Sparrow 18
Ammodramus savannarum
Black-throated Sparrow 19
Amphispiza bilineata
Northern Pintail 20
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 21
Anas crecca
Mallard 22
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater White-fronted Goose 23
Anser albifrons
Greylag Goose 24
Anser anser
Greylag × Swan Goose 25
Anser anser × cygnoides
Snow Goose 26
Anser caerulescens
Swan Goose 27
Anser cygnoides
Domestic Swan Goose 28
Anser cygnoides domesticus
Ross's Goose 29
Anser rossii
American Pipit 17
Anthus rubescens
Sandhill Crane 30
Antigone canadensis
California Scrub-Jay 31
Aphelocoma californica
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 32
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Golden Eagle 33
Aquila chrysaetos
Black-chinned Hummingbird 34
Archilochus alexandri
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 35
Archilochus colubris
Great Egret 7
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 7
Ardea herodias
Sagebrush Sparrow 36
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
Short-eared Owl 9
Asio flammeus
Long-eared Owl 17
Asio otus
Burrowing Owl 37
Athene cunicularia
Lesser Scaup 38
Aythya affinis
Redhead 39
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 9
Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck 9
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup 40
Aythya marila
Canvasback 17
Aythya valisineria
Juniper Titmouse 41
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Upland Sandpiper 17
Bartramia longicauda
Cedar Waxwing 42
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 9
Bombycilla garrulus
American Bittern 43
Botaurus lentiginosus
Brant 44
Branta bernicla
Canada Goose 45
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose 46
Branta hutchinsii
Snowy Owl 47
Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl 48
Bubo virginianus
Cattle Egret 18
Bubulcus ibis
Bufflehead 9
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 49
Bucephala clangula
Common Goldeneye × Hooded Merganser 50
Bucephala clangula × Lophodytes cucullatus
Barrow's Goldeneye 49
Bucephala islandica
Zone-tailed Hawk 17
Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk 51
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 52
Buteo lagopus
Red-shouldered Hawk 53
Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk 54
Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk 55
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk 55
Buteo swainsoni
Green Heron 56
Butorides virescens
Muscovy Duck 57
Cairina moschata
Lark Bunting 17
Calamospiza melanocorys
Lapland Longspur 18
Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur 58
Calcarius ornatus
Sanderling 59
Calidris alba
Dunlin 1
Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper 46
Calidris bairdii
Red Knot 18
Calidris canutus
White-rumped Sandpiper 17
Calidris fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper 60
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper 14
Calidris mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper 61
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper 62
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper 59
Calidris pusilla
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 17
Calidris subruficollis
California Quail 63
Callipepla californica
Scaled Quail 64
Callipepla squamata
Anna's Hummingbird 18
Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird 18
Calypte costae
Canada Warbler 65
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler 11
Cardellina pusilla
Northern Cardinal 66
Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia 67
Cardinalis sinuatus
European Goldfinch 68
Carduelis carduelis
Turkey Vulture 69
Cathartes aura
Veery 70
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 46
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 8
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush 54
Catharus ustulatus

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