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.

Rusty Blackbird 1
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 2
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Molothrus ater
Yellow-headed Blackbird 4
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 5
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bullock's Oriole 3
Icterus bullockii
Bullock's × Baltimore Oriole 6
Icterus bullockii × galbula
Hooded Oriole 7
Icterus cucullatus
Baltimore Oriole 8
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole 9
Icterus spurius
Eastern Meadowlark 10
Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark 10
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 11
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle 12
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Agelaius phoeniceus

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