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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.

Bonaparte's Gull 1
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Little Gull 2
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Herring Gull 3
Larus argentatus
Cook Inlet Gull 4
Larus argentatus × glaucescens
California Gull 5
Larus californicus
Mew Gull 6
Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull 7
Larus delawarensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
Larus fuscus
Glaucous-winged Gull 9
Larus glaucescens
Iceland Gull 10
Larus glaucoides
Glaucous Gull 11
Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Larus marinus
Western Gull 13
Larus occidentalis
Slaty-backed Gull 14
Larus schistisagus
Black-legged Kittiwake 15
Rissa tridactyla
Ross's Gull 16
Rhodostethia rosea
Sabine's Gull 17
Xema sabini
Laughing Gull 18
Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull 19
Leucophaeus pipixcan

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