Pipits
q American Pipit (UC, M)
Clark’s Nutcracker (C, PR)
Black-billed Magpie (VC, PR)
American Crow (VC, PR)
Common Raven (VC, PR)
Larks
q Horned Lark (C, SR)
Swallows
Barn Swallow
q Tree Swallow (C, SR)
q Violet-green Swallow (C, SR)
q Northern Rough-winged Swallow (UC, SR)
q Bank Swallow (R, M)
q Cliff Swallow (VC, SR)
q Barn Swallow (C, SR)
Chickadees
q Black-capped Chickadee (C, PR)
q Mountain Chickadee (C, PR)
q Bushtit (UC, WV)
Nuthatches & Creepers
q Red-breasted Nuthatch (R, SR)
q White-breasted Nuthatch (R, SR)
q Pygmy Nuthatch (C, PR)
q Brown Creeper (R, SR)
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Wrens
q Rock Wren (C, SR)
q Canyon Wren (UC, PR)
q House Wren (UC, SR)
q Marsh Wren (R, SR)
Dippers
q American Dipper (R, SR)
Kinglets
q Golden-crowned Kinglet (R, M)
q Ruby-crowned Kinglet (UC, SR)
Starlings
q European Starling (C, PR)
Warblers
q Orange-crowned Warbler (UC, M)
q Yellow Warbler (R, SR)
q Yellow-rumped Warbler (UC, M)
q Yellow-throated Warbler (ACC, M)
q Black-throated Gray Warbler (R, M)
q Townsend’s Warbler (R, M)
q Northern Waterthrush (R, M)
q MacGillivray’s Warbler (UC, M)
q Common Yellowthroat (C, SR)
q Wilson’s Warbler (UC, SR)
Tanagers
q Western Tanager (U, SR)
Towhees & Sparrows
q Green-tailed Towhee (UC, M)
q Spotted Towhee (FC, M)
q American Tree Sparrow (UC, M)
q Chipping Sparrow (UC, SR)
q Clay-colored Sparrow (R, M)
q Brewer’s Sparrow (R, M)
q Vesper Sparrow (UC, SR)
q Lark Sparrow (FC, SR)
q Lark Bunting (UC, M)
q Savannah Sparrow (UC, M)
q Song Sparrow (UC, SR)
q Harris’s Sparrow (R, WV)
q White-crowned Sparrow (FC, M)
q Dark-eyed Junco (FC, WV)
q Lapland Longspur (R, WV)
q Snow Bunting (R, WV)
q House Sparrow (C, PR)
Yellow Warbler
C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E
Discovering
Birds
AT ELEVEN MILE STATE PARK
Because we are interested in maintaining and revising
this list, we solicit your help and ask that you share new
and unusual sightings and/or comments on the status of
the park’s birds. If you do encounter any Rare, Very Rare,
Accidental or new species, we’d appreciate a short written
description of the field marks used to identify the bird.
Special thanks to Hugh Kingery, Tony Leukering, Mark
Peterson, and Nathan Pieplow for their assistance in the
compilation of this list.
Field Notes
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Grosbeaks & Buntings
q Blue Grosbeak (UC, M)
q Lazuli Bunting (UC, M)
q Indigo Bunting (R, M)
Thrushes
q Western Bluebird (UC, M)
q Mountain Bluebird (C, SR)
q Townsend’s Solitaire (UC, PR)
q Swainson’s Thrush (UC, M)
q Hermit Thrush (UC, SR)
q American Robin (C, SR)
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
q Gray Catbird (UC, SV)
q Northern Mockingbird (R, M)
q Sage Thrasher (UC, M)
Finches
q Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (FC, WV)
q Black Rosy Finch (R, WV)
q Pine Grosbeak (C, PR)
q Cassin’s Finch (UC, SR)
q House Finch (C, PR)
q Lesser Goldfinch (UC, SR)
q Pine Siskin (UC, PR)
q American Goldfinch (UC, SR)
q Evening Grosbeak (UC, SR)
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Blackbirds
q Red-winged Blackbird (FC, SR)
q Western Meadowlark (C, SR)
q Yellow-headed Blackbird (FC, M & C, SR)
q Brewer’s Blackbird (FC, SR)
q Brown-headed Cowbird (VC, SR)
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Seasonal Occurrences
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Grebes
q Pied-billed Grebe (UC, M)
q Horned Grebe (UC, SV)
q Red-necked Grebe (VR, M)
q Eared Grebe (C, M)
q Western Grebe (C, SR)
q Clark’s Grebe (R, SR)
Cranes
q Sandhill Crane (R, M)
Eared Grebe
Wading Birds
q American Bittern (R, M)
q Great Blue Heron (C, SR)
q Snowy Egret (R, M)
q Cattle Egret (R, M)
q Black-crowned Night Heron (R, M)
q White-faced Ibis (C, SV)
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New World Vultures
q Turkey Vulture (C, PR)
Lesser Scaup
Shorebirds
q Black-bellied Plover (R, M)
q American Golden Plover (R, M)
q Semipalmated Plover (UC, M)
q Killdeer (C, SR)
q Mountain Plover (R, M)
q Black-necked Stilt (R, M)
q American Avocet (FC, SV)
q Greater Yellowlegs (R, M)
q Lesser Yellowlegs (R, M)
q Solitary Sandpiper (R, M)
q Willet (R, M)
q Spotted Sandpiper (FC, SR)
q Long-billed Curlew (VR, M)
q Marbled Godwit (UC, M)
q Sanderling (VR, M)
q Semipalmated Sandpiper (UC, M)
q Western Sandpiper (UC, M)
q Least Sandpiper (UC, M)
q Baird’s Sandpiper (UC, M)
q Pectoral Sandpiper (VR, M)
q Dunlin (VR, M)
q Stilt Sandpiper (UC, M)
q Long-billed Dowitcher (UC, M)
q Wilson’s Phalarope (R, M)
q Red-necked Phalarope (R, M)
q Red Phalarope (VR, M)
q Mourning Dove (FC, PR)
Cuckoos
q Greater Roadrunner (ACC, VR)
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Gulls & Terns
q Franklin’s Gull (UC, M)
q Bonaparte’s Gull (UC, M)
q Ring-billed Gull (UC, SV)
q California Gull (VC, SR)
q Herring Gull (R, M)
q Sabine’s Gull (R, M)
q Caspian Tern (R, M)
q Forester’s Tern (R, M)
q Black Tern (UC, M)
Swainson’s Hawk
Pigeons & Doves
q Rock Pigeon (R, PR)
q Band-tailed Pigeon (UC, SV)
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Barn Owl (UC, PR)
Flammulated Owl (VR, SR)
Great Horned Owl (C, PR)
Northern Pygmy-owl (VR, PR)
Long-eared Owl (UC, PR)
Goatsuckers & Swifts
q Common Nighthawk (UC, M, SR)
q Common Poorwill (R, SR)
q White-throated Swift (R, SV)
Hummingbirds
q Calliope Hummingbird (R, M)
q Broad-tailed Hummingbird (C, SR)
q Rufous Hummingbird (R, M)
Kingfishers
q Belted Kingfisher (FC, SR)
Sandhill Cranes
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q Williamson’s Sapsucker (R, SR)
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q Red-naped Sapsucker (UC, SR)
q Downy Woodpecker (UC, PR)
q Hairy Woodpecker (UC, PR)
q American Three-toed Woodpecker (VR, PR)
q Northern Flicker (C, PR)
Flycatchers
q Olive-sided Flycatcher (R, SR)
q W. Wood-pewee (C, SR)
q Willow Flycatcher (U, SR)
q Hammond’s Flycatcher (R, SR)
q Dusky Flycatcher (R, SR)
q Cordilleran Flycatcher (U, SR)
q Say’s Phoebe (VC, SR)
q Western Kingbird (VC, SR)
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Pelicans & Cormorants
q American White Pelican (C, M, SR)
q Double-crested Cormorant (C, SR)
Birds of Prey
q Osprey (R, M)
q Bald Eagle (UC, WV)
q Northern Harrier (UC, SR)
q Sharp-shinned Hawk (R, M)
q Cooper’s Hawk (UC, SR)
q Northern Goshawk (UC, SR)
q Swainson’s Hawk (C, SR)
q Red-tailed Hawk (C, PR)
q Ferruginous Hawk (UC, VR)
q Rough-legged Hawk (UC, WV)
q Golden Eagle (UC, PR)
American Kestrel (C, SR)
Merlin (VR, WV)
Peregrine Falcon (VR, PR)
Prairie Falcon (R, PR)
Coots
q American Coot (FC, M)
Loons
q Red-throated Loon (VR, M)
q Pacific Loon (R, M)
q Common Loon (UC, M)
Abundance
Ducks
q Snow Goose (R, M)
q Ross’s Goose (R, M)
q Cackling Goose (R, M)
q Canada Goose (C, SR)
q Trumpeter Swan (R, M)
q Tundra Swan (R, M)
q Gadwall (UC, M)
q Eurasian Wigeon (VR, M)
q American Wigeon (C, M)
q Mallard (C, M)
q Blue-winged Teal (UC, M)
q Cinnamon Teal (UC, M)
q Green-winged Teal (UC, M)
q Northern Shoveler (C, M)
q Northern Pintail (C, M)
q Canvasback (C, M)
q Redhead (UC, M)
q Ring-necked Duck (C, M)
q Greater Scaup (R, M)
q Lesser Scaup (C, M)
q Surf Scoter (UC, M)
q White-winged Scoter (R, M)
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Grouse & Turkey
q Blue Grouse (UC, SR)
q Wild Turkey (UC, PR)
PR = Permanent Resident
SR = Summer Resident
SV = Summer Visitor
WV = Winter Visitor
M = Migrant
ACC = Accidental
AB = Abundant
VC = Very Common
C = Common
FC = Fairly Common
UC = Uncommon
R = Rare
VR = Very Rare
Black Scoter (R, M)
Long-tailed Duck (R, M)
Bufflehead (C, M)
Common Goldeneye (C, M)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (UC, M)
Hooded Merganser (UC, M)
Common Merganser (C, SR)
Red-breasted Merganser (UC, M)
Ruddy Duck (UC, M)
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This list is intended to represent all of the bird
species recorded at Eleven Mile and Spinney
Mountain State Parks. May you be lucky
enough to encounter others!
Shrikes
q Loggerhead Shrike (FC, M)
q Northern Shrike (R, WV)
Western Sandpiper
Vireos
q Plumbeous Vireo (UC, SR)
q Warbling Vireo (UC, SR)
Jays
q Gray Jay (R, PR)
q Steller’s Jay (C, PR)
q Pinyon Jay (UC, SV)
Say’s Phoebe
