Rocky Mountain Arsenal

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Rocky Mountain   Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Bird List Welcome The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of the largest urban refuges in the country. This Refuge provides important feeding and resting grounds for resident and migratory birds. The Refuge was designated as a Colorado State Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society in 2008. When to Visit The Refuge offers visitors unique opportunities to view birds and other wildlife. Dawn and dusk are the best times of day to observe birds, and spring and fall are the best seasons. However, many birds are present year-round on the Refuge. Colorful songbirds pass through in the spring. Shorebirds stop during their migrations in spring and fall. In winter, numerous bald eagles roost at the Refuge and long-eared owls gather in thickets. Waterfowl can be seen during all seasons on the Refuge’s lakes. About the List This list of 273 birds follows the organization of the American Ornithologists’ Union’s Seventh Edition Checklist, including changes through the 55th Supplement. The information contained in this checklist is based on field data collected between 1989 and 2014 by the Denver Audubon Society, Denver Field Ornithologists, Refuge staff and visiting birders. Seasons Since many birds are migratory, their seasonal occurrence and relative abundance are noted as follows: Sp S F W Seasonal Abundance: Other Codes Spring (March – May) Summer (June – August) Fall (September – November) Winter (December – February) c common – certain to be seen in suitable habitat u uncommon – present, but not certain to be seen r rare – seen at intervals of 2 - 5 years Ø not present – not seen on the Refuge ● breeds on the Refuge Common Bird Name Ducks, Geese and Swans Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Ross's Goose Cackling Goose •Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan •Wood Duck Gadwall Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon •Mallard •Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal •Northern Shoveler •Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback •Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Common Goldeneye •Ruddy Duck Loons Pacific Loon Common Loon Grebes •Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Clark's Grebe SP S r r Ø Ø Ø u c u c Ø Ø u c u u Ø Ø c c c c c c c c c c r c r u c c u u u u r u u Ø Ø u Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø c u c r c c Ø Ø Ø r r c r r u c r u r Ø r u c F W r r r u c r u c r c c c u c c c c c c r u r r r c u c r c c r u r c c r r c r r Ø c c Ø Ø c c c c c c Ø c Ø Ø Ø u c c r c u Ø Ø Ø c r u Ø Ø Ø u u r u u r Ø Ø r Ø Common Bird Name Pelicans American White Pelican Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant Bitterns, Herons and Egrets American Bittern •Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Ibises and Spoonbills White-faced Ibis New World Vultures Turkey Vulture Osprey Osprey Hawks, Kites and Eagles •Bald Eagle •Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk •Swainson's Hawk •Red-tailed Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Rails, Gallinules and Coots •Virginia Rail Sora •American Coot Cranes Sandhill Crane Stilts and Avocets Black-necked Stilt •American Avocet SP S F W c c c r c c c Ø r c r u r r r r u Ø r c r c Ø c r c r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r Ø u r r u c u u Ø u r u Ø u r u Ø c u u u r r c c u u u c u r r c u u u c c u u Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø c c r Ø u c c c u u u u c r u c u u c r Ø r Ø u r r c r c Ø Ø u Ø Ø Ø r Ø Ø Ø Ø c c u u c Common Bird Name Plovers Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Snowy Plover Semipalmated Plover •Killdeer Mountain Plover Sandpipers and Phalaropes •Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Willet Lesser Yellowlegs Upland Sandpiper Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit Stilt Sandpiper Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Gulls and Terns Sabine's Gull Bonaparte's Gull Franklin's Gull Ring-billed Gull California Gull Herring Gull Thayer's Gull Caspian Tern Black Tern Common Tern Forster's Tern SP S F W r Ø Ø r r Ø Ø r r c r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø c c r Ø u u u u u r r u r r r u u u u r u r u u u r u Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø u r r Ø Ø u r r r r u u c r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r u u u r u u u r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r r u c u u Ø r u c u r Ø Ø Ø Ø r r Ø Ø r Ø Ø Ø r r r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø c r Ø r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r Ø Ø Ø Ø c Ø u r Ø Common Bird Name Pigeons and Doves •Rock Pigeon (introduced) •Eurasian Collared-Dove (introduced) White-winged Dove •Mourning Dove Cuckoos Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barn Owls Barn Owl Typical Owls Eastern Screech-Owl •Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl •Burrowing Owl •Long-eared Owl •Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Nighthawks and Nightjars •Common Nighthawk Common Poorwill Swifts Chimney Swift Hummingbirds Broad-tailed Hummingbird Kingfishers •Belted Kingfisher Woodpeckers Lewis's Woodpecker •Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-naped Sapsucker •Downy Woodpecker •Hairy Woodpecker • Northern Flicker Caracaras and Falcons •American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon Tyrant Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee SP S F W c u c u c u Ø Ø Ø c c u r r Ø Ø u u u u Ø Ø r c c u r c c c Ø Ø c u r c u r Ø Ø r c r c u r r r r u r u r Ø r r Ø Ø r r r Ø c c c u r u Ø Ø Ø Ø r c u c Ø r r r r c u c c u u u c u r u r c Ø c r u u r c u c Ø c c Ø Ø r Ø c Ø r u r r Ø Ø r Ø c u c Ø Common Bird Name Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Gray Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe •Say's Phoebe Ash-throated Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Cassin's Kingbird •Western Kingbird •Eastern Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Shrikes •Loggerhead Shrike Northern Shrike Vireos Plumbeous Vireo Cassin's Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Jays, Magpies and Crows •Blue Jay Western Scrub-Jay •Black-billed Magpie American Crow Common Raven Larks •Horned Lark Swallows •Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow •Northern Rough-winged Swallow •Bank Swallow •Cliff Swallow •Barn Swallow Chickadees •Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee SP S r Ø r Ø F W r Ø Ø Ø Ø c r r r r r u Ø Ø Ø r u c u Ø Ø Ø u u r u r r r u r r Ø Ø Ø r u r r c r Ø Ø Ø r c c r Ø Ø Ø Ø c c r u r Ø u r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø u u Ø Ø r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø c c Ø Ø c c r c u Ø c r c c r c c c c c c u c c c c c r c c c c u r u u c c Ø c r c Ø c r c r Ø c c r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Common Bird Name Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch •White-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Creepers Brown Creeper Wrens Rock Wren •House Wren Winter Wren Marsh Wren Bewick's Wren Gnatcatchers •Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Kinglets Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Thrushes •Eastern Bluebird Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush •American Robin Mimic Thrushes Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Sage Thrasher •Northern Mockingbird Starlings •European Starling Pipits American Pipit Waxwings Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Longspurs and Buntings Lapland Longspur SP S F W r u Ø r u r u Ø Ø r u r r Ø r u u c r r r r c Ø Ø r r u c r r Ø Ø c r u Ø Ø Ø u Ø r u r r Ø Ø r r u u r u u Ø Ø Ø c c c r r u u Ø Ø u u r r u u c c c c r Ø r r Ø Ø r Ø r r Ø r Ø Ø r r r c u r u c r c r Ø Ø Ø Ø r Ø Ø r r Ø r u Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r Common Bird Name Wood Warblers Ovenbird Worm-eating Warbler Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Virginia's Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler •Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler American Redstart Bay-breasted Warbler •Yellow Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Townsend's Warbler Hermit Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Sparrows and Towhees Green-tailed Towhee Spotted Towhee Cassin's Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Brewer's Sparrow Field Sparrow •Vesper Sparrow •Lark Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow •Lark Bunting Savannah Sparrow •Grasshopper Sparrow Fox Sparrow • Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow SP S F W Ø r r r r u Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r u r u r c r r Ø Ø r r c r c Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø c r r r c r c r r u Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r r u r Ø Ø Ø Ø r u Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø r r r Ø Ø Ø r r u Ø Ø Ø Ø r u r u u u r c c u u r c c u u r c u Ø Ø Ø Ø u u r u c u u r c u r c r u Ø c r c u r r Ø Ø Ø Ø c u c c Ø Ø r c r Ø Ø c Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Common Bird Name SP S F W Sparrows and Towhees (continued) Swamp Sparrow Ø Ø r r Ø Ø r r White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow r r r r White-crowned Sparrow u r c c Dark-eyed Junco c Ø c c Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Allies Scarlet Tanager r Ø r Ø Western Tanager u r u Ø Rose-breasted Grosbeak u u Ø Ø •Black-headed Grosbeak u u u Ø Blue Grosbeak r u u Ø Lazuli Bunting u u r Ø Indigo Bunting Ø r r Ø Blackbirds and Orioles Bobolink r Ø Ø Ø •Red-winged Blackbird c c c c •Western Meadowlark c c c c •Yellow-headed Blackbird c c u r •Brewer's Blackbird u u u r •Common Grackle c c u r Great-tailed Grackle r r Ø r • Brown-headed Cowbird c u u Ø Orchard Oriole u u r Ø •Bullock's Oriole c c r r Finches •House Finch c c c c Common Redpoll Ø Ø Ø r Pine Siskin r Ø r r Lesser Goldfinch Ø r r Ø American Goldfinch c c c c Evening Grosbeak Ø Ø r Ø Old World Sparrows •House Sparrow (introduced) c c c c Accessibility Information Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is available to all individuals regardless of physical or mental ability. Dial 711 for a free connection to the State relay service for TTY and voice calls to and from the speech and hearing impaired. For more information or to address accessibility needs, please contact the Refuge staff at 303 / 289 0930, or the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Equal Opportunity, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240 Notes Date: Time: Locality: Weather: Observers: Total Species: Total Individual: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge 6550 Gateway Road, Building 121 Commerce City, CO 80022-1748 303 / 289 0930 303 / 289 0579 fax rockymountainarsenal@fws.gov http://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky_mountain_arsenal For State relay service: TTY / Voice: 711 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov For Refuge Information 1 800 / 344 WILD April 2015