Bird sightings (and other fauna)
January 2026
Puerto Rico
- Gray kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Greater Antillean grackle Quiscalus niger
- Common ground dove Columbina passerina
- Rock pigeon Columba livia
- Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Pearly-eyed thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Puerto Rican woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis
- Black-whiskered vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata
November 28, 2025
Granby
- American dipper Cinclus mexicanus
August 30 – September 2, 2024
Georgetown, Guyana
- Carib grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Yellow oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Southern house wren Troglodytes musculus
- Tropical kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Straight-billed woodcreeper Dendroplex picus
- Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
- Festive amazon Amazona festiva
- Yellow-headed caracara Daptrius chimachima
- Toco toucan Ramphastos toco
- Snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Black-collared hawk Busarellus nigricollis
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Western cattle-egret Ardea ibis
- Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Wattled jacana Jacana jacana
- Southern lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani
- Ruddy ground dove Columbina talpacoti
Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana
- Greater yellow-headed vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Iwokrama Rainforest, Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana
- Helmeted pygmy-tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus
- White-crowned manakin Pseudopipra pipra
- Buff-throated woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatus
- Ferruginous-backed antbird Myrmoderus ferrugineus
- Cinereous antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
- Painted parakeet Pyrrhura picta
- Bat falcon Falco rufigularis
- Yellow-throated woodpecker Piculus flavigula
- Black-necked aracari Pteroglossus aracari
- White-chinned sapphire Chlorestes cyanus
- Fork-tailed woodnymph Thalurania furcata
- Long-tailed hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
- Plumbeous pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
- Black curassow Crax alector
- Guianan trogon Trogon violaceus
- White-tailed hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
- Black skimmer Rynchops niger
- Long-tailed potoo Nyctibius aethereus
- Screaming piha Lipaugus vociferans
- Spangled cotinga Cotinga cayana
- Black-chinned antbird Hypocnemoides melanopogon
- Guianan streaked-antwren Myrmotherula surinamensis
- Mealy amazon Amazona farinosa
- Golden-winged parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera
- White-throated toucan Ramphastos tucanus
- Green aracari Pteroglossus viridis
- Black nunbird Monasa atra
- Green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Spix's guan Penelope jacquacu
- Variable chachalaca Ortalis motmot
- Turquoise tanager Tangara mexicana
- Crested oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
- Black-collared swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca
- White-winged swallow Tachycineta albiventer
- Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
- Scarlet macaw Ara macao
- Red-fan parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus
- Orange-winged amazon Amazona amazonica
- Channel-billed toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
- Swallow-winged puffbird Chelidoptera tenebrosa
- Amazon kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
- Ringed kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Great black hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Black vulture Coragyps atratus
- Pied plover Hoploxypterus cayanus
- White-necked jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Ladder-tailed nightjar Hydropsalis climacocerca
- Squirrel cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Palm tanager Thraupis palmarum
- Blue-gray tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Silver-beaked tanager Ramphocelus carbo
- Red-capped cardinal Paroaria gularis
- Giant cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
- Yellow-rumped cacique Cacicus cela
- Gray-breasted martin Progne chalybea
- Rusty-margined flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
- Striated heron Butorides striata
- Rufous-throated sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
- Common ground dove Columbina passerina
May 4, 2024
Waneka Lake, Lafayette, CO
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Double-crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- Swainson’s hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
- Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
- Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata
April 20, 2024
Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
- Ringring-necked duck Aythya collaris
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Feb 19, 2024
US 34, Southern Nebraska
- Snow goose Anser caerulescens
- Canada goose Branta canadensis
- Sandhill crane Antigone canadensis
- Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus
February 2, 2024
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, Houston, TX
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
October 2023
Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Pacific emerald dove Chalcophaps longirostris
Daintree NP and Cairns, QLD, Australia
- Australian brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Great egret Ardea alba
Litchfield NP, Kakadu NP, and Darwin, NT, Australia
- Pied imperial pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Masked lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australasian figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Orange-footed scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Australian ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Red-collared lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
- Striated heron Butorides striata
- Azure kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Whistling kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia
- Torresian crow Corvus orru
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Spangled drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Little pied cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Magpie goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Comb-crested jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Black-necked stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Australasian swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Masked lapwing Vanellus miles
- Pied stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Pied heron Egretta picata
- Plumed whistling-duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Radjah shelduck Radjah radjah
- Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Bar-shouldered dove Geopelia humeralis
- Little corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Green pygmy goose Nettapus pulchellus
- Straw-necked ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Red-tailed black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
- White-bellied sea-eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
- Great-billed heron Ardea sumatrana
- Pacific emerald dove Chalcophaps longirostris
July 30, 2023
Anne U. White Trail
- Western tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Cordilleran flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
June 21, 2023
Granby
- White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
June 16, 2017
Chautauqua Park
- Black-headed grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Broad-tailed hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
- House wren Troglodytes aedon
- Virginia’s warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
- Brewer’s blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
May 5, 2017
Granby
- Yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
April 28 – May 3, 2017
Alamo, CA
- California towhee Melozone crissalis
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis
- California quail Callipepla californica
- Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
March 30, 2017
Central Boulder
- Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
March 26, 2017
Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat
- Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Blue-winged teal Anas discors
- Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera
Union Reservoir
- American robin Turdus migratorius
- Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
- American kestrel Falco sparverius
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
March 25, 2017
Chatfield Lake
- Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
- American bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Barrow's goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- House finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Northern shoveler Anas clypeata
- Gadwall Anas strepera
- American wigeon Anas americana
- Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- American coot Fulica americana
- Wood duck Aix sponsa
Cherry Creek State Park
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
- Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis
- Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
- Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens
- Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- American robin Turdus migratorius
- Black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia
March 5, 2017
Granby
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
March 4, 2017
North Park
- Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
February 19, 2017
Walden Pond Wildlife Habitat
- Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- American wigeon Anas americana
- Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Canada goose Branta canadensis
- Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
- Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis
- Gadwall Anas strepera
- Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Rock pigeon Columba livia
- Northern shoveler Anas clypeata
- Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
- Townsend’s solitaire Myadestes townsendi
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Redhead Aythya americana
Wonderland Lake
- House finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Starling (identification pending)
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis
February 18, 2017
Chautauqua Park
- Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens
- Spotted towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Steller’s jay Cyanocitta stelleri
- White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Prior sightings
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Toulouse goose Anser anser domesticus
- American herring gull Larus smithsonianus