Post on 17-Jan-2015
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Birding in and around Grand County
Birds that might be seen in locations ranging from your
backyard to area “HOT SPOTS”
By Christine & Stephen Lee
Birds at the Backyard Feeder
Black Capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Red Crossbill
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted nuthatch
Grey-Crowned Rosy Finch
Red Crossbill
Cassins Finch
Pine Siskin
Birds of the Backyard
Dependent on type of HabitatWoodlandGrassland(or sagebrush flats)
Availability of WaterLandscaping around House
The Corvids
Black-billed Magpie Gray Jay
Stellars Jay
Mountain Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird Dark-eyed Junco
American Robin
Broad-tailed HummingbirdViolet-green Swallow
More Birds of the Backyard (Unfortunately!)
House Sparrow
Starling
Rock Pigeon
Birds of the Wetlands
Windy Gap Wildlife Viewing Area
Colorado River
Fraser River
Lakes & Reservoirs
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
Barrow’s Goldeneye Cinnamon Teal
Lessor ScaupNorthern Pintail
Mallard Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Dipper(Water Ouzel)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Osprey
White Pelican
Riparian Birds(generally found along streams or wet areas)
Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Birds of Riparian Woodlands
Yellow WarblerMacGillivray’s Warbler
Birds of Prey, Or Raptors( no not the Velociraptor from Jurassic Park)
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
Our Two Summer Resident Hawks can beDifficult to Tell Apart
Great-horned Owl
Turkey Vulture
Bird of the Alpine Tundra
White-tailed Ptarmigan