Jun 19, 2026
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Colorado
Mountains, alpine trails, wildlife, and wildflower summers
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Colorado. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
364
Species
97
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Colorado
This guide focuses on birdlife within Colorado's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Colorado
A recent look at bird sightings across Colorado.
Jun 17, 2026
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Jun 6, 2026
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Jun 4, 2026
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May 27, 2026
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Colorado.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Colorado
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Northern Flicker
35 snaps
Black-billed Magpie
32 snaps
Dark-eyed Junco
18 snaps
Duck
18 snaps
American Robin
15 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Colorado
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
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Zoo30 sightings10 species
Colorado, US
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
You might spot Reticulated Giraffe, African Penguin, and African Elephant.
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Park48 sightings50 species
Colorado, US
City Park
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Bee, and Duck.
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Park41 sightings50 species
Colorado, US
Stratton's Independence Mine and Mill
You might spot Great Basin Bristlecone Pine and Mule Deer.
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Park60 sightings5 species
Colorado, US
Observatory Park
You might spot Common Dandelion, Apples and Crabapples, and Dwarf Mallow.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Colorado, US
Cheesman Park
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Bee, and Duck.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Colorado, US
Larimer Square
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Bee, and Canada Goose.
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Full Guide
Full Colorado birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Northern Flicker
Black-billed Magpie
Dark-eyed Junco
Duck
American Robin
Red-tailed Hawk
Canada Goose
Spotted Towhee
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Narragansett Turkey
Western Tanager
White-crowned Sparrow
Common Raven
Downy Woodpecker
House Finch
House Sparrow
Mountain Bluebird
Black Rosy-Finch
Canada Jay
Vulture
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Bald Eagle
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-crowned Night Heron
Blue Jay
Brown-Capped Rosy-Finch
Bullock's Oriole
European Starling
Evening Grosbeak
Hairy Woodpecker
Mississippi Kite
Pine Siskin
Rock Pigeon
Western Kingbird
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brown-headed Cowbird
Chipping Sparrow
Clark's Nutcracker
Common Merganser
Cooper's Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Great Horned Owl
Long-eared Owl
Mountain Chickadee
Mourning Dove
Osprey
Ovenbird
Pigeon
Pine Grosbeak
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-winged Blackbird
Snow Goose
Snowy Egret
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Dipper
American Goldfinch
American White Pelican
Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Barn Swallow
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
Canyon Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Cliff Swallow
Double-crested Cormorant
Dusky Grouse
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Horned Lark
Juniper Titmouse
Killdeer
Lark Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Lesser Goldfinch
Mute Swan
Northern House Wren
Northern Yellow Warbler
Pekin Duck
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Rock Wren
Rufous Hummingbird
Say's Phoebe
Solitary Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Townsend's Solitaire
Violet-green Swallow
Western Cattle-Egret
Western Flycatcher
Western Meadowlark
Western Screech-Owl
White-Tailed Ptarmigan
White-throated Swift
White-winged Dove
Wilson'S Warbler
Wood Duck
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
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