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AT ELEVEN MILE STATE PARK

4229 County Road 92 • Lake George, CO 80827719-748-3401 • cpw.state.co.us

Eleven Mile State Park

American Goldfinch

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Barn Swallow

Pygmy Nuthatch

Snow Bunting

Mountain Bluebird

Yellow Warbler

Western Meadowlark

q Clark’s Nutcracker (C, PR)q Black-billed Magpie (VC, PR)q American Crow (VC, PR)q Common Raven (VC, PR)

Larksq Horned Lark (C, SR)

Swallowsq 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)

Chickadeesq Black-capped Chickadee (C, PR)q Mountain Chickadee (C, PR)q Bushtit (UC, WV)

Nuthatches & Creepersq Red-breasted Nuthatch (R, SR)q White-breasted Nuthatch (R, SR)q Pygmy Nuthatch (C, PR)q Brown Creeper (R, SR)

Wrensq Rock Wren (C, SR)q Canyon Wren (UC, PR)q House Wren (UC, SR)q Marsh Wren (R, SR)

Dippersq American Dipper (R, SR)

Kingletsq Golden-crowned Kinglet (R, M)q Ruby-crowned Kinglet (UC, SR)

Thrushesq 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 & Thrashersq Gray Catbird (UC, SV)q Northern Mockingbird (R, M)q Sage Thrasher (UC, M)

Starlingsq European Starling (C, PR)

Pipitsq American Pipit (UC, M)

Warblersq 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)

Tanagersq Western Tanager (U, SR)

Towhees & Sparrowsq 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)

Grosbeaks & Buntingsq Blue Grosbeak (UC, M)q Lazuli Bunting (UC, M)q Indigo Bunting (R, M)

Blackbirdsq 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)

Finchesq 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)

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.

Cackling Goose

Lesser Scaup

Eared Grebe

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Western Sandpiper

Sandhill Cranes

American Kestrel

Belted Kingfisher

Say’s PhoebeSwainson’s Hawk

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!

KEYSeasonal Occurrences PR = Permanent Resident SR = Summer Resident SV = Summer Visitor WV = Winter Visitor M = Migrant ACC = Accidental

Abundance AB = Abundant VC = Very Common C = Common FC = Fairly Common UC = Uncommon R = Rare VR = Very Rare

Ducksq 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)

q Black Scoter (R, M)q Long-tailed Duck (R, M)q Bufflehead (C, M)q Common Goldeneye (C, M)q Barrow’s Goldeneye (UC, M)q Hooded Merganser (UC, M)q Common Merganser (C, SR)q Red-breasted Merganser (UC, M)q Ruddy Duck (UC, M)

Grouse & Turkeyq Blue Grouse (UC, SR)q Wild Turkey (UC, PR)

Loonsq Red-throated Loon (VR, M)q Pacific Loon (R, M)q Common Loon (UC, M)

Grebesq 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)

Pelicans & Cormorantsq American White Pelican (C, M, SR)q Double-crested Cormorant (C, SR)

Wading Birdsq 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)

New World Vulturesq Turkey Vulture (C, PR)

Birds of Preyq 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)

q American Kestrel (C, SR)q Merlin (VR, WV)q Peregrine Falcon (VR, PR)q Prairie Falcon (R, PR)

Cootsq American Coot (FC, M)

Cranesq Sandhill Crane (R, M)

Shorebirdsq 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)

Gulls & Ternsq 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)

Pigeons & Dovesq Rock Pigeon (R, PR)q Band-tailed Pigeon (UC, SV)

q Mourning Dove (FC, PR)

Cuckoosq Greater Roadrunner (ACC, VR)

Owlsq Barn Owl (UC, PR)q Flammulated Owl (VR, SR)q Great Horned Owl (C, PR)q Northern Pygmy-owl (VR, PR)q Long-eared Owl (UC, PR)

Goatsuckers & Swiftsq Common Nighthawk (UC, M, SR)q Common Poorwill (R, SR)q White-throated Swift (R, SV)

Hummingbirdsq Calliope Hummingbird (R, M)q Broad-tailed Hummingbird (C, SR)q Rufous Hummingbird (R, M)

Kingfishersq Belted Kingfisher (FC, SR)

Woodpeckersq Williamson’s Sapsucker (R, SR)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)

Flycatchersq 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)

Shrikesq Loggerhead Shrike (FC, M)q Northern Shrike (R, WV)

Vireosq Plumbeous Vireo (UC, SR)q Warbling Vireo (UC, SR)

Jaysq Gray Jay (R, PR)q Steller’s Jay (C, PR)q Pinyon Jay (UC, SV)