BIRDS of the Golden, Colorado Area (C) Mike Foster, 2001 Arvada Reservoir & Coors Ponds (open water) Van Bibber Creek & Clear Creek (riparian) Tucker Gulch (woodland, residential) Colorado School of Mines campus (woodland, residential) Applewood Mesa (shrubland, woodland, residential) Beverly Heights (shrubland, woodland, residential) White Ranch Park (foothills forest, shrubland, meadow, riparian) South & North Table Mountains (grassland, shrubland, woodland) This list identifies 235 species that have been seen so far in one or more of the typical habitats in and around Golden. [Ninety (90) have been seen on or near North Table Mountain.] A bird listed as Common may be found in only one (or a few) of the habitats surveyed; for example, the Rock Wren is often seen around the cliffs of the Table Mountains from spring to early fall, but rarely elsewhere or in other seasons. This list collects birds actually seen in or near Golden. Please send updates (show place, date, & numbers) to Mike Foster: m1foster@carbon.cudenver.edu or 303/279-3026. Thanks to the other listers: Bill Brockner, Warren Finch, Bob & Juv Fleming, Paula Hansley, Paul Kilburn, Eric & Jessica Mosher, Duane Nelson, Bryan Posthumus, Tony Sotelo, Bob Spencer, Bob & Brenda Witters, and Larry Zeise. LEGEND C - Common, seen regularly in moderate to high numbers U - Uncommon, seen less regularly and usually in smaller numbers R - Rare, seen infrequently, even if in large numbers H - Historical: found in a survey of 1909, but not recently Date......................................................................... Weather................................................................... Time in Field......................................................... Total Species........................................................ Total Individuals................................................. 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This list conforms to American Ornithologists' Union Check-List of North American Birds, 7th edition, 1998 Birds of Special Concern: *Seen in 1970s, but not since #Seen in 1980s, but not since Loons __Pacific Loon R __Common Loon U Grebes __Pied-billed Grebe U __Horned Grebe C __Eared Grebe U __Western Grebe U __Clark's Grebe U Pelicans __American White Pelican U Cormorants __Double-crested Cormorant C Herons, Bitterns, Egrets _X_Great Blue Heron C __Snowy Egret R __Black-crowned Night-Heron U Ibises __White-faced Ibis R New World Vultures _X_Turkey Vulture C Ducks, Geese, Swans __Greater White-fronted Goose R __Snow Goose R __Trumpeter Swan R __Tundra Swan R _X_Canada Goose C __Wood Duck U __Gadwall C __American Wigeon C _X_Mallard C __Blue-winged Teal C __Cinnamon Teal U __Northern Shoveler C __Northern Pintail C __Green-winged Teal C __Canvasback C __Redhead C __Ring-necked Duck C __Greater Scaup U __Lesser Scaup C __Surf Scoter R __White-winged Scoter R __Long-tailed Duck R __Bufflehead C __Common Goldeneye C __Barrow's Goldeneye R __Hooded Merganser U __Common Merganser C __Red-breasted Merganser C __Ruddy Duck U Hawks, Kites, Eagles __Osprey R __Bald Eagle C _X_Northern Harrier U _X_Sharp-shinned Hawk U _X_Cooper's Hawk U __Northern Goshawk R __Broad-winged Hawk U __Swainson's Hawk C _X_Red-tailed Hawk C _X_Ferruginous Hawk U _X_Rough-legged Hawk U _X_Golden Eagle C Falcons _X_American Kestrel C __Merlin R _X_Peregrine Falcon R _X_Prairie Falcon U Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys *_X_Chukar R __Ring-necked Pheasant H __Blue Grouse U __Wild Turkey R New World Quail __Northern Bobwhite H Rails, Coots __American Coot U Plovers _X_Killdeer C Stilts, Avocets __Black-necked Stilt R __American Avocet U Sandpipers, Phalaropes & Allies __Greater Yellowlegs U __Spotted Sandpiper U _X_Common Snipe U __Wilson's Phalarope U Gulls, Terns __Franklin's Gull C _X_Ring-billed Gull C __Herring Gull U Pigeons, Doves _X_Rock Dove C _X_Mourning Dove C Cuckoos __Yellow-billed Cuckoo R Owls __Eastern Screech-Owl H _X_Great Horned Owl U __Northern Pygmy-Owl R #__Burrowing Owl R __Long-eared Owl H __Short-eared Owl R __Northern Saw-whet Owl R Goatsuckers _X_Common Nighthawk C __Common Poorwill R Swifts __Black Swift R __Chimney Swift R _X_White-throated Swift C Hummingbirds __Black-chinned Hummingbird R __Calliope Hummingbird U _X_Broad-tailed Hummingbird C __Rufous Hummingbird U Kingfishers __Belted Kingfisher U Woodpeckers __Lewis's Woodpecker H __Red-headed Woodpecker H __Williamson's Sapsucker H __Red-naped Sapsucker R _X_Downy Woodpecker U __Hairy Woodpecker R _X_Northern Flicker C Tyrant Flycatchers __Olive-sided Flycatcher R _X_Western Wood-Pewee U __Willow Flycatcher R __Gray Flycatcher R __Dusky Flycatcher U __Cordilleran Flycatcher U _X_Say's Phoebe U __Cassin's Kingbird R _X_Western Kingbird C _X_Eastern Kingbird U Shrikes _X_Loggerhead Shrike U __Northern Shrike R Vireos __Plumbeous Vireo U __Warbling Vireo U Jays, Crows & Allies __Steller's Jay C _X_Blue Jay C _X_Western Scrub-Jay C __Pinyon Jay H __Clark's Nutcracker H _X_Black-billed Magpie C _X_American Crow C _X_Common Raven C Larks _X_Horned Lark C Swallows _X_Tree Swallow C _X_Violet-green Swallow C __Northern Rough-winged Swallow U __Bank Swallow C _X_Cliff Swallow C _X_Barn Swallow C Chickadees _X_Black-capped Chickadee C _X_Mountain Chickadee C Bushtits __Bushtit R Nuthatches __Red-breasted Nuthatch C _X_White-breasted Nuthatch U __Pygmy Nuthatch C Creepers __Brown Creeper U Wrens _X_Rock Wren C _X_Canyon Wren U __Carolina Wren R _X_House Wren C __Winter Wren R __Marsh Wren R Dippers __American Dipper U Kinglets __Golden-crowned Kinglet U __Ruby-crowned Kinglet U _X_Blue-gray Gnatcatcher U Thrushes __Eastern Bluebird H _X_Western Bluebird R _X_Mountain Bluebird U _X_Townsend's Solitaire C __Veery R __Swainson's Thrush R __Hermit Thrush U _X_American Robin C #__Varied Thrush R Mockingbirds, Thrashers __Gray Catbird R _X_Northern Mockingbird R _X_Sage Thrasher R _X_Brown Thrasher R Starlings _X_European Starling C Pipits _X_American Pipit R Waxwings __Bohemian Waxwing R _X_Cedar Waxwing R Wood Warblers __Blue-winged Warbler R __Golden-winged Warbler R __Tennessee Warbler U __Orange-crowned Warbler C __Nashville Warbler U _X_Virginia's Warbler C __Northern Parula U _X_Yellow Warbler C __Chestnut-sided Warbler U __Magnolia Warbler U __Black-throated Blue Warbler R _X_Yellow-rumped Warbler C __Black-throated Gray Warbler R __Townsend's Warbler U __Blackburnian Warbler R __Palm Warbler R __Blackpoll Warbler U __Black-and-White Warbler U __American Redstart U __Worm-eating Warbler R __Ovenbird U __Northern Waterthrush U _X_MacGillivray's Warbler U __Common Yellowthroat C __Wilson's Warbler U _X_Yellow-breasted Chat C Tanagers __Summer Tanager R _X_Western Tanager C Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos _X_Green-tailed Towhee C _X_Spotted Towhee C __American Tree Sparrow C _X_Chipping Sparrow C __Clay-colored Sparrow U _X_Brewer's Sparrow C _X_Vesper Sparrow C _X_Lark Sparrow U __Black-throated Sparrow R _X_Lark Bunting U __Savannah Sparrow H #_X_Grasshopper Sparrow R __Fox Sparrow R _X_Song Sparrow C __Lincoln's Sparrow U __Harris's Sparrow U _X_White-crowned Sparrow C _X_Dark-eyed Junco C Grosbeaks & Allies __Northern Cardinal R __Rose-breasted Grosbeak R _X_Black-headed Grosbeak U __Blue Grosbeak U _X_Lazuli Bunting C _X_Indigo Bunting U Blackbirds, Orioles & Allies _X_Red-winged Blackbird C _X_Western Meadowlark C _X_Yellow-headed Blackbird U _X_Brewer's Blackbird C _X_Common Grackle C _X_Brown-headed Cowbird C _X_Bullock's Oriole C Finches #__Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch R __Pine Grosbeak H __Cassin's Finch U _X_House Finch C __Red Crossbill U __Common Redpoll H _X_Pine Siskin U _X_Lesser Goldfinch U _X_American Goldfinch C __Evening Grosbeak U Old Word Sparrows _X_House Sparrow C