Most Frequently Seen Birds of the Denver Area
Ducks, Geese & Swans
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Canada Goose
- Wood Duck
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Pheasants & Ptarmigan
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- White-tailed Ptarmigan
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Western Grebe
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Double-crested Cormorant
Bitterns & Herons
- American Bittern
- Great Blue Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Black-crowned Night Heron
Ibises
- White-faced Ibis
New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Hawks & Eagles
- Osprey
- Bald Eagle
- Northern Harrier
- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Golden Eagle
Falcons
- American Kestrel
- Peregrine Falcon
- Prairie Falcon
Rails & Coots
- Virginia Rail
- American Coot
Plovers
- Killdeer
Avocets
- American Avocet
Sandpipers & Phalaropes
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Common Snipe
Gulls
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- California Gull
Pigeons & Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Mourning Dove
Barn Owls
- Common Barn-Owl
Typical Owls
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Long-eared Owl
Goatsuckers
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Poorwill
Swifts
- Chimney Swift
- White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Cordilleran Flycatcher
- Say's Phoebe
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
Shrikes
- Northern Shrike
Jays & Crows
- Gray Jay
- Steller's Jay
- Blue Jay
- Western Scrub-Jay
- Clark 's Nutcracker
- Black-billed Magpie
- American Crow
- Common Raven
Larks
- Horned Lark
Swallows
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Bank Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Barn Swallow
Chickadees
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Mountain Chickadee
Bushtits
- Bushtit
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Pygmy Nuthatch
Creepers
- Brown Creeper
Wrens
- Canyon Wren
- House Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thrushes
- Western Bluebird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Hermit Thrush
- American Robin
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Northern Mockingbird
- Brown Thrasher
Starlings
- European Starling
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Wood-Warblers
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Virginia 's Warbler
- Yellow Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Macgillivray's Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Wilson's Warbler
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Tanagers
- Western Tanager
Towhees & Sparrows
- Green-tailed Towhee
- Spotted Towhee
- American Tree Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- Lark Bunting
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
Grosbeaks & Buntings
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
Blackbirds & Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Western Meadowlark
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird
- Common Grackle
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Bullock' Oriole
Finches
- House Finch
- Pine Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch
- American Goldfinch
- Evening Grosbeak
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
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