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50 Birds in Denver

  • Broad-tailed Hummingbird

50 Birds to see in Denver

From Buffleheads to Burrowing Owls – Denver has some cool birds!

These are some of the birds that you are most likely to see in Denver neighborhoods, parks, open spaces, backyards, and surrounding areas. Some are probably very familiar, others may not be. Click on any of the bird names to see more information on each bird on Audubon’s “Guide to North American Birds” website. All photos courtesy of Dick Vogel.

  • Canada Goose
  • Northern Shoveler
  • Mallard
  • Bufflehead
  • Hooded Merganser
  • Rock Pigeon
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
  • Mourning Dove
  • Broad-tailed Hummingbird
  • American Coot
  • Killdeer
  • Double-crested Cormorant
  • American White Pelican
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Bald Eagle
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Burrowing Owl
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Northern Flicker
  • Western Kingbird
  • Say’s Phoebe
  • Steller’s Jay
  • Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
  • Blue Jay
  • Black-billed Magpie
  • American Crow
  • Horned Lark
  • Tree Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Bushtit
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • House Wren
  • Western Bluebird
  • Mountain Bluebird
  • American Robin
  • European Starling
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • House Sparrow
  • House Finch
  • Lesser Goldfinch
  • American Goldfinch
  • Spotted Towhee
  • White-crowned Sparrow
  • Dark-eyed Junco
  • Western Meadowlark
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Western Tanager
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