Common Birds Around Denver. Seen in All Seasons Depending on the Habitat

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1 Common Birds Around Denver Seen in All Seasons Depending on the Habitat

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3 Near and Around Water Canada Goose (golf courses) Mallard Ring-billed Gull (parking lots) American Coot Killdeer

4 Canada Goose

5 Canada Goose Black head and neck Dark brown upperparts Pale brown breast White chin strap Black bill and feet Cackling goose is smaller with a shorter neck and bill

6 Canada Goose & Cackling Goose

7 Cackling Goose

8 Canada Goose & Cackling Goose

9 Canada Goose

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11 Mallard Male - Green head and two curled black tail feathers Chestnut-brown breast White neck collar (ring) Gray body White tail Orange feet Yellow bill White-bordered purple-blue speculum Female mottled brown and orangebrown bill

12 Mallard - male

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14 Mallard

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19 Nonbreeding Ring-billed Gull at Sand Creek Park

20 Ring-billed Gull Yellow bill with black subterminal band Yellow legs and feet Gray wings and back Black primaries with white-spotted tips

21 Ring-billed Gull

22 Breeding Ring-billed Gull at RMANWR

23 American Coot

24 American Coot Reddish-brown frontal shield White bill with black ring Yellow-green legs and feet Overall black or very dark gray Toes lobed, not webbed

25 American Coot with lobed feet

26 Killdeer at RMANWR

27 Killdeer Brown upperpart White underparts Black-bordered white forehead Two distinct black bands cross upper breast Black bill Pink-brown legs and feet

28 Killdeer at Bluff Lake

29 Birds of Prey (raptors) Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl American Kestrel

30 Bald Eagle

31 Bald Eagle Dark brown body White head and tail (by 5 years old) Heavy bill (hooked beak), legs and feet Yellow eyes Juvenile is dark brown with variable white mottling

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35 comma patagium belly band red tail

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37 Red-tailed Hawk Brown upperparts, head and throat Underparts are pale with brown streaks belly band Red-brown tail with dark terminal band Yellow legs and feet Dark leading edge of wing patagium With comma at base of primaries

38 Red-tailed Hawk

39 Red-tailed Hawk

40 Red-tailed Hawk

41 Red-tailed Hawk

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46 Great Horned Owl

47 Great Horned Owl Large ear tufts White chin and throat Gray-brown and rufous upperparts Dark-barred underparts Rufous facial disk Feathered legs and feet

48 Fake Owl versus Real Owl

49 Great Horned Owl

50 Great Horned Owl

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52 American Kestrel

53 American Kestrel Two distinct black facial stripes Rust-brown tail and back Male slate-blue wings and blackspotted underparts Female brown-barred above and brown-streaked white underparts

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66 Northern Flicker Downy Woodpecker Woodpeckers

67 Northern Flicker

68 Northern Flicker Red mustache in red-shafted Black-spotted buff-white underparts Black breast crescent patch Black-barred brown back White rump Black tail Gray legs and feet Black mustache in yellow-shafted

69 Northern Flicker

70 Northern Flicker

71 Northern Flicker

72 Northern Flicker

73 Northern Flicker

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75 Downy Woodpecker

76 Downy Woodpecker White back, black nape Black wings with white spots White underparts White face with black cheek and black malar stripes White outer tail feathers with black spots or bars Male red hindcrown patch

77 Downy Woodpecker

78 Downy Woodpecker Ubiquitous and seen year round in Denver, Colorado

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80 European Starling Rock Pigeon Urban Birds

81 European Starling

82 European Starling Short tail Pink legs Iridescent black, purple and green overall Short tail Pointed yellow bill

83 Rock Dove (Pigeon)

84 Rock Dove (Pigeon) Blue-gray head and breast Iridescent neck Gray body White rump Gray wings with two black bars

85 Corvids and Blackbirds Blue Jay Black-billed magpie American Crow Red-winged Blackbird

86 Blue Jay

87 Blue Jay Bright blue upperparts Pale gray underparts Large blue crest on head Black necklace Wings have white bar and spots White tipped tail

88 Blue Jay

89 Black-billed Magpie

90 Black-billed Magpie Black with long tail Stout bill Wings and tail iridescent glossy blue and green-black White shoulders White belly and sides

91 Black-billed Magpie

92 Black-billed Magpie

93 Black-billed Magpie

94 Black-billed Magpie

95 Black-billed Magpie

96 American Crow

97 American Crow Black body with iridescent sheen Black legs and feet Long black bill Fan shaped tail in flight

98 American Crow

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100 Common Raven

101 Common Raven

102 Red-winged Blackbird

103 Red-winged Blackbird Pointed bill Red shoulder patch with yellow edge Glossy black overall Dark eyes and black tail

104 Red-winged Blackbird

105 Red-winged Blackbird

106 Song Birds Song Sparrow House Sparrow House Finch American Goldfinch Black-capped Chickadee

107 Song Sparrow

108 Song Sparrow Heavily streaked gray-brown upperparts Dull white with streaks underparts with dark central breast spot Brown crown with gray stripe Gray eyebrow and cheek White chin with dark brown mustache

109 Song Sparrow

110 House Sparrow

111 House Sparrow Black throat and upper breast Brown nape Gray cheeks Gray crown Short thick black conical bill Female pale gray-brown overall

112 House Sparrow

113 House Sparrow

114 House Finch

115 House Finch Brown streaked back and wings Pink-red head, throat and rump Long tail weakly notched Two wing bars Streaked flanks Female brown-streaked overall

116 House Finch

117 House Finch

118 House Finch

119 American Goldfinch

120 American Goldfinch Black cap, wings and tail Bright yellow body in summer Olive-gray to olive-brown in winter Conical pink bill

121 American Goldfinch

122 Black-capped Chickadee

123 Black-capped Chickadee Pale gray upperparts and breast Pale olive-brown underparts Black cap and bib with white cheek Short thin black bill Wings are dark with white edges especially on secondaries

124 Black-capped Chickadee

125 Black-capped Chickadee

126 Black-capped Chickadee

127 Black-capped Chickadee

128 American Robin Western Meadowlark Horned Lark Misc.

129 American Robin

130 American Robin White throat with dark streaks Broken white eye ring Gray-brown upperparts Rich brick-red underparts Yellow bill

131 American Robin

132 American Robin

133 American Robin

134 Western Meadowlark

135 Western Meadowlark Dark-streaked brown upperparts Bright yellow underparts Black V on breast Brown-and-white striped crown Spotted flanks

136 Western Meadowlark

137 Horned Lark

138 Horned Lark Brown upperparts White underparts Pale yellow to white face and throat Black horns, face mask and bib

139 Horned Lark

140 Horned Lark