Birds of Gilpin County, Colorado is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
| 57% |
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Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 38% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 38% |
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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 37% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 29% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 27% |
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Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 24% |
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 23% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 23% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 22% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 20% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 19% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 16% |
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Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 16% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 14% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 14% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 13% |
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Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 13% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 13% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 12% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10% |
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Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 9.2% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 9.1% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.5% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.7% |
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Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 7.7% |
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Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 7.5% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.4% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.2% |
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Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 7.1% |
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Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.7% |
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Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.2% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.1% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 5.9% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.9% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.7% |
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Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 4.8% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.7% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.6% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 4.2% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 4.0% |
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.9% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 3.9% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 3.8% |
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Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 3.5% |
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Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 3.2% |
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MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.0% |
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Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.0% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.8% |
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.8% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.8% |
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Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.5% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.4% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.3% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 2.2% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.1% |
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Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.1% |
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Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.0% |
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Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.0% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.0% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.9% |
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Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
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Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.5% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.5% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 1.5% |
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Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.4% |
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American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.3% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.3% |
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American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
| 1.3% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
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Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.3% |
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.2% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.1% |
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American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.1% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.0% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |