Birds of Summit County, Colorado is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
48% |
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
36% |
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
33% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
32% |
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
32% |
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
24% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
24% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
21% |
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
20% |
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
19% |
Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
18% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
17% |
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
16% |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
16% |
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
16% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
13% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
13% |
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
12% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
11% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
11% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
11% |
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
10% |
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
9.9% |
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
9.8% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
9.7% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
8.5% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
8.4% |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
8.3% |
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.1% |
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
7.7% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
7.4% |
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
7.2% |
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
6.6% |
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
6.5% |
California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
6.4% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.2% |
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
6.1% |
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
6.1% |
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
6.1% |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
6.1% |
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
6.0% |
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
5.9% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
5.5% |
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
5.4% |
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
5.3% |
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.0% |
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.6% |
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.4% |
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
4.3% |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
4.3% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.2% |
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.2% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
4.1% |
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.9% |
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.9% |
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
3.7% |
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.6% |
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
3.5% |
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
3.4% |
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
3.1% |
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
3.0% |
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.8% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
2.8% |
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.7% |
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
2.7% |
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.6% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.5% |
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
2.5% |
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.4% |
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
2.3% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
2.3% |
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.3% |
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.3% |
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.3% |
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
2.2% |
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
2.2% |
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
2.0% |
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.0% |
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.0% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.0% |
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
2.0% |
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.0% |
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.9% |
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.9% |
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.9% |
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.7% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
1.7% |
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.6% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.6% |
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.5% |
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.5% |
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.4% |
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.3% |
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
1.3% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.2% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.2% |
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.2% |
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.2% |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.1% |
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.1% |
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
1.0% |
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.0% |
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |