Colorado Birds 
during FONT Spring Tours 
for Grouse & Other Birds 
& Nature 

(also those in nearby Wyoming, 
 Kansas, Nebraska, & Oklahoma) 

2000 thru 2007

(during the month of April)


List compiled by Armas Hill 

There have been 6 such FONT birding tours, during which 218 species of birds have cumulatively been seen, 
along with 8 additional subspecies, thus bringing the following list to 226.


PHOTO AT UPPER RIGHT: the DUSKY GROUSE, formerly called the BLUE GROUSE

Codes:

co = Colorado
ks = Kansas
nb = Nebraska
ok = Oklahoma
wy = Wyoming

These 3 codes apply to Colorado:
b = seen both east and west of the Rocky Mountain passes
e = seen in east only
w = seen in west only


(USe):     endemic to the United States 
(USqe):   quasi (or nearly) endemic to the United States
(USneb): near-endemic breeder in the United States
(NAi):      species introduced into North America
(COneb): near-endemic breeder in Colorado
(COr):      rare in Colorado
(KSr):      rare in Kansas

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
     (t1): critical   (t2): endangered   (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally


in NORTH AMERICA BIRD PHOTO GALLERY: (in PG) 


A List of Mammals follows the Bird-List.

Bird-List:

1. Common Loon ______ wy
   Gavia immer  (monotypic)
   
   
2. Pied-billed Grebe ______ cob,wy
   Podilymbus p. podiceps
   
   
3. Eared Grebe ______ cob, wy  (In Europe called Black-necked Grebe)
   Podiceps nigricollis californicus
   
   
4. Western Grebe ______ cob,ks,wy
   Aechmophorus o. occidentalis 
   
   
5. Clark's Grebe ______ coe
   Aechmophorus clarkii transitionalis
   
   
6. American White Pelican ______ cob,wy  (in PG)
   Pelecanus erythrorhynchos  (monotypic)
   
   
7. Double-crested Cormorant ______ cob,ks,wy
   Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
   
   
8. Great Blue Heron ______ cob,ks,wy
   Ardea herodias fannini
   
   
9. Snowy Egret ______ coe
   Egretta thula brewsteri
   
   
10. Cattle Egret ______ ks
    Bubulcus i. ibis  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
11. Green Heron ______  (was for a time considered conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called Green-backed Heron)  
    Butorides virescens anthonyi
    
    
12. Black-crowned Night-Heron ______ coe,ks,wy
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
    
    
13. White-faced Ibis ______ cob,ks,wy
    Plegadis chihi  (monotypic)
    
    
14. Mute Swan (i) ______
    Cygnus olor  (monotypic)
    
    
15. Greater White-fronted Goose ______ coe
    Anser albifrons frontalis
    
    
16. Snow Goose ______ coe,ks
    Chen (formerly Anser) c. caerulescens (known as "Lesser Snow Goose")
    
     
17. Ross' Goose ______
    Chen (formerly Anser) rossi  (monotypic)
    
    
18. Canada Goose  ______ cob,ks,wy  (introduced subspecies of eastern North America)
    Branta canadensis 
    
    
19. Wood Duck ______ coe,ks
    Aix sponsa  (monotypic)
    
    
20. American Green-winged Teal ______ cob,ks,wy  (now considered a species distinct from the Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca)
    Anas carolinensis  (monotypic)
    
    
21. Mallard ______ cob,ks,wy
    Anas p. platyrhynchos
    
    
22. Northern Pintail ______ cow,ks,wy
    Anas acuta  (monotypic)
    
    
23. Blue-winged Teal ______ cob,ks,wy
    Anas discors  (monotypic)
    
    
24. Cinnamon Teal ______ cob,wy
    Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium
    
    
25. Northern Shoveler ______ cob,ks,wy
    Anas clypeata  (monotypic)
    
    
26. Gadwall ______ cob,ks,wy
    Anas s. strepera
    
    
27. American Wigeon ______ cob,ks,wy
    Anas americana  (monotypic)
    
    
28. Canvasback ______ cob,wy
    Aythya valisineria  (monotypic)
    
    
29. Redhead ______ cob,wy
    Aythya americana  (monotypic)
    
    
30. Ring-necked Duck ______ cow,ks,wy
    Aythya collaris  (monotypic)
    
    
31. Lesser Scaup ______ cob,ks,wy
    Aythya affinis  (monotypic)
    
    
32. Common Goldeneye ______ cob
    Bucephala clangula americana
    
    
33. Barrow's Goldeneye ______ cow
    Bucephala islandica  (monotypic)
    
    
34. Bufflehead ______ cob,ks,wy
    Bucephala albeola  (monotypic)
    
    
35. Common Merganser ______ cob,wy
    Mergus merganser americanus
    
    
36. Red-breasted Merganser ______ coe
    Mergus serrator  (monotypic)
    
    
37. Ruddy Duck ______ cob,ks,wy
    Oxyura j. rubida  
    
    
38. Turkey Vulture ______ cob,ks,nb,wy
    Cathartes aura meridionalis (has been C. a. aura)
    
    
39. Osprey ______ cob
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis  (the single member of its genus) 
    
    
40. Bald Eagle ______ cow,wy   (in PG)
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
    
    
41. Northern Harrier ______ cob,ks,wy  (has been considered conspecific with the Hen Harrier of Eurasia, Circus cyaneus)
    Circus (cyaneus) hudsonius  (monotypic)
    
    
42. Sharp-shinned Hawk ______ coe,ks
    Accipiter striatus velox
    
    
43. Cooper's Hawk ______ cob,kn,nb,wy  (in PG)
    Accipiter cooperi  (monotypic)
    
    
44. Northern Goshawk ______ cow
    Accipiter gentilis atricapillus
    
    
45. Broad-winged Hawk (COr) ______ coe
    Buteo p. platypterus
    
    
46. Swainson's Hawk ______ cob,ks,nb,wy
    Buteo swainsoni  (monotypic)
    
    
47. Red-tailed Hawk ______ cob,ks,nb,wy
    Buteo jamaicensis calurus
    
    
48. "Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk ______ cow  (a subspecies of the Red-tailed Hawk)
    Buteo jamaicensis harlani
    
    
49. Ferruginous Hawk (nt) ______ coe,ks  (in PG)
    Buteo regalis  (monotypic)
    
    
50. Rough-legged Hawk ______ cob
    Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis
    
    
51. Golden Eagle ______ cob,wy
    Aquila chrysaetos canadensis
    
    
52. American Kestrel ______ cob,ks,nb,wy
    Falco s. sparverius
    
    
53. Merlin ______  coe
    Falco columbarius richardsoni
    
    
54. Prairie Falcon ______ coe,ks
    Falco mexicanus  (monotypic)
    
    
55. Peregrine Falcon ______ cow  (in PG)
    Falco peregrinus pealei
    
    
56. Chukar (NAi) ______ cow
    Alectoris chukar
    
    
57. Common/Ring-necked Pheasant (NAi) ______ coe,ks,ok
    Phasianus colchicus
    
    
58. Dusky Grouse ______ cow  (in PG)  (formerly part of a wider-ranging Blue Grouse, from which the more-westerly Sooty Grouse has been split)  
    Dendragapus o. obscurus   
    
    
59. White-tailed Ptarmigan ______ cow  (in PG)
    Lagopus leucurus altipetens
    
    
60. Greater Sage-Grouse (USqe) ______ cow
    Centrocercus urophasianus  (monotypic)
    
    
61. Gunnison Sage-Grouse (t2) (USe) (COneb) ______ cow  (nearly endemic to Colorado, with a very few in adjacent Utah) 
    Centrocercus minimus  (monotypic)
    
    
62. Greater Prairie-Chicken (USe) ______ coe  (in PG)
    Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus
    
    
63. Lesser Prairie-Chicken (t3) (USe) ______ ks  (in PG)
    Tympanuchus pallidcinctus
    
    
64. Sharp-tailed Grouse ______ cow
    Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
    
    
65. Wild Turkey ______ coe,ks,nb  (introduced population)
    Meleagris gallopavo
    
    
66. Northern Bobwhite ______ coe,ks
    Colinus v. virginianus
    
    
67. Scaled Quail ______ coe,ok
    Callipepla squamata pallida
    
    
68. American Coot ______ cob,ks,wy
    Fulica a. americana
    
    
69. Sandhill Crane ______ cow
    Grus canadensis tabida
    
    
70. Snowy Plover ______ coe (considered conspecific with Kentish Plover of the Old World)
    Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
    
    
71. Piping Plover (t3) (COr) ______ coe  (in PG)
    Charadrius melodus  (monotypic)
    
    
72. Semipalmated Plover ______ coe
    Charadrius semipalmatus  (monotypic)
    
    
73. Killdeer ______ coe,ks,ok,wy
    Charadrius v. vociferus
    
    
74. Mountain Plover (t3) (USneb) (KSr) ______ coe,ks  (in PG)
    Charadrius montanus  (monotypic)
    
    
75. Black-necked Stilt ______ cob  (by some said to be conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old World) 
    Himantopus (himantopus) mexicanus
    
    
76. American Avocet ______ cob,ks,wy
    Recurvirostra americana  (monotypic)
    
    
77. Greater Yellowlegs ______ cob,ks
    Tringa melanoleuca  (monotypic)
    
    
78. Lesser Yellowlegs ______ cob,ks
    Tringa flavipes  (monotypic)
    
    
79. Solitary Sandpiper ______ cow,ks
    Tringa s. solitaria  (1 of 2 subspecies that migrate thru the west-central US)
    
    
80. Spotted Sandpiper ______ coe,ks
    Actitis macularia   (monotypic)
    
    
81. "Western" Willet ______ cob
    Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) semipalmata inornata
    
    
82. Long-billed Curlew (nt) ______ cob,ks
    Numenius americanus  (another subspecies can occur in migration)
    
    
83. Marbled Godwit ______ cob
    Limosa f. fedoa
    
    
84. Semipalmated Sandpiper ______
    Calidris pusilla  (monotypic)
    
    
85. Western Sandpiper ______ coe
    Calidris mauri  (monotypic)
    
    
86. Least Sandpiper ______ coe
    Calidris minutilla  (monotypic)
    
    
87. Baird's Sandpiper ______ coe,ks
    Calidris bairdii  (monotypic)
    
    
88. Pectoral Sandpiper ______
    Calidris melanotos  (monotypic)
    
    
89. Long-billed Dowitcher ______ cob
    Limnodromus scolopaceus  (monotypic)
    
    
90. Wilson's Snipe ______ cob,ks,wy  (in PG)  (has been considered part of the Common Snipe of the Palearctic, Gallinago gallinago) 
    Gallinago delicata  (monotypic)
    
    
91. Wilson's Phalarope ______ cob,ks
    Phalaropus tricolor  (monotypic)
    
    
92. Franklin's Gull ______ cob,ks,wy
    Larus pipixcan  (monotypic)
    
    
93. Bonaparte's Gull ______ cob,ks,wy
    Larus philadelphia  (monotypic)
    
    
94. Ring-billed Gull ______ cob
    Larus delawarensis  (monotypic)
    
    
95. California Gull ______ cow,wy
    Larus californicus  (2 subspecies can occur in west-central US)
    
    
96. "American" Herring Gull ______ coe,wy
    Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
    
    
97. Forster's Tern ______ coe
    Sterna forsteri  (monotypic)
    
    
98. Feral (or Rock) Pigeon (NAi) ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
    Columba livia
    
    
99. Mourning Dove ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
    Zenaida macroura marginella
    
    
100. Eurasian Collared-Dove (NAi) ______ coe,ks,nb,ok
     Streptopelia decaocto
     
     
101. Great Horned Owl ______ coe,ks  (in PG)
     Bubo v. virginianus
     
     
102. Burrowing Owl ______ coe,ks,nb
     Athene cunicularia hypugaea
     
     
103. White-throated Swift ______ cow 
     Aeronautes s. saxatalis
     
     
104. Black-chinned Hummingbird ______ coe  (in PG)
     Archilochus alexandri  (monotypic)
     
     
105. Broad-tailed Hummingbird ______ coe
     Selasphorus platycercus  (now monotypic)
     
     
106. Belted Kingfisher ______ cob,ks,nb
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (monotypic)
     
     
107. Lewis' Woodpecker ______ coe
     Melanerpes lewis  (monotypic)
     
     
108. Red-bellied Woodpecker (COr) ______ coe
     Melanerpes carolinus  (monotypic)
     
     
109. Red-naped Sapsucker ______ cow,wy  (in PG)
     Sphyrapicus nuchalis  (monotypic)
     
     
110. Williamson's Sapsucker ______ cow
     Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
     
     
111. Ladder-backed Woodpecker ______ coe
     Picoides scalaris cactophilus
     
     
112. Downy Woodpecker ______ cob,ks,wy
     Picoides pubescens leucurus
     
     
113. Hairy Woodpecker ______ cow,wy
     Picoides villosus septentrionalis
     
     
114. Northern Flicker ______ (both "Yellow-shafted" & "Red-shafted")  cob
     Colaptes a. auratus   ("Yellow-shafted") coe,ks
     Colaptes auratus cafer   ("Red-shafted") cow,wy
     
     
115. Dusky Flycatcher (KSr) ______ ks
     Empidonax oberholseri  (monotypic)
     
     
116. Gray Flycatcher ______ cow
     Empidonax wrightii  (monotypic)
     
     
117. Eastern Phoebe ______ coe,ks
     Sayornis phoebe  (monotypic)
     
     
118. Say's Phoebe ______ cob,ks
     Sayornis s. saya
     
     
119. Vermilion Flycatcher (COr) ______ coe
     Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
     
     
120. Ash-throated Flycatcher ______ coe
     Myarchus c. cinerascens
     
     
121. Cassin's Kingbird ______ cob
     Tyrannus v. vociferans
     
     
122. Western Kingbird ______ cob,ks
     Tyrannus verticalis  (monotypic)
     
     
123. Loggerhead Shrike ______ cob,ks,ok
     Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
     
     
124. Gray Jay ______ cow,wy
     Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
     
     
125. Steller's Jay ______ cow
     Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha
     
     
126. Blue Jay ______ coe,nb
     Cyanocitta cristata cyanotephra
     
     
127. Western Scrub-Jay ______ cob
     Aphelocoma californica woodhouseii
     
     
128. Pinyon Jay ______ cow
     Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
129. Clark's Nutcracker ______ cow
     Nucifraga columbiana  (monotypic)
     
     
130. Black-billed Magpie ______ cob,ks,wy (was conspecific with the Eurasian Magpie, Pica pica)
     Pica hudsonia  (monotypic)
     
     
131. American Crow ______ cob,ks,nb,wy
     Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis
     
     
132. Chihuahuan Raven ______ coe,ks,ok
     Corvus cryptoleucus  (monotypic)
     
     
133. Common Raven ______ cob,wy
     Corvus corax principalis
     
     
134. Horned Lark ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Eremophila alpestris lamprochroma  (other subspecies may occur)
     
     
135. Tree Swallow ______ cob,ks,wy
     Tachycineta bicolor  (monotypic)
     
     
136. Violet-green Swallow ______ cow
     Tachycineta thalassina lepida
     
     
137. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ cob,ks
     Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis
     
     
138. Bank Swallow ______ cow  (in Old World called Sand Martin)
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     
139. Cliff Swallow ______ coe,ks
     Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) p. pyrrhonota
     
     
140. Barn Swallow ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
141. Juniper Titmouse ______ cow
     Baeolophus (formerly Parus) r. ridgwayi
     
     
142. Black-capped Chickadee ______ cob,ks,wy
     Poecile (formerly Parus) atricapilla septentrionalis
     
     
143. Mountain Chickadee ______ cow,wy
     Poecile (formerly Parus) g. gambeli
     
     
144. American Bushtit ______ cow
     Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus  (the "Lead-colored Bushtit")
     
      
145. Red-breasted Nuthatch ______ cob,wy
     Sitta canadensis  (monotypic)
     
     
146. White-breasted Nuthatch ______ cob,ks,wy
     Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
     
     
147. Pygmy Nuthatch ______ cob
     Sitta pygmaea melanotis
     
     
148. Brown Creeper  ______ cow  (an alternate name would be American Treecreeper)
     Certhia americana montana
     
     
149. Rock Wren ______ cob
     Salpinctes o. obsoletus  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
150. Canyon Wren ______ cob
     Catherpes mexicanus pallidor  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
151. Bewick's Wren ______ coe,ks
     Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus
     
     
152. House Wren ______ cow
     Troglodytes aedon parkmani
     
     
153. Winter Wren ______ cow
     Troglodytes troglodytes pacificus
     
     
154. Marsh Wren ______ cow,wy
     Cistothorus palustris plesius
     
     
155. American Dipper ______ cob
     Cinclus mexicanus unicolor
     
     
156. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______ cow,wy
     Regulus calendula grinnelli
     
     
157. Golden-crowned Kinglet ______ cow
     Regulus satrapa apache
     
     
158. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ______ cob
     Polioptila caerulea obscura
     
     
159. Eastern Bluebird ______ coe,ks
     Sialia s. sialis
     
     
160. Western Bluebird ______ cob
     Sialia mexicana occidentalis
     
     
161. Mountain Bluebird ______ cob,wy  (in PG)
     Sialia currucoides  (monotypic)
     
     
162. Townsend's Solitaire ______ cob,wy
     Myadestes t. townsendi
     
     
163. Hermit Thrush ______ cow
     Catharus guttatus auduboni
     
     
164. American Robin ______ cob,ks,nb,wy
     Turdus migratorius propinquus
     
     
165. Gray Catbird ______ cow
     Dumetella carolinensis  (monotypic, and now the single member of its genus)  
     
     
166. Northern Mockingbird ______ coe,ks
     Mimus p. polyglottos
     
     
167. Sage Thrasher ______ cow,wy  (in PG)
     Oreoscoptes montanus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
168. Brown Thrasher ______ coe
     Toxostoma rufum longicauda
     
     
169. European Starling (i) ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Sturnus v. vulgaris
     
     
170. American Pipit ______ cob,wy  (an alternate name is Buff-bellied Pipit)
     Anthus r. rubescens  
     
     
171. Cedar Waxwing ______ cow
     Bombycilla cedrorum  (now monotypic)
     
     
172. Northern Parula (COr) ______ coe
     Parula americana  (monotypic)
     
     
173. Worm-eating Warbler (COr) ______ coe
     Helmitheros vermivorum  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
174. Orange-crowned Warbler ______ cob,ks
     Vermivora celata orestera
     
     
175. Virginia's Warbler ______ cow
     Vermivora virginiae  (monotypic)
     
     
176. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______ coe,ks
     Dendroica c. coronata 
     
     
177. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______ cob,ks,wy
     Dendroica coronata auduboni
     
     
178. Black-throated Gray Warbler ______ cow
     Dendroica n. nigrescens 
     
     
179. Wilson's Warbler ______ coe,ks
     Wilsonia pusilla pileolata
     
     
180. Northern Cardinal (COr) ______ coe
     Cardinalis c. canicaudus
     
     
181. Green-tailed Towhee ______ cow  (in PG)
     Pipilo (formerly Chlorura) chlorurus  (monotypic)
     
     
182. Spotted Towhee ______ cob
     Pipilo maculatus montanus
     
     
183. Canyon Towhee ______ coe
     Pipilo fuscus mesatus
     
     
184. Cassin's Sparrow ______ coe,ks
     Aimophila cassinii  (monotypic)
     
     
185. American Tree Sparrow ______ coe
     Spizella a. arborea
     
     
186. Chipping Sparrow ______ cob,ks,nb
     Spizella p. passerina
     
     
187. Clay-colored Sparrow ______ coe
     Spizella pallida  (monotypic)
     
     
188. Brewer's Sparrow ______ cob  (in PG)
     Spizella b. breweri  (subspecies valid as long as "Timberline Sparrow" of Canada considered conspecific) 
     
     
189. Vesper Sparrow ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Pooecetes gramineus confinis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
190. Lark Sparrow ______ cob,ks
     Chondestes grammacus  (2 subspecies: C. g. grammacus breeding in the north & central US; C. g. strigatus breeding in the west US & sw Canada) 
     
     
191. Sage Sparrow ______ cow
     Amphispiza belli nevadensis
     
     
192. Lark Bunting ______ coe,ks
     Calamospiza  melanocorys  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
193. Savannah Sparrow ______ cob,wy
     Passerculus sandwichensis  (2 subspecies in west-central US: P.s.nevadensis & P. s. athinus)  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
194. Grasshopper Sparrow ______ coe,ks
     Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus
     
     
195. "Slate-colored" Fox Sparrow ______ cow
     Passerella iliaca schistacea
     
     
196. Song Sparrow ______ cob,ks
     Melospiza melodia montana  (another subspecies:  M. m. juddi)
     
     
197. Lincoln's Sparrow ______ coe
     Melospiza l. lincolnii
     
     
198. White-throated Sparrow (COr) ______ coe
     Zonotrichia albicollis  (monotypic)
     
     
199. White-crowned Sparrow ______ cob,ks
     Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
     
     
200. Harris's Sparrow ______ coe
     Zonotrichia querula  (monotypic)
     
     
201. "White-winged" Dark-eyed Junco ______ coe,ks
     Junco hyemalis aikeni
     
     
202. "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco ______ cob
     Junco hyemalis oreganus
     
     
203. "Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco ______ cow,wy
     Junco hyemalis mearnsi
     
     
204. "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco ______ cob,wy
     Junco hyemalis caniceps
     
     
205. "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco ______ cob,wy
     Junco h. hyemalis
     
     
206. McCown's Longspur ______ coe,wy  (in PG)
     Calcarius mccownii  (monotypic)
     
     
207. Chestnut-collared Longspur ______ coe  (in PG)
     Calcarius ornatus  (monotypic)
     
     
208. Western Meadowlark ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Sturnella neglecta  (monotypic)
     
     
209. Red-winged Blackbird ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Agelaius phoeniceus fortis
     
     
210. Yellow-headed Blackbird ______ cob,ks,wy
     Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
211. Brewer's Blackbird ______ cob,ks,nb,wy
     Euphagus cyanocephalus  (monotypic)
     
     
212. Great-tailed Grackle ______ coe,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Quiscalus mexicanus nelsoni
     
     
213. Common Grackle ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Quiscalus quiscula stonei
     
     
214. Brown-headed Cowbird ______ cob,ks
     Molothrus ater artemisiae
     
     
215. Orchard Oriole ______ coe
     Icterus s. spurius
     
     
216. Gray-crowned (including "Hepburn's") Rosy Finch ______ cob  (in PG)
     Leucosticte t. tephrocotis 
     Leucosticte t. littoralis ("Hepburn's Rosy Finch")
     
     
217. Black Rosy Finch (USe) ______ cob  (in PG)
     Leucosticte atrata  (monotypic)
     
     
218. Brown-capped Rosy Finch (USe) (COneb) ______ cob  (in PG) (this species nearly endemic to Colorado, particularly as a breeder)
     Leucosticte australis  (monotypic)
     
     
219. Pine Grosbeak ______ cob,wy  (in PG)
     Pinicola enucleator montana
     
     
220. Cassin's Finch ______ cob,wy  (in PG)
     Carpodacus cassinii  (monotypic)
     
     
221. House Finch ______ cob,ks,nb
     Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis
     
     
222. Red Crossbill ______ cob,wy  (in PG)
     Loxia curvirostra vividior
     
     
223. Pine Siskin ______ cob,ks,wy
     Carduelis p. pinus
     
     
224. American Goldfinch ______ cob,ks,nb
     Carduelis tristis pallida
     
     
225. Evening Grosbeak ______ cob,wy  (in PG)
     Hesperiphona (has been Coccothraustes) vespertina brooksi
     
     
226. House Sparrow (i) ______ cob,ks,nb,ok,wy
     Passer domesticus
     
     

Birds sometimes that are common some places are rare others.
The Blue Jay, common in eastern North America, just reaches eastern Colorado.
Actually, although our Colorado in April Tour is primarily for Grouse, 
it is also a good one for corvids, with 10 species in that family of jays & crows.
In addition to the Blue Jay, other corvids that we see in Colorado include:
Steller's Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Pinyon Jay, Gray Jay,
Clark's Nutcracker, Black-billed Magpie, 
Common Raven, Chihuauan Raven, and American Crow. 

Mammals found during FONT Spring Tours 
in Colorado 
(and nearby Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, & Oklahoma) 

Codes:

co:   Colorado
ks:   Kansas
wy:  Wyoming

1. Red Fox ______ co
   Vulpes fulva  (the North American animal has been considered by some as conspecific with the Old World Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes)  
   
   
2. Gray Fox ______ co
   Urocyon cinereoargenteus  (would be monotypic were it not for the Island Gray Fox of the Channel Is. of California, Urocyon littoralis)
   
   
3. Coyote ______ co,ks
   Canis latrans
   
   
4. American Badger ______ co
   Taxidea taxus  (the single member of its genus)
   
   
5. Striped Skunk ______ co
   Mephitis mephitis
   
   
6. Yellow-bellied Marmot ______ co
   Marmota flaviventris
   
   
7. Northern Raccoon ______ co
   Procyon lotor
   
   
8. Black-tailed Prairie Dog ______  co,ks,nb
   Cynomys ludovicianus 
   
   
9. White-tailed Prairie Dog ______ co
   Cynomys gunnisoni
   
   
10. Gunnison's Prairie Dog ______ CO
    Cynomys gunnisoni
    
    
11. Thirteen-lined Ground-Squirrel ______ co,wy
    Spermophilus (formerly Ictidomys or Citellus) tridecemlineatus
    
    
12. Wyoming Ground-Squirrel ______ co,wy
    Spermophilus elegans  (formerly part of Citellus richardsoni, and at that time called Richardson Ground Squirrel)
    
    
13. Variegated Ground Squirrel (also called Rock Squirrel) ______ co
    Spermophilus (formerly Otospermophilus or Citellus) variegatus
    
    
14. American Red Squirrel ______ co
    Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
    
    
15. Golden-mantled (Ground) Squirrel ______ co
    Spermophilus (formerly Callospermophilus or Citellus) lateralis
    
    
16. Least Chipmunk ______ co
    Tamias (formerly Neotamias or Eutamias) minimus
    
    
17. Eastern Fox Squirrel (northern form) ______ co,nb
    Sciurus niger
    
    
18. Olive-backed Pocket Mouse ______ co
    Perognathus fasciatus
    
    
19. Plains Pocket Mouse ______ ks
    Perognathus flavescens 
    
    
20. Plains Harvest Mouse ______ coe
    Reithrodontomys montanus
    
    
21. North American Porcupine ______ co
    Erethizon dorsatum
    
    
22. American Beaver ______ co,wy
    Castor canadensis 
    
    
23. Muskrat ______ co,wy
    Ondatra zibethicus
    
    
24. Snowshoe (or Varying) Hare ______ co,wy
    Lepus americanus
    
    
25. Blacktail Jackrabbit ______ co,ks
    Lepus californicus
    
    
26. Whitetail Jackrabbit ______ co
    Lepus townsendi
    
    
27. Desert Cottontail ______ co
    Sylvilagus auduboni
    
    
28. Mountain (or Nuttall's) Cottontail ______ co,wy
    Sylvilagus nuttalli
    
    
29. Eastern Cottontail ______ co,ks
    Sylvilagus floridanus
    
    
30. Elk (or Wapiti) ______ co,wy
    Cervus elaphus canadensis (another slightly smaller, subspecies in Europe is called there the Red Deer)
     
    
31. Moose ______ co (in Europe called Elk)
    Alces alces  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
32. Pronghorn ______ co,ks,wy
    Antilocapra americana  (the single member of its genus & family)
    
    
33. Mule Deer ______ co,ks,wy
    Odocoileus hemionus
    
    
34. White-tailed Deer ______ ks
    Odocoileus virginianus
    
    
35. Bighorn Sheep ______ co
    Ovis c. canadensis (the subspecies of the central and northern Rockies)
    
    
36. "Plains" American Bison (or Buffalo) ______ co  (today domesticated, the last wild Bison in Colorado was killed in 1889, in eastern CO)
    Bison b. bison