Thank you to Brandon Percival for providing this data for the AVAS website
Christmas Bird Count Dec. 2010 - Jan. 2011 results


# SPECIES
# of counts
 RO  JM GS MV PR SD PE  WE  SP  PU LI
Totals
   
Number of Counts
 Rocky Ford John Martin Reservoir Great Sand Dunes N.P. Monte Vista N.W.R. Pueblo Reservoir Salida Penrose Westcliffe Spanish Peaks Pueblo Lake Isabel
Totals
1 Greater White-fronted Goose
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
cw
 
 
1
 
1
1 Snow Goose (white form)
4
9602
31000
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
8000
 
48603
n/a Snow Goose (blue form)
3
200
500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
150
 
850
1 Ross's Goose
4
100
3500
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
2000
 
5601
1 Cackling Goose
7
75
250
 
 
100
3
49
 
 
433
50
960
n/a Cackling/Canada Goose
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
467
 
467
1 Canada Goose
9
464
1395
 
343
270
721
1386
 
65
5286
651
10581
n/a {Mute Swan} FE
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
1 Tundra Swan
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
2
1 Wood Duck
6
1
2
 
 
107
1
7
 
 
2
 
120
1 Gadwall
5
8
 
 
 
30
74
6
 
 
56
 
174
1 American Wigeon
7
99
28
 
 
77
11
404
 
 
113
19
751
1 Mallard
10
666
1109
 
853
278
269
515
7
14
423
52
4186
1 Northern Shoveler
5
25
200
 
 
20
 
8
 
 
41
 
294
1 Northern Pintail
4
7
369
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
51
cw
432
1 American Green-winged Teal
7
cw
65
 
7
15
7
43
 
 
16
3
156
1 Canvasback
5
26
3
 
 
14
 
3
 
 
5
 
51
1 Redhead
5
20
12
 
 
19
 
4
 
 
20
 
75
1 Ring-necked Duck
7
34
9
 
 
158
81
88
 
 
72
3
445
1 Greater Scaup
4
5
10
 
 
10
 
1
 
 
 
 
26
1 Lesser Scaup
5
2
35
 
 
10
 
4
 
 
10
 
61
n/a scaup sp.
1
 
34
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34
1 Surf Scoter
1
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 Long-tailed Duck
1
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
1 Bufflehead
5
5
37
 
 
126
7
 
 
 
38
 
213
1 Common Goldeneye
6
349
2700
 
 
367
92
16
 
 
267
 
3791
1 Barrow's Goldeneye
4
 
2
 
 
1
2
 
 
 
1
 
6
1 Hooded Merganser
7
12
104
 
1
35
4
18
 
 
114
 
288
1 Common Merganser
7
651
1224
 
 
10
6
2
 
1
81
cw
1975
1 Red-breasted Merganser
3
 
32
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
16
 
51
1 Ruddy Duck
2
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
6
n/a Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid)
1
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
3
1
2
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
16
1 Wild Turkey
5
65
140
cw
 
16
 
111
 
 
 
55
387
1 Scaled Quail
4
 
49
 
 
184
 
88
 
 
16
 
337
1 Pacific Loon
2
 
1
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
1 Common Loon
1
 
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
1 Pied-billed Grebe
6
4
4
 
1
88
 
2
 
 
17
 
116
1 Horned Grebe
2
 
1
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
1 Eared Grebe
4
8
23
 
 
3506
 
1
 
 
 
 
3538
1 Western Grebe
3
 
4
 
 
89
 
 
 
 
4
 
97
1 Clark's Grebe
2
1
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
n/a Aechmophorus sp. 
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 American White Pelican
2
3
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1
 
cw
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
1 Great Blue Heron (Blue form)
7
43
8
 
7
24
7
5
 
 
3
 
97
1 Bald Eagle
9
15
19
 
18
4
3
2
 
2
8
2
73
1 Northern Harrier
8
20
28
 
6
7
 
5
1
 
8
3
78
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
9
3
3
 
1
7
1
7
 
1
11
1
35
1 Cooper's Hawk
5
2
3
 
 
7
 
6
 
 
3
 
21
1 Red-tailed Hawk
11
58
48
1
29
96
14
47
3
14
48
25
383
n/a Harlan's Hawk
4
8
8
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
2
 
19
1 Ferruginous Hawk
6
7
14
 
 
25
 
1
 
 
12
3
62
1 Rough-legged Hawk
8
2
2
1
14
1
1
 
3
1
 
 
25
n/a Buteo sp.
4
 
1
 
8
2
 
 
1
 
 
 
12
1 Golden Eagle
9
3
5
cw
4
6
4
8
 
1
2
1
34
1 American Kestrel
8
46
43
1
12
13
 
28
 
 
32
5
180
1 Merlin
7
3
3
 
2
1
 
3
 
 
3
2
17
1 Peregrine Falcon
2
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
2
1 Prairie Falcon
7
4
1
1
2
 
1
5
 
 
4
cw
18
1 Virginia Rail
7
21
15
 
 
3
2
3
1
 
15
 
60
1 Sora
2
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
10
1 American Coot
7
239
67
 
7
238
20
21
 
 
220
cw
812
1 Sandhill Crane
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 Killdeer
5
14
2
 
cw
14
 
7
 
 
5
 
42
1 Spotted Sandpiper
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
1 Dunlin
1
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
1 Wilson's Snipe
6
 
 
 
3
4
1
5
 
 
1
2
16
1 Bonaparte's Gull
2
 
34
 
 
170
 
 
 
 
 
 
204
1 Ring-billed Gull
5
3631
1718
 
 
5227
 
2
 
 
145
cw
10723
1 California Gull
5
2
3
 
 
22
2
 
 
 
2
 
31
1 Herring Gull
4
27
23
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
3
 
68
1 Thayer's Gull
2
 
4
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
3
2
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
1
 
7
n/a Glaucous-winged Gull x Herring Gull (hybrid)
1
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 Great Black-backed Gull
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 Rock Pigeon
10
133
75
 
186
543
23
605
1
50
693
7
2316
1 Eurasian Collared-Dove
10
535
115
 
92
469
65
856
21
55
1942
30
4180
1 White-winged Dove
6
14
 
 
 
150
 
13
 
2
5
1
185
1 Mourning Dove
8
103
16
 
13
19
2
100
 
 
5
5
263
1 Inca Dove
1
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
1 Greater Roadrunner
1
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 Barn Owl
3
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
 
 
1
 
3
1 Western Screech-Owl
3
1
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
5
1 Great Horned Owl
9
2
9
2
8
4
 
3
 
1
11
2
42
1 Northern Pygmy-Owl
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
1 Long-eared Owl
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
1 Short-eared Owl
1
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1 Northern Saw-whet Owl
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
2
1 Belted Kingfisher
9
4
2
 
2
10
1
4
1
 
3
1
28
1 Lewis's Woodpecker
5
1
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
1
4
18
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
1 Williamson's Sapsucker
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
19
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
1
1
3
1 Red-naped Sapsucker
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
1
3
1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
1
1 Downy Woodpecker
9
10
16
 
2
31
2
31
 
5
22
3
122
1 Hairy Woodpecker
10
2
3
 
3
6
4
5
2
3
2
3
33
1 Northern Flicker
7
67
101
2
9
131
 
60
 
 
47
 
417
n/a Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker
9
8
12
 
 
25
32
48
2
17
39
38
221
n/a Northern (Red-shafted x Yellow-shafted) Flicker
4
3
2
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
2
 
8
n/a Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker
3
2
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
7
1 Black Phoebe
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
1
 
 
 
 
3
1 Say's Phoebe
3
 
 
 
 
1
 
2
 
 
2
 
5
1 Loggerhead Shrike
5
2
6
cw
 
4
 
3
 
 
6
 
21
1 Northern Shrike
9
5
6
1
1
7
 
8
 
3
2
2
35
1 Steller's Jay
7
1
 
1
 
 
26
7
8
22
 
96
161
1 Blue Jay
8
47
20
 
 
39
1
36
 
13
66
53
275
1 Western Scrub-Jay
7
 
 
2
 
1
20
27
3
23
 
40
116
1 Pinyon Jay
3
 
 
 
 
 
248
70
50
cw
 
 
368
1 Clark's Nutcracker
2
 
 
11
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
19
1 Black-billed Magpie
11
24
18
8
211
86
100
137
33
99
53
133
902
1 American Crow
10
 18 5658   158 196 59 25 9 62 24 281
6490
1 Chihuahuan Raven
5
 11 23     4   19     5  
62
1 Common Raven
11
 5 29 19 80 37 84 88 90 48 7 14
501
n/a raven sp.
3
   1         29     1  
31
1 Horned Lark
11
 146 242 54 1373 243 17 1 30 1 276 47
2430
1 Black-capped Chickadee
8
       1 36 28 51 10 28 16 74
244
1 Mountain Chickadee
10
 3   6 20 38 28 50 24 77 51 56
353
1 Juniper Titmouse
3
         2 1 3       cw
6
1 Bushtit
7
 5   20   106 52 84   22   8
297
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
6
 1       1 3 2   2 2 cw
11
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
11
 4 1 3 6 22 12 26 3 18 17 33
145
1 Pygmy Nuthatch
5
         8   3 12 15   51
89
1 Brown Creeper
8
       4 15 1 20 1 1 4 1
47
1 Rock Wren
4
   2     4   1     1  
8
1 Canyon Wren
2
             1       1
2
1 Bewick's Wren
6
 2 5     23   7     14 1
52
1 Winter Wren
3
 5       4   7        
16
1 Pacific Wren
4
         1   1 1     1
4
1 Marsh Wren
7
 10 14   1 2 3 3     5  
38
1 American Dipper
4
           8   1 1   1
11
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2
         8   4        
12
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5
 6 cw     13   18   1 1  
39
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1
         1            
1
1 Eastern Bluebird
5
 1 8         9     14 3
35
1 Western Bluebird
3
         1   21       4
26
1 Mountain Bluebird
6
   1     620   424   6 1 47
1099
1 Townsend's Solitaire
11
 4 12 23 2 90 24 100 1 1 8 15
280
1 Hermit Thrush
3
         1   2   1    
4
1 American Robin
10
 98 12 7 4 3669 12 669   3 403 45
4922
1 Gray Catbird
1
             1        
1
1 Northern Mockingbird
4
 1 1     2 1          
5
1 Sage Thrasher
2
         4   2        
6
1 Brown Thrasher
1
   1                  
1
1 Curve-billed Thrasher
5
 1 1     13   12     2  
29
1 European Starling
11
 12853 1298 1 635 7415 675 8173 215 183 9574 188
41210
1 American Pipit
5
 1 17     15   1     1  
35
1 Cedar Waxwing
2
 2         1          
3
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
4
 10 2     2         1  
15
n/a Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler
4
 1       1   3     9  
14
n/a Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
3
 1           6     19  
26
1 Green-tailed Towhee
1
                   1  
1
1 Spotted Towhee
7
 4 4     17   5   9 1 27
67
1 Canyon Towhee
4
   2     43   11     3 cw
59
1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow
1
             1        
1
1 American Tree Sparrow
8
 20 109   15 76   4 4   8 20
256
1 Savannah Sparrow
1
   3                  
3
1 (Red) Fox Sparrow
1
   1                  
1
1 Song Sparrow
10
 44 65   40 176 18 136 1 5 105 21
611
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
4
   2     1   2     1  
6
1 Swamp Sparrow
5
 4 3     3 1 7        
18
1 White-throated Sparrow
4
 2 1     1       2    
6
1 Harris's Sparrow
6
 3 5       1 1   1 2  
13
1 White-crowned Sparrow
8
 712 523   3 668   493   1 729 28
3157
n/a sparrow sp.
1
       2              
2
1 Dark-eyed Junco
11
 52 266 20 66 350 215 239 46 123 121 326
1824
n/a Dark-eyed (Gray-headed) Junco
7
 1       7 68 29   21 22 14
162
n/a Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco
9
 9 20     18 22 56 18 15 74 13
245
n/a Dark-eyed (Pink-sided) Junco
9
 17 11     81 31 118 1 16 159 8
442
n/a Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco
9
 19 304     33 16 32 4 12 85 14
519
n/a Dark-eyed  (White-winged) Junco
6
   1     1   2 1 2 1  
8
1 Lapland Longspur
3
 2 7         1        
10
1 Snow Bunting
1
                   1  
1
1 Northern Cardinal
1
   2                  
2
1 Blue Grosbeak
1
   1                  
1
1 Red-winged Blackbird
9
 4263 4397   487 513 1 3385   52 3873 64
17035
1 Western Meadowlark
7
 117 245   17 29   1     35 3
447
1 Rusty Blackbird
1
   1                  
1
1 Brewer's Blackbird
5
 617 255   29     173     123  
1197
1 Common Grackle
5
         37 1 2 1   1  
42
1 Great-tailed Grackle
5
   1   13 74 22 26        
136
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
3
   46             2 1  
49
1 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
2
       10       6      
16
1 Black Rosy-Finch
1
       4              
4
1 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
3
       191   91   105     cw
387
1 Cassin's Finch
5
         1 18   3 9   23
54
1 House Finch
10
 66 18 1 70 644 47 158   50 301 143
1498
1 Red Crossbill
1
 2                    
2
1 Pine Siskin
8
 74 71     217 5 24   74 2 81
548
1 Lesser Goldfinch
2
             2     12  
14
1 American Goldfinch
10
 113 228 14 34 52 16 49   26 180 13
725
1 Evening Grosbeak
4
           5 93   128   112
338
1 House Sparrow
10
 286 30   788 912 35 418 33 61 868 45
3476
173 COUNT DAY species
100 114 22 53 118 70 117 34 52 108 66
COUNT WEEK only speices
1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9
TOTAL SPECIES
101 116 25 54 118 70 118 34 53 108 75
TOTAL BIRDS
37166 59282 199 5899 29534 3490 20309 757 1479 38309 3124
Date
12/15/10 12/16/10 12/18/10 12/18/10 12/18/10 12/18/10 12/19/10 12/19/10 12/26/10 12/30/10 01/02/11
Low Temp.
28 33 22 16 23 26 14 40 34 19 14
High Temp.
51 41 30 30 30 43 61 44 45 46 48
Avg. Temp.
39.5 37.0 26.0 23.0 26.5 34.5 37.5 42.0 39.5 32.5 31.0