Birds of Eldorado Canyon State Park
The birds most often spotted in Eldorado Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
930
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 930 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Eldorado Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Spotted Towhee, with 84 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Eldorado Canyon include Virginia's Warbler - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Eldorado Canyon
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
84 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
55 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
53 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
51 observations
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
48 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
44 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
43 observations
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
32 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
31 observations
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
29 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
29 observations
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
27 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
26 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
20 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
19 observations
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
18 observations
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
17 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
17 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
17 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
14 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
14 observations
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
13 observations
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
13 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
13 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
12 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
11 observations
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
10 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
10 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
10 observations
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
10 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
9 observations
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
9 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
9 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
9 observations
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
8 observations
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
8 observations
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
7 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
7 observations
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
7 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
7 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
7 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
7 observations
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
7 observations
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
6 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
6 observations
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
6 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
6 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
5 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
5 observations
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
5 observations
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