The bird list that is provided below was compiled from sightings by various residents over the past several years in Indian Mountain. We know that there are birds that should appear in our area that are not included on this list. Please, as you see additional birds in the Indian Mountain area, send a message to our board or webmaster. Say where you saw what and how you know it was what you think it was (bird book, experienced birder, field marks, habitat, date, etc.) and we will add it to the list. And, if you see mistakes in our list or have improvements to suggest, please give us your input. Good birding!
Checklist Notes
The following list contains species of birds
which have been noted in the environs of the Indian Mountain Subdivision
of Park County CO, out to a distance of 5 miles, by owners and visitors.
Seasons are based on The
Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America First
Edition, 2003. Abundance and habitat are based on the same reference and observations reported to Indian Mountain Property Owners Association.
Season Symbols:
|
Abundance
Symbols: |
|---|
Species |
SP |
S |
F |
W |
Habitat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Blue Heron |
r |
Ponds |
|||
Canada Goose |
u |
u |
u |
Ponds |
|
Mallard* |
c |
c |
c |
Ponds |
|
Turkey Vulture |
c |
c |
c |
Soaring, Carrion |
|
Bald Eagle |
o |
o |
o |
Soaring |
|
Northern Harrier |
u |
u |
u |
Courses low over prarie, fence posts |
|
Cooper's Hawk* |
u |
u |
u |
Woods, Edges |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
u |
u |
u |
Woods, Edges |
|
Northern Goshkawk* |
c |
c |
c |
Woods, Edges, Poles |
|
Rough-legged Hawk |
u |
Soaring, Hovers |
|||
Golden Eagle* |
c |
c |
c |
Soaring |
|
American Kestrel* |
u |
u |
u |
Rapid flight in open, power lines, Hovers |
|
Prairie Falcon* |
r |
r |
r |
Contouring flight, High perch |
|
Merlin |
r |
r |
r |
Open woods, Low fast flight |
|
Peregrine Falcon* |
r |
r |
r |
Stoops from high altitude, Open spaces |
|
Wild Turkey |
r |
r |
r |
r |
Open woodlands |
Killdeer* |
u |
u |
u |
Prarie, Ponds |
|
Mountain Plover* |
u |
u |
u |
Prarie |
|
Mourning Dove* |
c |
c |
c |
Edges, Wires |
|
Great Horned Owl* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Woods, Roofs, High perches |
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird* |
a |
a |
a |
Dry coniferous woods, Feeders |
|
Calliope Hummingbird |
c |
Woods, Feeders |
|||
Rufous Hummingbird |
c |
c |
Mountain meadows, Feeders |
||
Norther Flicker* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Woods with openings |
Downey Woodpecker* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Woods |
Hairy Woodpecker* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Woods |
Williamson's Sapsucker |
u |
u |
u |
Woods |
|
Western Wood-Pewee* |
u |
u |
u |
Woods, Edges |
|
Cordilleran Flycatcher* |
u |
u |
u |
Shaded Woods, Edges |
|
Loggerhead Shrike |
r |
r |
Open areas, Wire perches |
||
Stellar's Jay* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Woods |
Blue Jasy |
r |
Feeder with Stellar Jay |
|||
Gray Jay |
c |
c |
Woods, Camps |
||
Clark's Nutctracker |
c |
c |
Woods |
||
Black-billed Magpie* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Praries, Scttered trees |
American Crow* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Open spaces, Woods |
Common Raven* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Open spaces, Woods |
Horned Lark* |
a |
a |
a |
a |
Prarie, Roads |
Tree Swallow* |
a |
a |
a |
Ponds, Boxes, Open fields |
|
Violet-Green Swallow* |
c |
c |
c |
Ponds, Cavities, Open fields |
|
Cliff Swallow* |
a |
a |
a |
Under building eaves, Fields, Ponds |
|
Black-capped Chickadee* |
c |
c |
c |
Woods, Feeders |
|
Mountain Chickadee* |
a |
a |
a |
a |
Woods |
White Breasted Nuthatch |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Woods |
Pygmy Nuthatch* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Woods |
House Wren* |
c |
c |
c |
Woods |
|
Rock Wren* |
r |
r |
r |
Rocky areas |
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
r |
r |
r |
Brushy woods |
|
Mountain Bluebird* |
a |
a |
a |
Open spaces, Edges, Boxes |
|
Townsend's Solitaire* |
u |
u |
u |
Open forests |
|
American Robin* |
a |
a |
a |
Open woodlands |
|
Hermit Thrush* |
u |
u |
u |
Brushy understory of forests |
|
Yellow Rumped Warbler* |
u |
u |
u |
Open forests |
|
Blackpoll Warbler |
r |
r |
Wooded edges |
||
Western Tanager* |
u |
u |
u |
Woods |
|
Indigo Bunting |
r |
Fields, Woods, Wires |
|||
Black-Headed Grosbeak |
o |
o |
o |
Woods |
|
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak |
r |
r |
r |
Woods |
|
Chripping Sparrow |
o |
o |
Grassy understory |
||
Vesper Sparrow* |
u |
u |
u |
Sparsely vegetated fields near trees |
|
Savannah Sparrow* |
u |
u |
u |
Open grasses or weedy areas |
|
Song Sparrow |
u |
u |
Brushy areas near water |
||
Dark-eyed Junco* |
u |
u |
u |
c |
Woods |
Western Meadowlark* |
c |
c |
c |
Grasslands, Fences |
|
Red-winged Blackbird* |
a |
a |
a |
Wet, marshy or brushy areas |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird* |
c |
c |
c |
Open and patchy woodlands |
|
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
c |
Rocky hillsides, Flocks |
|||
Red Crossbill* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Conifer woods, Flocks |
Evening Grosbeak |
o |
o |
Woods |
||
Cassin's Finch |
c |
c |
c |
Woods |
|
Pine Siskin* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Open forests, Feeders |
Pine Grosbeak* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Open coniferous forests |
White-faced ibis |
c |
c |
u |
Low trees & shrubs over shallow water |
|
White Pelican |
c |
c |
u |
Plains & Mountain lakes |
|
Red-Breasted Nuthatch |
o |
o |
o |
Woods |
|
Red-Tailed Hawk* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Soaring, Poles, Tall trees |
