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Colorado: Lekking Grouse

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With Paul Lehman and Gary Rosenberg as leaders

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5 Snow Goose 1 5 Chen caerulescens caerulescens
3 Ross's Goose 3 3 Chen rossii
1 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii
5 Canada Goose 8 225 Branta canadensis
5 Wood Duck 2 2 Aix sponsa
5 Gadwall 6 200 Anas strepera
1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
5 American Wigeon 6 200 Anas americana
5 Mallard 8 1000 Anas platyrhynchos
5 Blue-winged Teal 3 8 Anas discors
5 Cinnamon Teal 4 5 Anas cyanoptera
5 Northern Shoveler 6 500 Anas clypeata
1 Northern Pintail 2 100 Anas acuta
5 Green-winged Teal 7 400 Anas crecca carolinensis
4 Canvasback 4 25 Aythya valisineria
5 Redhead 4 35 Aythya americana
5 Ring-necked Duck 5 50 Aythya collaris
1 Greater Scaup Aythya marila
5 Lesser Scaup 8 150 Aythya affinis
5 Bufflehead 3 10 Bucephala albeola
4 Common Goldeneye 3 1 Bucephala clangula
4 Barrow's Goldeneye 1 3 Bucephala islandica
1 Common x Barrow's Goldeneye
1 Hooded Merganser 1 3 Lophodytes cucullatus
5 Common Merganser 6 20 Mergus merganser
4 Red-breasted Merganser 1 1 Mergus serrato
5 Ruddy Duck 4 50 Oxyura jamaicensis
4 Chukar 1 1 Alectoris chukar
5 Ring-necked Pheasant 4 10 Phasianus colchicus
5 Greater Sage-Grouse 2 31 Centrocercus urophasianus
5 Gunnison Sage-Grouse 1 26 Centrocercus minimus
3 White-tailed Ptarmigan 1 1 Lagopus leucurus
4 Dusky Grouse 1 1 Dendragapus obscurus obscurus
5 Sharp-tailed "Columbian" Grouse 1 13 Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
5 Greater Prairie-Chicken 1 33 Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus
5 Lesser Prairie-Chicken 1 9 Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
5 Wild Turkey 5 20 Meleagris gallopavo
5 Scaled Quail 1 12 Callipepla squamata
2 Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
2 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
1 Common Loon Gavia immer
5 Pied-billed Grebe 2 1 Podilymbus podiceps
2 Horned grebe 2 6 Podiceps auritus
5 Eared Grebe 3 20 Podiceps nigricollis
5 Western Grebe 4 75 Aechmophorus occidentalis
3 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
5 American White Pelican 5 80 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
5 Double-crested Cormorant 5 75 Phalacrocorax auritus
5 Great Blue Heron 7 50 N Ardea herodias
2 Snowy Egret Egretta thula
1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 2 Nycticorax nycticorax
2 White-faced Ibis 1 1 Plegadis chihi
5 Turkey Vulture 7 10 Cathartes aura
5 Osprey 1 2 Pandion haliaetus
5 Bald Eagle 4 5 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
5 Northern Harrier 5 7 Circus cyaneus
5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1 Accipiter striatus
5 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 Accipiter cooperii
1 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
5 Swainson's Hawk 1 2 Buteo swainsoni
5 Red-tailed Hawk 8 8 Buteo jamaicensis
5 Ferruginous Hawk 2 1 Buteo regalis
5 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 Buteo lagopus
5 Golden Eagle 6 4 Aquila chrysaetos
5 American Kestrel 7 20 Falco sparverius
1 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius
2 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
5 Prairie Falcon 1 1 Falco mexicanus
1 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
5 American Coot 8 200 Fulica americana
5 Sandhill Crane 4 100 Grus canadensis
1 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
5 Snowy Plover 1 2 Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
1 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
5 Killdeer 8 50 Charadrius vociferus
5 Mountain Plover 1 2 Charadrius montanus
3 Black-necked Stilt 1 1 Himantopus mexicanus
5 American Avocet 2 12 Recurvirostra americana
3 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
3 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 1 Tringa flavipes
5 Long-billed Curlew 2 2 Numenius americanus
1 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
3 Marbled Godwit 1 12 Limosa fedoa
1 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
1 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
2 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
4 Baird's Sandpiper 1 1 Calidris bairdii
1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
2 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicate
1 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
5 Franklin's Gull 4 20 Larus pipixcan
4 Bonaparte's Gull 2 12 Larus philadelphia
5 Ring-billed Gull 4 75 Larus delawarensis
5 California Gull 3 75 Larus californicus
2 Herring Gull 1 1 Larus argentatus
5 Rock Pigeon 7 140 Columba livia
1 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
5 Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 20 Streptopelia decaocto
2 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
5 Mourning Dove 6 35 Zenaida macroura
1 Inca Dove Columbina inca
2 Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
5 Barn Owl 1 2 Tyto alba pratincola
5 Great Horned Owl 3 2 Bubo virginianus subarcticus
5 Burrowing Owl 1 5 Athene cunicularia hypugaea
4 Long-eared Owl Asio otus tuftsi
3 Boreal Owl 1 2 H Aegolius funereus
1 Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
1 Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
5 White-throated Swift 2 14 Aeronautes saxatalis
5 Belted Kingfisher 3 2 Ceryle alcyon
5 Lewis's Woodpecker 1 2 Melanerpes lewis
1 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
5 Downy Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides pubescens
3 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
4 American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus dorsalis
5 Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker 6 4 Colaptes auratus collaris
5 Northern (Yellow-shafted)Flicker 1 1 Colaptes auratus luteus
2 Eastern Phoebe 1 1 Sayornis phoebe
5 Say's Phoebe 5 6 Sayornis saya
1 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
1 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
4 Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
2 Gray Jay 1 2 Periscoreus canadensis capitalis
5 Steller's Jay 2 2 Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha
3 Blue Jay 2 10 Cyanocitta cristata
5 Western Scrub-Jay 4 3 Aphelocoma californica suttoni
3 Pinyon Jay 2 25 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
4 Clark's Nutcracker 1 20 Nucifraga columbiana
5 Black-billed Magpie 6 80 Pica hudsonia
5 American Crow 5 50 Corvus brachyrhynchos
4 Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
5 Common Raven 5 15 Corvus corax
5 Horned Lark 6 150 Eremophila alpestris
5 Tree Swallow 4 10 Tachycineta bicolor
1 Violet-green Swallow 1 8 Tachycineta thalassina
4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 4 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
4 Barn Swallow 1 3 Hirundo rustica
5 Black-capped Chickadee 4 5 Poecile atricapilla
5 Mountain Chickadee 3 15 Poecile gambeli gambeli
2 Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus griseus
3 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 5 Sitta canadensis
2 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) Sitta carolinensis carolinensis
5 White-breasted Nut. (Mountain) 3 2 Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
2 Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
1 Brown Creeper 1 2 Certhia americana
5 Rock Wren 2 12 Salpinctes obsoletus
4 Canyon Wren 1 3 Catherpes mexicanus
1 Carolina Wren 1 1 Thryomanes ludovicianus
4 Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
1 House Wren Troglodytes aedon
3 Marsh Wren 1 1 Cistothorus palustris
5 American Dipper 1 1 Cinclus mexicanus
5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 1 Regulus calendula
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
4 Eastern Bluebird 1 2 Sialia sialis
5 Western Bluebird 1 2 Sialia mexicana
5 Mountain Bluebird 5 18 Sialia currucoides
5 Townsend's Solitaire 3 1 Myadestes townsendi
5 American Robin 8 125 Turdus migratorius
2 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
3 Sage Thrasher 1 3 Oreoscoptes montanus
4 Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
5 European Starling 8 150 Sturnus vulgaris
3 Cedar Waxwing 1 25 Bombycilla cedrorum
4 American Pipit 1 5 Anthus rubescens
1 Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
4 Yellow-rumped ("Myrtle") Warbler 1 4 Dendroica coronata coronata
5 Yellow-rumped ("Audubon's") W. 1 3 Dendroica coronata auduboni
1 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
5 Spotted Towhee 2 10 Pipilo maculates montanus
5 Canyon Towhee 1 2 Pipilo fuscus
1 Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 1 Aimophila ruficeps
1 Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
1 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
4 Vesper Sparrow 1 4 Pooecetes gramineus
3 Black-throated Sparrow 1 1 Amphispiza bilineata
1 Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
1 Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
2 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
1 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
1 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
5 Song Sparrow 6 4 Melospiza melodia
4 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 1 Melospiza lincolnii
2 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
3 Harris's Sparrow 1 4 Zonotrichia querula
4 White-cr. ("Gambel's") Sparrow 4 25 Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
5 Dark-eyed ("Gray-headed") Junco 5 15 Junco hyemalis caniceps
5 Dark-eyed ("Oregon") Junco 1 1 Junco hyemalis shufeldti (=montanus)
4 Dark-eyed ("Pink-sided") Junco 3 4 Junco hyemalis mearnsi
5 Dark-eyed ("Slate-colored") Junco 1 8 Junco hyemalis hyemalis group
1 McCown's Longspur 1 6 Calcarius maccownii
3 Northern Cardinal 1 1 H Cardinalis cardinalis
5 Red-winged Blackbird 8 500 Agelaius phoeniceus
1 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna lilanae
5 Western Meadowlark 8 70 Sturnella neglecta
5 Yellow-headed Blackbird 3 100 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
1 Brewer's Blackbird 1 15 Euphagus cyanocephalus
5 Common Grackle 6 150 Quiscalus quiscula
5 Great-tailed Grackle 4 50 Quiscalus mexicanus
5 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 8 Molothrus ater
5 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 1 3 Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis
5 Black Rosy-Finch 1 8 Leucosticte atrata
5 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 1 300 Leucosticte australis
5 Pine Grosbeak 1 3 Pinicola enucleator montanus
5 Cassin's Finch 5 25 Carpodacus cassinii
5 House Finch 6 12 Carpodacus mexicanus
4 Red Crossbill 3 30 Loxia curvirostra
5 Pine Siskin 4 150 Carduelis pinus vagans
1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 2 Carduelis psaltria
5 American Goldfinch 2 8 Carduelis tristis
2 Evening Grosbeak 1 3 Coccothraustes vespertinus brooksi
5 House Sparrow 8 20 Passer domesticus

Mammals

2 Desert Cottontail Sylviagus audubonii
3 Mountain Cottontail Sylviagus nuttallii
5 Eastern Cottontail Sylviagus floridanus
2 White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
4 Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
5 North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
2 Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris
3 Common Muskrat Erethizon dorsatum
5 Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger
5 Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
5 Gunnison's Prairie Dog Cynomys gunnisoni
4 White-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys leucurus
5 Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus
4 Rock Squirrel Spermophilus variegatus
5 Wyoming Ground Squirrel Spermophilus slegans
5 Spotted Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
3 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spremophilus lateralis
3 Cliff Chipmunk Tamias sminimus
1 Uinta Chipmunk Tamias umbrinus
5 Coyote Canis latrans
1 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
5 Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus
5 White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
5 Pronghorn Antilocapra americana
4 Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis
5 Elk Cervus elaphus
2 Moose Alces alces

Butterflies

Cabbage White Pieris rapae
Spring White Pontia sisymbrii
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui