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Colorado: Lekking Grouse

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Cumulative Checklist

with Chris Wood and Gavin Bieber as leaders

  • Column A = number of tours out of seven on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = number of days this species was seen on the 2009 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2009 tour
  • Column D = H = heard only
A B C D
7 Snow Goose 2 80 Chen caerulescens
4 Ross's Goose Chen rossii
3 Cackling Goose 1 1 Branta hutchinsii
7 Canada Goose 7 50 Branta canadensis
1 Canada Goose (Lesser) 1 1 Branta canadensis parvipes
7 Wood Duck 2 6 Aix sponsa
7 Gadwall 9 295 Anas strepera
1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
7 American Wigeon 8 600 Anas americana
7 Mallard 9 7000 Anas platyrhynchos
7 Blue-winged Teal 4 60 Anas discors
7 Cinnamon Teal 7 55 Anas cyanoptera
7 Northern Shoveler 7 1500 Anas clypeata
7 Northern Pintail 4 450 Anas acuta
7 Green-winged Teal (American) 8 50 Anas crecca carolinensis
6 Canvasback 4 3 Aythya valisineria
7 Redhead 7 40 Aythya americana
7 Ring-necked Duck 6 25 Aythya collaris
3 Greater Scaup 1 3 Aythya marila
7 Lesser Scaup 8 40 Aythya affinis
7 Bufflehead 5 55 Bucephala albeola
7 Common Goldeneye 5 18 Bucephala clangula
5 Barrow's Goldeneye 1 3 Bucephala islandica
1 Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid) Bucephala clangula x Lophodytes cucullatus
3 Hooded Merganser 1 3 Lophodytes cucullatus
7 Common Merganser 6 180 Mergus merganser
6 Red-breasted Merganser 2 18 Mergus serrato
7 Ruddy Duck 6 290 Oxyura jamaicensis
7 Scaled Quail 2 35 Callipepla squamata
2 Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
3 Northern Bobwhite 1 1 h Colinus virginianus
6 Chukar 1 2 Alectoris chukar
7 Ring-necked Pheasant 3 35 Phasianus colchicus
7 Greater Sage-Grouse 2 16 Centrocercus urophasianus
7 Gunnison Sage-Grouse 1 34 Centrocercus minimus
4 White-tailed Ptarmigan 1 1 Lagopus leucurus
4 Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus obscurus
7 Sharp-tailed Grouse 1 2 Tympanuchus phasianellus
7 Greater Prairie-Chicken 1 46 Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus
7 Lesser Prairie-Chicken 1 12 Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
7 Wild Turkey 3 25 Meleagris gallopavo
2 Common Loon 2 3 Gavia immer
6 Pied-billed Grebe 4 2 Podilymbus podiceps
4 Horned Grebe 2 16 Podiceps auritus
7 Eared Grebe 3 20 Podiceps nigricollis
7 Western Grebe 4 1250 Aechmophorus occidentalis
5 Clark's Grebe 3 20 Aechmophorus clarkii
7 American White Pelican 4 165 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
7 Double-crested Cormorant 5 50 Phalacrocorax auritus
7 Great Blue Heron 9 8 Ardea herodias
1 Great Egret Ardea alba
2 Snowy Egret Egretta thula
1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
3 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
2 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
7 Turkey Vulture 8 18 Cathartes aura
7 Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
7 Bald Eagle 3 2 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7 Northern Harrier 9 32 Circus cyaneus
7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 Accipiter striatus
7 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 Accipiter cooperii
1 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
7 Swainson's Hawk 4 7 Buteo swainsoni
7 Red-tailed Hawk 9 57 Buteo jamaicensis
7 Ferruginous Hawk 2 1 Buteo regalis
7 Rough-legged Hawk 5 5 Buteo lagopus
7 Golden Eagle 6 21 Aquila chrysaetos
7 American Kestrel 9 39 Falco sparverius
3 Merlin (Prairie) 3 1 Falco columbarius richardsoni
4 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
7 Prairie Falcon 3 4 Falco mexicanus
1 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
7 American Coot 7 250 Fulica americana
7 Sandhill Crane 4 12 Grus canadensis
1 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
7 Snowy Plover 1 3 Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
1 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
7 Killdeer 8 15 Charadrius vociferus
7 Mountain Plover 1 5 Charadrius montanus
5 Black-necked Stilt 1 8 Himantopus mexicanus
7 American Avocet 2 14 Recurvirostra americana
4 Greater Yellowlegs 2 2 Tringa melanoleuca
3 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
7 Long-billed Curlew 2 32 Numenius americanus
1 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
3 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
1 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
1 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
2 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
6 Baird's Sandpiper 2 6 Calidris bairdii
1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
4 Wilson's Snipe 4 2 Gallinago delicate
3 Wilson's Phalarope 1 1 Phalaropus tricolor
6 Bonaparte's Gull 3 17 Chroicocephalus philadelphia
7 Franklin's Gull 2 12 Leucophaeus pipixcan
7 Ring-billed Gull 5 55 Larus delawarensis
7 California Gull 1 1 Larus californicus
3 Herring Gull (American) Larus argentatus smithsonianus
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii) Larus fuscus graellsii
7 Rock Pigeon 9 150 Columba livia
3 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 1 Patagioenas fasciata
7 Eurasian Collared-Dove 9 150 Streptopelia decaocto
3 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
7 Mourning Dove 6 300 Zenaida macroura
1 Inca Dove Columbina inca
2 Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
6 Barn Owl 3 3 Tyto alba pratincola
7 Great Horned Owl 3 2 Bubo virginianus subarcticus
7 Burrowing Owl 4 13 Athene cunicularia hypugaea
6 Long-eared Owl 1 3 Asio otus tuftsi
5 Boreal Owl 1 3 h Aegolius funereus
2 Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 1 Aegolius acadicus
6 White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
6 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
7 Lewis's Woodpecker 1 2 Melanerpes lewis
1 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
7 Downy Woodpecker 5 3 Picoides pubescens
4 Hairy Woodpecker 7 3 Picoides villosus
4 American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus dorsalis
7 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
7 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2 1 Colaptes auratus [auratus Group]
3 Northern Flicker (intergrade) 1 1 Colaptes auratus auratus x cafer
7 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 7 15 Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]
4 Eastern Phoebe 3 1 Sayornis phoebe
7 Say's Phoebe 7 32 Sayornis saya
1 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
1 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
6 Loggerhead Shrike 4 4 Lanius ludovicianus
1 Northern Shrike 1 1 Lanius excubitor
4 Gray Jay 1 8 Periscoreus canadensis capitalis
7 Steller's Jay 3 10 Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha
6 Blue Jay 2 3 Cyanocitta cristata
7 Western Scrub-Jay (Woodhouse's) 1 25 Aphelocoma californica woodhouseii
5 Pinyon Jay 1 1 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
6 Clark's Nutcracker 3 3 Nucifraga columbiana
7 Black-billed Magpie 6 250 Pica hudsonia
7 American Crow 7 75 Corvus brachyrhynchos
6 Chihuahuan Raven 3 16 Corvus cryptoleucus
7 Common Raven 5 400 Corvus corax
7 Horned Lark 8 1200 Eremophila alpestris
7 Tree Swallow 5 3 Tachycineta bicolor
1 Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 1 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
7 Barn Swallow 1 1 Hirundo rustica
1 Cliff Swallow 1 1 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota [pyrrhonota Group]
7 Black-capped Chickadee 1 1 Poecile atricapilla
7 Mountain Chickadee 3 8 Poecile gambeli gambeli
3 Juniper Titmouse 1 3 Baeolophus griseus
3 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 1 Sitta canadensis
3 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) Sitta carolinensis carolinensis
6 White-breasted Nut. (Mountain) Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
4 Pygmy Nuthatch 1 3 Sitta pygmaea
2 Brown Creeper Certhia americana
7 Rock Wren 3 5 Salpinctes obsoletus
6 Canyon Wren 2 2 Catherpes mexicanus
1 Carolina Wren Thryomanes ludovicianus
6 Bewick's Wren 3 1 Thryomanes bewickii
1 House Wren Troglodytes aedon
5 Marsh Wren (Interior West) 1 2 Cistothorus palustris [plesius Group]
7 American Dipper 1 2 Cinclus mexicanus
7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 12 Regulus calendula
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
6 Eastern Bluebird 1 3 Sialia sialis
7 Western Bluebird 1 2 Sialia mexicana
7 Mountain Bluebird 6 150 Sialia currucoides
7 Townsend's Solitaire 3 5 Myadestes townsendi
7 American Robin 9 850 Turdus migratorius
1 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
3 Northern Mockingbird 1 1 Mimus polyglottos
5 Sage Thrasher 1 1 Oreoscoptes montanus
5 Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
7 European Starling 9 500 Sturnus vulgaris
1 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
5 Cedar Waxwing 3 30 Bombycilla cedrorum
6 American Pipit 2 1 Anthus rubescens
1 Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 2 Dendroica coronata
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 1 Dendroica coronata coronata
6 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 2 7 Dendroica coronata auduboni
1 Yellow-throated Warbler (albilora) 1 1 Dendroica dominica albilora
1 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
7 Spotted Towhee 1 1 Pipilo maculatus
7 Spotted Towhee (Rocky Mts.) 3 4 Pipilo maculatus [montanus Group]
1 Spotted Towhee (arcticus) Pipilo maculatus arcticus
7 Canyon Towhee 2 2 Pipilo fuscus
1 Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
3 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 1 Aimophila ruficeps
2 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
1 Brewer's Sparrow (breweri) Spizella breweri breweri
6 Vesper Sparrow 5 6 Pooecetes gramineus
5 Black-throated Sparrow 1 6 Amphispiza bilineata
3 Sage Sparrow (Interior) 1 1 Amphispiza belli canescens
3 Lark Bunting 1 2 Calamospiza melanocorys
1 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
2 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
1 Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored) Passerella iliaca [schistacea Group]
7 Song Sparrow 7 5 Melospiza melodia
6 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 1 Melospiza lincolnii
2 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
3 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
6 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
6 White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) 4 75 Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii
7 Dark-eyed Junco 4 75 Junco hyemalis
7 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4 10 Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis
7 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 7 35 Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]
7 Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) 5 600 Junco hyemalis mearnsi
1 Dark-eyed Junco (White-winged) Junco hyemalis aikeni
7 Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) 6 250 Junco hyemalis caniceps
3 McCown's Longspur 1 3 Calcarius maccownii
2 Chestnut-collared Longspur 3 640 Calcarius ornatus
3 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
7 Red-winged Blackbird 9 2500 Agelaius phoeniceus
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Lilian's) Sturnella magna lilanae
7 Western Meadowlark 9 350 Sturnella neglecta
7 Yellow-headed Blackbird 3 8 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
1 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
7 Common Grackle (Bronzed) 6 2250 Quiscalus quiscula versicolor
7 Great-tailed Grackle 3 10 Quiscalus mexicanus
7 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 25 Molothrus ater
7 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 1 7 Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis
3 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Hepburn's) 1 1 Leucosticte tephrocotis [littoralis Group]
7 Black Rosy-Finch 1 5 Leucosticte atrata
7 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 1 65 Leucosticte australis
7 Pine Grosbeak 1 1 Pinicola enucleator montanus
7 Cassin's Finch 1 70 Carpodacus cassinii
7 House Finch 9 35 Carpodacus mexicanus
5 Red Crossbill 1 2 Loxia curvirostra
1 Red Crossbill (type 5) 1 7 Loxia curvirostra (type 5)
1 White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
7 Pine Siskin 7 280 Spinus pinus vagans
1 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
7 American Goldfinch 2 80 Spinus tristis
5 Evening Grosbeak 1 38 Coccothraustes vespertinus brooksi
7 House Sparrow 9 250 Passer domesticus

Mammals

7 Eastern Cottontail x Sylviagus floridanus
6 Desert Cottontail x Sylviagus audubonii
3 Mountain Cottontail Sylviagus nuttallii
5 Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
1 Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus
2 White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
7 Eastern Fox Squirrel x Sciurus niger
1 Abert's Squirrel Sciurus aberti
5 Red Squirrel x Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
6 Least Chipmunk x Tamias minimus
1 Uinta Chipmunk Tamias umbrinus
1 Colorado Chipmunk Tamias quadrivittatus
1 Hopi Chipmunk Tamias rufus
5 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel x Spremophilus lateralis
6 Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel x Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
2 Spotted Ground Squirrel Spermophilus spilisoma
6 Rock Squirrel x Spermophilus variegatus
7 Wyoming Ground Squirrel x Spermophilus slegans
7 Black-tailed Prairie Dog x Cynomys ludovicianus
5 White-tailed Prairie Dog x Cynomys leucurus
6 Gunnison's Prairie Dog Cynomys gunnisoni
2 Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris
3 Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor
1 Virginia Opossum Dildelphis virginiana
3 Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
6 North American Porcupine x Erethizon dorsatum
3 American Beaver Castor canadensis
5 Common Muskrat x Erethizon dorsatum
1 Northern River Otter Lontra canadensis
1 American Mink Mustela vison
2 American Badger Taxidea taxus
2 Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
1 Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine) Mustela erminea
7 Coyote x Canis latrans
4 Red Fox x Vulpes vulpes
1 Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
1 Swift Fox Vulpes velox
1 Bobcat Lynx rufus
7 White-tailed Deer x Odocoileus virginianus
7 Mule Deer x Odocoileus hemionus
3 Moose Alces alces
7 Elk x Cervus elaphus
7 Pronghorn x Antilocapra americana
5 Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis
1 Feral Horse Equus caballus
2 House Mouse Mus musculus
4 Deermouse sp. x Peromyscus sp.
1 North American Deermouse Peromyscus maniculatus
1 Harvest Mouse sp. Reithrodontomys sp.
1 Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys meglotis
3 Hispid Cotton Rat x Sigmodon hispidus
2 Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii
1 Pocket Mouse sp. Perognathus / Chaetodipus sp.
2 Vole sp. Microtus sp.
1 Southern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys gapperi

Butterflies

Black Swallowtail x Papilio polyxenes
Spring White Pontia sisymbrii
Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
Dainy Sulphur x Nathalis iole
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos
Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis
Painted Lady x Vanessa cardui
Red Admiral x Vanessa atalanta
Monarch x Danaus plexippus

Butterflies and Skippers

Cabbage White x Pieris rapae
Mourning Cloak x Nymphalis antiopa