Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Florissant, Colorado
HERONS (Ardeidae)
Wading birds; characterized by long legs, neck, and bill for stalking food in shallow waters.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Great Blue Heron Breeding Uncommon Wetlands
GEESE, DUCKS (Anatidae)
Aquatic, web-footed, gregarious birds.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Canada Goose Migrant Uncommon Wetlands
___ Green-winged Teal Breeding Common Wetlands
___ Mallard Resident Common Wetlands
___ Blue-winged Teal Migrant Uncommon Wetlands
___ Cinnamon Teal Migrant Uncommon Wetlands
___ Gadwall Resident Uncommon Wetlands
___ American Widgeon Migrant Uncommon Wetlands
___ Bufflehead Migrant Rare Wetlands
___ Common Merganser Winter Uncommon Wetlands
VULTURES (Cathartidae)
Scavengers characterized by small unfeathered head.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Turkey Vulture Migrant Common Varied
EAGLES, HAWKS (Accipitridae)
Diurnal birds of prey equipped with hooked bills and talons.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Northern Harrier Migrant Uncommon Wetlands
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk Resident Uncommon Varied
___ Cooper's Hawk Resident Uncommon Varied
___ Swainson's Hawk Migrant Rare Meadows
___ Red-tailed Hawk Resident Common Varied
___ Ferruginous Hawk Resident Rare Meadows
___ Rough-legged Hawk Winter Uncommon Varied
___ Golden Eagle Resident Common Varied
FALCONS (Falconidae)
Powerful, fast flying, birds of prey.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ American Kestrel Breeding Common Meadows
___ Prairie Falcon Resident Uncommon Meadows
GROUSE, QUAIL (Phasianidae)
Ground-dwellers, with short strong bills and short rounded wings.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Wild Turkey Winter Rare Forests
PLOVERS (Charadriidae)
Small, compact, short-billed shorebirds.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Killdeer Breeding Common Wetlands
SANDPIPERS (Scolopacidae)
Shorebirds characterized by long bill and neck.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Spotted Sandpiper Migrant Rare Wetlands
___ Common Snipe Resident Uncommon Wetlands
GULLS (Laridae)
Long-winged swimming birds with strong flight.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Ring-billed Gull Summer Uncommon Wetlands
___ California Gull Summer Uncommon Wetlands
PIGEONS, DOVES (Columbidae)
Strong fliers with plump bodies and a small bobbing head.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Mourning Dove Resident Uncommon Forests
OWLS (Strigidae)
Nocturnal birds of prey characterized by strong, silent flight and short necks.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Great-horned Owl Resident Uncommon Forests
GOATSUCKERS (Caprimulgidae)
Small nocturnal birds characterized by wide mouths for snaring insects.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Common Nighthawk Breeding Common Varied
HUMMINGBIRDS (Trochilidae)
Very small, colorful birds that hover at flowers sipping nectar with long slender bills.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Broad-tailed Hummingbird Breeding Common Varied
___ Rufous Hummingbird Migrant Rare Meadows
KINGFISHERS (Alcedinidae)
Stocky birds characterized by their large head and bill.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Belted Kingfisher Resident Uncommon Wetlands
WOODPECKERS (Picidae)
Strong claws and a sharp bill enable these birds to climb tree trunks and chisel
out insect food and nest holes.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Williamson's Sapsucker Breeding Common Forests
___ Downy Woodpecker Resident Uncommon Forests
___ Hairy Woodpecker Resident Uncommon Forests
___ Northern Flicker Resident Common Varied
FLYCATCHERS (Tyrannidae)
Small perching birds that dart about eating insects.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Olive-sided Flycatcher Breeding Common Forests
___ Least Flycatcher Breeding Uncommon Forests
___ Hammond's Flycatcher Breeding Uncommon Forests
___ Cordilleran Flycatcher Breeding Common Forests
___ Western Wood Peewee Breeding Common Varied
___ Say's Phoebe Breeding Uncommon Meadows
___ Western Kingbird Breeding Uncommon Varied
SWALLOWS (Hirundinidae)
Small insect eating birds characterized by slender bodies and long pointed wings.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Tree Swallow Breeding Common Varied
___ Violet-green Swallow Breeding Common Varied
___ Cliff Swallow Breeding Rare Cliffs
___ Barn Swallow Migrant Uncommon Structures
JAYS, CROWS, MAGPIES (Corvidae)
Large, aggressive birds with thick bills for a varied diet.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Gray Jay Resident Common Forests
___ Steller's Jay Resident Common Forests
___ Blue Jay Resident Rare Varied
___ Clark's Nutcracker Migrant Uncommon Forests
___ Black-billed Magpie Resident Common Meadows
___ American Crow Migrant Common Varied
___ Common Raven Resident Common Varied
CHICKADEES (Paridae)
Small birds with short wings, short bill and drab plumage.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Mountain Chickadee Resident Common Forests
NUTHATCHES (Sittidae)
Short-tailed tree-climbers that forage for insects in tree bark.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch Resident Uncommon Forests
___ White-breasted Nuthatch Resident Common Forests
___ Pygmy Resident Common Forests
CREEPERS (Certhiidae)
Small tree-climbing birds with curved bills for extracting insects from bark.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Brown Creeper Resident Common Forests
WRENS (Troglodytidae)
Small chunky birds with slender bills and up-tilted tails.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Rock Wren Breeding Rare Rocks
___ Bewick's Wren Breeding Uncommon Rocks
___ House Wren Breeding Common Forests
KINGLETS (Sylviidae)
Small, drab birds with thin bills for eating insects.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet Breeding Uncommon Forests
THRUSHES (Muscicapidae)
Eloquent songbirds of open marshes and woodlands.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Western Bluebird Breeding Common Varied
___ Mountain Bluebird Breeding Common Varied
___ Townsend's Solitaire Breeding Uncommon Forests
___ Veery Breeding Rare Wetlands
___ Swainson's Thrush Breeding Uncommon Varied
___ Hermit Thrush Breeding Common Forests
___ American Robin Breeding Common Varied
MOCKINGBIRDS (Mimidae)
Songbirds characterized by short wings and long tails.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Northern Mockingbird Migrant Rare Forests
SHRIKES (Lanniidae)
Heavy hooked beaks and black masks characterize these opportunistic hunters.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Loggerhead Shrike Breeding Uncommon Meadows
___ Northern Shrike Winter Rare Meadows
STARLINGS (Sturnidae)
Bold birds with glossy plumage; introduced species from Europe.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ European Starling Resident Common Varied
LARKS (Alaudidae)
Ground dwellers of open fields, slender bills for eating seeds and insects.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Horned Lark Resident Rare Meadows
VIREOS (Vireonidae)
Small perching songbirds characterized by eye markings (eye rings, "eyebrows", and lores).
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Solitary Vireo Breeding Rare Forests
___ Warbling Vireo Breeding Uncommon Forests
WARBLERS (Parulidae)
Family of small, brightly colored, songbirds.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Yellow Warbler Breeding Uncommon Wetlands
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler Breeding Common Forests
___ Wilson's Warbler Migrant Rare Varied
TANAGERS (Thraupidae)
Brilliant thrush like birds of the forest.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Western Tanager Breeding Common Forests
TOWHEES, SPARROWS (Fringillidae)
Family of small birds characterized by small stout bills used for cracking seeds.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Green-tailed Towhee Breeding Uncommon Varied
___ Rufous-sided Towhee Resident Uncommon Varied
___ Canyon Towhee Migrant Rare Forests
___ American Tree Sparrow Winter Uncommon Varied
___ Chipping Sparrow Breeding Common Varied
___ Brewer's Sparrow Breeding Uncommon Meadows
___ Vesper Sparrow Breeding Uncommon Meadows
___ Lark Sparrow Breeding Uncommon Meadows
___ Savannah Sparrow Breeding Common Meadows
___ Fox Sparrow Winter Rare Wetlands
___ Song Sparrow Breeding Common Wetlands
___ Lincoln's Sparrow Resident Uncommon Varied
___ White-crowned Sparrow Migrant Rare Meadows
___ Dark-eyed Junco Resident Common Varied
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES (Icteridae)
Medium to large heavy-billed birds.
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Red-winged Blackbird Breeding Common Wetlands
___ Western Meadowlark Breeding Common Meadows
___ Yellow-headed Blackbird Breeding Rare Wetlands
___ Brewer's Blackbird Breeding Common Wetlands
___ Common Grackle Breeding Uncommon Varied
___ Brown-headed Cowbird Breeding Uncommon Varied
___ Northern Oriole Breeding Rare Wetlands
FINCHES, GROSBEAKS (Fringillidae)
STATUS ABUNDANCE HABITAT
___ Pine Siskin Resident Common Varied
___ American Goldfinch Resident Rare Varied
___ Red Crossbill Resident Rare Forest
___ Common Redpoll Winter Rare Meadows
___ Rosy Finch Winter Uncommon Meadows
___ Cassin's Finch Breeding Uncommon Forests
___ Evening Grosbeak Breeding Common Forests
For additional information contact:
Florissant Fossil Beds NM
P.O. Box 185
Florissant, CO 80816
Tel.# (719) 748-3253
Monument observation records and the Colorado Bird Atlas. No date. Florissant
Fossil Beds, Bird List. Norris Muth and Laine Weber. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
Monument observation records and the Colorado Bird Atlas. No date. Florissant
Fossil Beds, Bird List. Norris Muth and Laine Weber. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govfloriss.htm
(Version 30DEC2002).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r6/floriss.htm
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