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Colorado: Lekking Grouse

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with Chris Wood and Gavin Bieber as leaders

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6 Snow Goose 1 1 Chen caerulescens caerulescens
3 Ross's Goose Chen rossii
2 Cackling Goose 1 1 Branta hutchinsii
6 Canada Goose 5 500 Branta canadensis
6 Wood Duck 2 2 Aix sponsa
6 Gadwall 6 250 Anas strepera
1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
6 American Wigeon 5 350 Anas americana
6 Mallard 7 250 Anas platyrhynchos
6 Blue-winged Teal 2 45 Anas discors
6 Cinnamon Teal 4 25 Anas cyanoptera
6 Northern Shoveler 5 1200 Anas clypeata
2 Northern Pintail 5 55 Anas acuta
6 Green-winged Teal 8 50 Anas crecca carolinensis
5 Canvasback 3 8 Aythya valisineria
6 Redhead 5 35 Aythya americana
6 Ring-necked Duck 5 350 Aythya collaris
2 Greater Scaup 1 2 Aythya marila
6 Lesser Scaup 5 150 Aythya affinis
6 Bufflehead 4 35 Bucephala albeola
6 Common Goldeneye 2 25 Bucephala clangula
4 Barrow's Goldeneye 1 3 Bucephala islandica
1 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
6 Common Merganser 4 14 Mergus merganser
5 Red-breasted Merganser 2 13 Mergus serrato
6 Ruddy Duck 5 100 Oxyura jamaicensis
5 Chukar 1 4 Alectoris chukar
6 Ring-necked Pheasant 3 35 Phasianus colchicus
6 Greater Sage-Grouse 2 16 Centrocercus urophasianus
6 Gunnison Sage-Grouse 1 34 Centrocercus minimus
4 White-tailed Ptarmigan 1 1 Lagopus leucurus
4 Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus obscurus
6 Sharp-tailed "Columbian" Grouse 1 2 Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
6 Greater Prairie-Chicken 1 46 Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus
6 Lesser Prairie-Chicken 1 10 Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
6 Wild Turkey 4 22 Meleagris gallopavo
6 Scaled Quail 1 20 Callipepla squamata
2 Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
2 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
1 Common Loon Gavia immer
5 Pied-billed Grebe 3 3 Podilymbus podiceps
3 Horned grebe 2 1 Podiceps auritus
6 Eared Grebe 4 20 Podiceps nigricollis
6 Western Grebe 3 350 Aechmophorus occidentalis
4 Clark's Grebe 1 12 Aechmophorus clarkii
6 American White Pelican 2 24 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
6 Double-crested Cormorant 6 40 Phalacrocorax auritus
6 Great Blue Heron 8 20 N Ardea herodias
1 Great Egret 1 1 Ardea alba
2 Snowy Egret Egretta thula
1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 7 Nycticorax nycticorax
2 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
6 Turkey Vulture 7 50 Cathartes aura
6 Osprey 3 2 Pandion haliaetus
6 Bald Eagle 4 6 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
6 Northern Harrier 8 8 Circus cyaneus
6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 1 Accipiter striatus
6 Cooper's Hawk 7 3 Accipiter cooperii
1 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
6 Swainson's Hawk 4 10 Buteo swainsoni
6 Red-tailed Hawk 7 34 Buteo jamaicensis
6 Ferruginous Hawk 1 3 Buteo regalis
6 Rough-legged Hawk 2 5 Buteo lagopus
6 Golden Eagle 5 9 Aquila chrysaetos
6 American Kestrel 8 22 Falco sparverius
2 Merlin 3 1 Falco columbarius
3 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
6 Prairie Falcon 1 2 Falco mexicanus
1 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
6 American Coot 5 350 Fulica americana
6 Sandhill Crane 4 45 Grus canadensis
1 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
6 Snowy Plover 1 1 Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
1 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
6 Killdeer 8 25 Charadrius vociferus
6 Mountain Plover 1 2 Charadrius montanus
4 Black-necked Stilt 1 3 Himantopus mexicanus
6 American Avocet 2 2 Recurvirostra americana
3 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
3 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
6 Long-billed Curlew 3 16 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
5 Baird's Sandpiper 3 3 Calidris bairdii
1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
3 Wilson's Snipe 2 5 Gallinago delicate
2 Wilson's Phalarope 2 2 Phalaropus tricolor
6 Franklin's Gull 3 325 Larus pipixcan
5 Bonaparte's Gull 3 44 Larus philadelphia
6 Ring-billed Gull 5 125 Larus delawarensis
6 California Gull 4 75 Larus californicus
3 Herring Gull 1 1 Larus argentatus
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 1 Larus fuscus
6 Rock Pigeon 8 150 Columba livia
2 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 3 Patagioenas fasciata
6 Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 100 Streptopelia decaocto
3 White-winged Dove 1 2 Zenaida asiatica
6 Mourning Dove 6 300 Zenaida macroura
1 Inca Dove Columbina inca
2 Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
5 Barn Owl Tyto alba pratincola
6 Great Horned Owl 3 1 Bubo virginianus subarcticus
6 Burrowing Owl 3 4 Athene cunicularia hypugaea
5 Long-eared Owl 2 8 Asio otus tuftsi
4 Boreal Owl 1 1 Aegolius funereus
1 Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
1 Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
6 White-throated Swift 2 6 Aeronautes saxatalis
6 Belted Kingfisher 2 2 Ceryle alcyon
6 Lewis's Woodpecker 1 5 Melanerpes lewis
1 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 1 Melanerpes carolinus
6 Downy Woodpecker 5 4 Picoides pubescens
3 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
4 American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus dorsalis
6 Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker 8 20 Colaptes auratus collaris
5 Northern (Yellow-shafted)Flicker Colaptes auratus luteus
3 Eastern Phoebe 1 4 Sayornis phoebe
6 Say's Phoebe 5 20 Sayornis saya
1 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
1 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
5 Loggerhead Shrike 2 1 Lanius ludovicianus
3 Gray Jay 2 2 Periscoreus canadensis capitalis
6 Steller's Jay 5 5 Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha
5 Blue Jay 2 5 Cyanocitta cristata
6 Western Scrub-Jay 1 1 Aphelocoma californica suttoni
4 Pinyon Jay 2 4 Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
5 Clark's Nutcracker 1 2 Nucifraga columbiana
6 Black-billed Magpie 7 125 Pica hudsonia
6 American Crow 5 800 Corvus brachyrhynchos
5 Chihuahuan Raven 2 8 Corvus cryptoleucus
6 Common Raven 5 95 Corvus corax
6 Horned Lark 8 1000 Eremophila alpestris
6 Tree Swallow 4 50 Tachycineta bicolor
1 Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 1 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
6 Barn Swallow 1 25 Hirundo rustica
6 Black-capped Chickadee 3 8 Poecile atricapilla
6 Mountain Chickadee 3 7 Poecile gambeli gambeli
2 Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus griseus
3 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 1 Sitta canadensis
3 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1 2 Sitta carolinensis carolinensis
6 White-breasted Nut. (Mountain) 2 2 Sitta carolinensis nelsoni
3 Pygmy Nuthatch 1 3 Sitta pygmaea
2 Brown Creeper 1 1 Certhia americana
6 Rock Wren 2 12 Salpinctes obsoletus
5 Canyon Wren 1 1 Catherpes mexicanus
1 Carolina Wren Thryomanes ludovicianus
5 Bewick's Wren 1 1 Thryomanes bewickii
1 House Wren Troglodytes aedon
4 Marsh Wren 1 4 Cistothorus palustris
6 American Dipper 1 5 Cinclus mexicanus
6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 2 Regulus calendula
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 2 Regulus satrapa
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
5 Eastern Bluebird 1 4 Sialia sialis
6 Western Bluebird 1 2 Sialia mexicana
6 Mountain Bluebird 5 700 Sialia currucoides
6 Townsend's Solitaire 4 2 Myadestes townsendi
6 American Robin 8 2500 Turdus migratorius
1 Varied Thrush 1 1 Ixoreus naevius
2 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
4 Sage Thrasher 1 2 Oreoscoptes montanus
5 Curve-billed Thrasher 1 4 Toxostoma curvirostre
6 European Starling 8 2500 Sturnus vulgaris
1 Bohemian Waxwing 1 7 Bombycilla garrulus
4 Cedar Waxwing 3 18 Bombycilla cedrorum
5 American Pipit 4 5 Anthus rubescens
1 Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
5 Yellow-rumped ("Myrtle") Warbler 1 1 Dendroica coronata coronata
6 Yellow-rumped ("Audubon's") W. 2 3 Dendroica coronata auduboni
1 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
6 Spotted Towhee 1 4 Pipilo maculates montanus
6 Canyon Towhee 1 4 Pipilo fuscus
1 Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii
2 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 1 Aimophila ruficeps
2 Chipping Sparrow 1 1 Spizella passerina
1 Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
5 Vesper Sparrow 5 15 Pooecetes gramineus
4 Black-throated Sparrow 1 2 Amphispiza bilineata
2 Sage Sparrow 1 1 Amphispiza belli
2 Lark Bunting 3 4 Calamospiza melanocorys
1 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
2 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
1 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
6 Song Sparrow 5 6 Melospiza melodia
5 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 1 Melospiza lincolnii
2 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
3 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
5 White-cr. ("Gambel's") Sparrow 5 40 Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii
6 Dark-eyed Junco 1 150 Junco hyemalis
6 Dark-eyed ("Gray-headed") Junco 4 40 Junco hyemalis caniceps
6 Dark-eyed ("Oregon") Junco 4 150 Junco hyemalis shufeldti (=montanus)
5 Dark-eyed ("Pink-sided") Junco 4 125 Junco hyemalis mearnsi
6 Dark-eyed ("Slate-colored") Junco 2 6 Junco hyemalis hyemalis group
1 Dark-eyed Junco (White-winged) 1 1 Junco hyemalis aikeni
2 McCown's Longspur 1 90 Calcarius maccownii
1 Chestnut-collared Longspur 1 425 Calcarius ornatus
3 Northern Cardinal H Cardinalis cardinalis
6 Red-winged Blackbird 7 2000 Agelaius phoeniceus
1 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna lilanae
6 Western Meadowlark 8 600 Sturnella neglecta
6 Yellow-headed Blackbird 5 40 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
1 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
6 Common Grackle 5 750 Quiscalus quiscula
6 Great-tailed Grackle 4 80 Quiscalus mexicanus
6 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 25 Molothrus ater
6 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 1 7 Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis
2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Hepburn's) 1 1 Leucosticte tephrocotis [littoralis Group]
6 Black Rosy-Finch 1 5 Leucosticte atrata
6 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 1 65 Leucosticte australis
6 Pine Grosbeak 1 7 Pinicola enucleator montanus
6 Cassin's Finch 1 12 Carpodacus cassinii
6 House Finch 7 40 Carpodacus mexicanus
4 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
1 White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
6 Pine Siskin 3 18 Carduelis pinus vagans
1 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
6 American Goldfinch 1 4 Carduelis tristis
3 Evening Grosbeak 1 8 Coccothraustes vespertinus brooksi
6 House Sparrow 8 200 Passer domesticus