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Big Johnson Reservoir & Bluestem Prairie Open Space

Located in the Colorado, USA area, Big Johnson Reservoir & Bluestem Prairie Open Space is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, Mallard in the area.

296
All-Time Species
63
Sightings (14 days)
Colorado
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Jul 24, 2026
X
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Jul 24, 2026
4
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Jul 24, 2026
6
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Jul 24, 2026
X
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Jul 24, 2026
1
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Jul 24, 2026
3
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Jul 24, 2026
20
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Jul 24, 2026
11
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Jul 24, 2026
X
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Jul 24, 2026
10
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Jul 24, 2026
2
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Jul 24, 2026
2
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Jul 24, 2026
2
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Jul 24, 2026
2
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Jul 24, 2026
4
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Jul 24, 2026
6
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Jul 24, 2026
X
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Jul 24, 2026
10
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Jul 23, 2026
26
GadwallMareca strepera
Jul 23, 2026
12
RedheadAythya americana
Jul 23, 2026
8
American CootFulica americana
Jul 23, 2026
23
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Jul 23, 2026
1
California GullLarus californicus
Jul 23, 2026
X
Black TernChlidonias niger
Jul 23, 2026
1
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Jul 23, 2026
X
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Jul 23, 2026
2
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
Jul 23, 2026
1
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Jul 23, 2026
3
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Jul 23, 2026
1
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Jul 23, 2026
3
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Jul 23, 2026
1
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Jul 23, 2026
3
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Jul 23, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Jul 23, 2026
4
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
Jul 23, 2026
1
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Jul 23, 2026
2
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Jul 23, 2026
4
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Jul 22, 2026
1
Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Jul 22, 2026
2
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Jul 22, 2026
2
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Jul 22, 2026
6
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
Jul 22, 2026
4
Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys
Jul 22, 2026
1
Wood DuckAix sponsa
Jul 18, 2026
2
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Jul 18, 2026
6
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
Jul 18, 2026
1
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jul 17, 2026
1
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Jul 17, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Jul 17, 2026
3
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Jul 17, 2026
1
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Jul 17, 2026
1
Cassin's SparrowPeucaea cassinii
Jul 17, 2026
1
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
Jul 17, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Jul 17, 2026
1
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Jul 17, 2026
2

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