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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 Mallard, Ruddy Duck, Mourning Dove in the area.

296
All-Time Species
105
Sightings (14 days)
Colorado
Region
United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 3, 2026
35
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Sep 3, 2026
20
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Sep 3, 2026
1
American CootFulica americana
Sep 3, 2026
10
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Sep 3, 2026
5
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Sep 3, 2026
1
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Sep 3, 2026
3
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Sep 3, 2026
2
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Sep 3, 2026
3
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Sep 3, 2026
1
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Sep 3, 2026
30
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Sep 3, 2026
15
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Sep 3, 2026
10
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Sep 3, 2026
2
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Sep 3, 2026
2
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Sep 1, 2026
1
California GullLarus californicus
Sep 1, 2026
X
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Sep 1, 2026
1
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Sep 1, 2026
X
RedheadAythya americana
Sep 1, 2026
5
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Sep 1, 2026
X
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Sep 1, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Sep 1, 2026
2
Common RavenCorvus corax
Sep 1, 2026
2
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sep 1, 2026
X
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Sep 1, 2026
1
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Sep 1, 2026
X
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Sep 1, 2026
3
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Sep 1, 2026
2
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Sep 1, 2026
2
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Aug 31, 2026
10
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
Aug 31, 2026
1
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Aug 31, 2026
2
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Aug 31, 2026
2
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Aug 31, 2026
7
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Aug 31, 2026
2
GadwallMareca strepera
Aug 31, 2026
30
Aug 31, 2026
6
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Aug 31, 2026
3
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Aug 31, 2026
1
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Aug 31, 2026
9
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Aug 31, 2026
1
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Aug 31, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 31, 2026
1
Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri
Aug 31, 2026
3
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
Aug 31, 2026
2
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Aug 30, 2026
2
Wood DuckAix sponsa
Aug 29, 2026
6
American WigeonMareca americana
Aug 29, 2026
10
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Aug 29, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Aug 29, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Aug 29, 2026
1
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Aug 29, 2026
1
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Aug 29, 2026
4
Aug 29, 2026
1
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Aug 29, 2026
2
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Aug 29, 2026
1
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Aug 29, 2026
1
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
Aug 28, 2026
1
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Aug 28, 2026
6
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Aug 28, 2026
6
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Aug 28, 2026
8
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Aug 28, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 27, 2026
2
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Aug 27, 2026
1
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Aug 27, 2026
1
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Aug 27, 2026
1
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Aug 27, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Aug 27, 2026
2
Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus
Aug 27, 2026
1
SanderlingCalidris alba
Aug 27, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Aug 27, 2026
1
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Aug 26, 2026
4
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Aug 25, 2026
1
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Aug 25, 2026
1
Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Aug 25, 2026
1
Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus
Aug 25, 2026
X
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Aug 25, 2026
1
Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys
Aug 25, 2026
4
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Aug 25, 2026
1
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
Aug 25, 2026
1
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Aug 25, 2026
1
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Aug 24, 2026
1
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Aug 24, 2026
1
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Aug 24, 2026
1
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Aug 24, 2026
1
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Aug 24, 2026
1
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Aug 24, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Aug 24, 2026
1
CanvasbackAythya valisineria
Aug 24, 2026
1
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Aug 24, 2026
2
Great EgretArdea alba
Aug 24, 2026
1
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
Aug 24, 2026
1
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
Aug 24, 2026
1
Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
Aug 24, 2026
1
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
Aug 24, 2026
2
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
Aug 24, 2026
1
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Aug 24, 2026
1
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Aug 24, 2026
1
Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus
Aug 24, 2026
1
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Aug 23, 2026
2
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Aug 23, 2026
1
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Aug 23, 2026
9
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Aug 23, 2026
5

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