Birds of Rocky Mountain National Park
The birds most often spotted in Rocky Mountain, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Rocky Mountain
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
1,659 observations · iNaturalist
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,230 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
816 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
739 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
606 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
581 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
542 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
540 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
450 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
432 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
374 observations
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
360 observations
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
359 observations · iNaturalist
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
357 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
292 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
278 observations
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
264 observations
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
251 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
242 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
232 observations · iNaturalist
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
228 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
223 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
218 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
213 observations · iNaturalist
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
194 observations
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
190 observations
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
186 observations · iNaturalist
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
185 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
178 observations
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
178 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
176 observations
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
166 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
163 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
156 observations
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
146 observations · iNaturalist
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
136 observations
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
130 observations
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
125 observations
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
124 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
118 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
111 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
111 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
105 observations
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
101 observations
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
100 observations · iNaturalist
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
98 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
85 observations · iNaturalist
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
84 observations
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
76 observations
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
73 observations