Birds in Colorado
Birds in Colorado in January
The most likely birds in Colorado in January are House Finch (40%), Black-capped Chickadee (38%), and Canada Goose (36%). 93 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Colorado that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (109,321 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
House Finch40% - 2
Black-capped Chickadee38% - 3
Canada Goose36% - 4
Northern Flicker36% - 5
Dark-eyed Junco35% - 6
Black-billed Magpie32% - 7
Mallard31% - 8
American Crow29% - 9
Red-tailed Hawk25% - 10
American Robin24% - 11
European Starling23% - 12
Common Goldeneye22% - 13
Eurasian Collared-Dove21% - 14
Ring-billed Gull18% - 15
Cackling Goose18% - 16
Song Sparrow18% - 17
Red-winged Blackbird18% - 18
Blue Jay18% - 19
Downy Woodpecker16% - 20
Common Raven16% - 21
White-breasted Nuthatch15% - 22
House Sparrow14% - 23
Common Merganser14% - 24
Rock Pigeon14% - 25
Hooded Merganser14% - 26
Mountain Chickadee13% - 27
American Goldfinch13% - 28
White-crowned Sparrow13% - 29
Bald Eagle13% - 30
American Coot12% - 31
American Kestrel12% - 32
Ring-necked Duck11% - 33
Gadwall11% - 34
Bufflehead11% - 35
American Wigeon11% - 36
Spotted Towhee11% - 37
Northern Shoveler10%
Leaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 38
Belted Kingfisher9.9% - 39
Red-breasted Nuthatch9.2% - 40
Townsend's Solitaire8.5% - 41
Green-winged Teal8.0% - 42
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay7.6% - 43
Steller's Jay7.5% - 44
American Tree Sparrow6.1% - 45
Great Blue Heron6.0% - 46
Pine Siskin5.9% - 47
Bushtit5.9% - 48Northern Harrier5.6%
- 49
Pygmy Nuthatch5.6% - 50
Hairy Woodpecker5.6% - 51
Lesser Scaup5.5% - 52
Pied-billed Grebe5.0% - 53
Redhead4.8% - 54
Mourning Dove4.3% - 55
Killdeer3.9% - 56
American Herring Gull3.8% - 57
Brown Creeper3.3% - 58
Western Meadowlark3.3% - 59
Canvasback3.2% - 60
Cassin's Finch3.2%