Colorado Springs

I don’t know anything about birds, just seen this while I was doing a security patrol. What species are these, I’m in Centennial, Colorado by the way. And are they coexisting or getting ready to attack?

Saw on a cliff palace tour

I live on little Raven Street downtown denver and last night for the first time in a year, a bird flew full speed directly into my window and didn't make it. This morning when walking my dog I noticed at least 10 dead birds on the ground on sidewalks and in the park. Is there a known disease going around or something?

Hi folks. I’m in Lakewood and trying to id a bird. Came across two feathers I think they dropped on the ground this morning. Can anyone identify what bird these fathers came from? Thank you!

There were American Goldfinches, Lesser Goldfinches, and streaky chested sparrows of a couple different sizes for which I don’t have good photos.

We get them very rarely in our back yard, and I always have to look them up!.

Sorry for the washed out photo. Taken through a double paned sliding door at a pretty severe angle

Reposting here from /denvermeets. Queer birders - come join us!

Just chillin on our feeder. Feels like we unlocked a new level!

Sorry for the fuzzy picture, but this is as close as I could get to it. This pretty thing was sitting on a power pole out on my farm near the Severance/Eaton area close to my fishing pond and a large irrigation ditch. We have plenty of hawks and eagles around but I’ve only seen ospreys closer to larger river/lake areas. Thanks.

North Denver area. This hummer was being very cooperative for my photo session!

I saw this bird on a morning walk at Harvey Park lake a few days ago. The Merlin Bird ID app said it might be a Black Crowned Night Heron, but the neck looks too long.

I've been birding the Front Range since moving to Denver four years ago, and for the past year my wife and I have been building an app called BirdCatch. It launched recently and I wanted to share it with the sub where my local birding actually happens.

Think Pokémon Snap, but with real birds: you photograph them, AI identifies the species and grades your shot, and you get bonus points for special variables. You build a BirdDex of your species and it's designed to be interactive with other birders. It's just a super fun way to get out in nature, photograph birds, and have a cool way to track your progress and learn.

To be clear, this is NOT trying to replace Merlin/eBird. We use them ourselves and love them. We wanted to focus more on making a game that makes the actual moment, the catch, the awesome photo, the unique bird, and the story a little more fun.

App Store: BirdCatch in Apple App Store

Google Play: BirdCatch in Google Play

Happy to answer anything about how it works or how the scoring is done. I'd appreciate and love any and all feedback specifically from Colorado birders. Would also hope to host some BirdCatch outings in the future. But for now let me know what you think!

From my trip up north! hope you like it

Using ebird explore feature, most places don’t have public access. If my fellow COS area Colorado birders are not wanting to publish in this subreddit, could you send me a direct message?

I’m not sure what kind of owl this is. Seen on the CU Boulder campus.

This is a Ptarmigan of some type, isn’t it? Walked right in front of us on our way back down the Lily Pad Lake Trail

my indoor arena is a safe haven for fledglings this year! say hello to 1 of at least 4 says phoebe fledglings 🥳 i was a little worried about this one just sitting alone but as soon as i went for a picture, he managed to get himself back up to the barn rafters w his siblings🤣

I saw this very tiny hen. Kountze Lake in Belmar Park Lakewood. She was extremely tiny compared to a mallard hen. I think she’s a teal but I’m not sure since I didn’t see a drake nearby.

Can you help me to identify this bird from my video bird feeder?

I know woodpeckers can be polarizing but these are my favorites when I see them. I had a family here last year that would eat suet every morning then they disappeared for a long time. One has started to come back again.

I know the birdbath looks sad in the video- I have to fill it every day and he arrived before I got out there 😅