Current Sightings

03/05/09

Number of species: 67

Cheyenne Bottoms State and TNC Lands 

Snow, Ross's, White-Fronted & Canada Geese;Mallard, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Green-winged & Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Redhead, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck;Hooded Merganser and Common Merganser;Eared Grebes, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-chested Cormorant and Great Blue Herons;American White Pelicans;Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk,Red-tailed Hawks and Bald Eagle;Northern Harriers, PrairieFalcon and American Kestrels;Ring-necked Pheasants;Sandhill Cranes, American Coots;Killdeers and Greater Yellowlegs;Ring-billed Gulls, Morning Doves, Barn Owls and Great Horned Owl;Northern Flickers, Hairy and Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-belied Sapsucker;Horned Larks, Blue Jay, American Crow, White-brested Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, American robins and Bluebirds;Loggerheaded Shrike, European Starlings, Eastern Meadowlarks and Western Meadowlarks;Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles and Brown-headed Cowbirds;Northern Cardinals, Savanah Sparrows;Dark-eyed Juncos, American Tree Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Harris Sparrows, Song Sparrows, American Goldfinches, House Finches and House Sparrows.

Current Sightings

01/8/09

Number of species: 21

Cheyenne Bottoms TNC Lands

Greater White-fronted Goose(2950), Snow Goose (2950), Canada Goose(7100), Trumpeter Swan (6), Mallard (550), Wild Turkey (45), Great Blue Heron (1), Bald Eagle (26), Northern Harrier (19), Red-tailed Hawk (4), ring-billed Gull (175) Herring Gull (250), Barn Owl (1), Great Horned Owl (1), Snowy Owl (2), Northern flicker (1), Horned Lark (150), European Starling (7), American Tree Sparrow (350), Song sparrow (1), Meadowlark Sp. (28).

Current Sightings

01/01/2009

Robert Penner/Nature Conservancy

Observation date; 12/19/08

Number of species:  59

Greater White-fronted Goose(3500), Snow Goose(35), Ross's Goose(15), Cackling Goose(30), Canada Goose(6800), Gadwall(2), American Wigeon(16), Mallard(4500), Northern Shoveler(1), Northern Pintail(14), Green-winged Teal(1), Wild Turkey(130), American White Pelican(4), Great Blue Heron(5), Bald Eagle(7), Northern Harrier(27), Cooper's Hawk(2), Red-tailed Hawk(16), Rough-legged Hawk(5), American Kestrel(3), Prairie Falcon(1), American Coot(3), Rock Pigeon(75), Eurasian Collared-Dove(47), Mourning Dove(1), Barn Owl(3), Great Horned Owl(3), Short-eared Owl(1), Belted Kingfisher(1), Red-bellied Woodpecker(4), Downy Woodpecker(2), Hairy Woodpecker(2), Northern Flicker(5), Northern Shrike(1), Blue Jay(4), American Crow(1), Horned Lark(50), White-breasted Nuthatch(1), Brown Creeper(2), Carolina Wren(2), Ruby-crowned Kinglet(1), Eastern Bluebird(7), American Robin(2), European Starling(220), American Tree Sparrow(350), Savannah Sparrow(1), Song Sparrow(6), Harris's Sparrow(49), White-crowned Sparrow(23), Dark-eyed Junco(24), Lapland Longspur(11), Northern Cardina(5), Red-winged Blackbird(50), Meadowlark sp(350), Brewer's Blackbird(2), Brown-headed Cowbird(9(, House Finch(7), American Goldfinch(17), House Sparrow(250).

12/01/2008

Robert Penner/Nature Conservancy

Cheyenne Bottoms

Number of Species Noted:  47

Greater White-fronted goose, Snow goose, Canada goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Northern pintal, Green-winged teal (American), Redhead, Ring-necked duck, Lesser scaup, Bufflehead, Common goldeneye, Ruddy duck, Ring-necked pheasant, Wild turkey, Pied-billed grebe, Great blue heron, Bald eagle, Northern harrier, Cooper's hawk, Red-tailed hawk, Rough-legged hawk, American kestrel, Prairie falcom, Aerican coot, Ring-billed gull, Herring gull, Mourning dove, Great horned owl, Short-eared owl, Northern flicker, Horned lark, American robin, European starling, Cedar waxwing, Spotted towhee, American tree sparrow, Dark-eyed junco, Red-winged blackbird, Western meadowlark, Brown-headed cowbird, House finch, American goldfinch, House sparrow.

03/06/08

Robert Penner/Nature Conservancy

Cheyenne Bottoms

After conducting a quick roadside survey through the Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve and the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, these are the results. Roads are still wet in a few places and a little rough, but are improving.

Northern Cardinal (7), Eastern Bluebird (3), Northern Flicker (6), Downy Woodpecker (4), Red-Bellied Woodpecker (2), Great Horned Owl (1), American White Pelican (48), Canada Goose (2000), Cackling Goose (5), Bufflehead (14), Redhead (1350), Common Merganser (950), American Coot (145), Snow Goose (2500), Northern Harrier (9), Rough-legged Hawk (1), American Kestrel (2), Meadowlark sp. (45), Eastern Meadowlark (11), Western Meadowlark (24), Red-tailed Hawk (3), Dark-eyed Junco (29), Carolina Wren (1), Song Sparrow (1), American Tree Sparrow (250), White-breasted Nuthatch (2), Harris' Sparrow (15), American Robin (175), Wild Turkey (35), American Goldfinch (7), House Finch (13), Northern Shoveler (115), Killdeer (5), Ring-Billed Gull (170), Bald Eagle (47), Great Blue Heron (2), Common Goldeneye (17), Ruddy Duck (75), Mallard (425), Hooded Merganser (20) Gadwall (120), Wood Duck (5), White-fronted Goose (250), Canvasback (12), American Wigeon (41), Ring-necked Duck (17), Ross's Goose (3), Double-crested Comorant (2), Horned Lark (9), European Starling (90), Red-winged Blackbird (160), Herring Gull (65), Sandhill Crane (33).

04/03/08

Robert Penner/Nature Conservancy

Cheyenne Bottoms

Number of species: 56

Canada Goose (5), Gadwall (4), Mallard (9), Blue-winged Teal (60), Northern Shoveler (525), Green-winged Teal (6), Lesser Scaup (2), Bufflehead (5), Hooded Merganser (3), Ruddy Duck (390), Ring-necked Pheasant (3), Pied-billed Grebe (2), Eared Grebe (2), Western Grebe (1), American White

Pelican (2430), Double-crested Cormorant (190), Great Blue Heron (42), Red-tailed Hawk (2), American Kestrel (1), Prairie Falcon (1), American Coot (270)

American Golden-Plover (2), Killdeer (4), Black-necked Stilt (1), Greater Yellowlegs (225), Lesser Yellowlegs (90), Baird's Sandpiper (250), Long-billed Dowitcher (80), Franklin's Gull (200), Ring-billed Gull (200), Herring Gull (10), Rock Pigeon (2), Mourning Dove (6), Barn Owl (1), Burrowing Owl (1), Northern Flicker (5), Eastern Phoebe (1), Loggerhead Shrike (2), Horned Lark (7),Tree Swallow (6), Barn Swallow (1), American Robin (17), European Starling (20), Field Sparrow (3), Vesper Sparrow (22), Savannah Sparrow (15), Harris's Sparrow (7), Dark-eyed Junco (12), Northern Cardinal (2), Red-winged Blackbird (86), Western Meadowlark (2), Meadowlard Sp. (12), Common Grackle (32), Great-tailed Grackle (7), Brown-headed Cowbird (45), House Sparrow (9).