Year-Round
Black-capped Chickadee
One of Colorado's most beloved year-round visitors. Chickadees are curious, acrobatic, and easy to attract with black oi...
Colorado Birds Guide
Discover the birds that visit Colorado backyards year-round and learn how to attract them to your yard
Year-Round Residents
Present all year
Year-Round
House Finch
Males sport bright red plumage. Common at tube feeders throughout the Front Range, often in flocks.
Year-Round
Dark-eyed Junco
Colorado's most common winter ground feeder. Look for their distinctive dark hood and white outer tail feathers.
Year-Round
Downy Woodpecker
The smallest North American woodpecker. A year-round visitor to suet feeders across the Front Range.
Year-Round
White-breasted Nuthatch
Watch for this acrobat walking headfirst down tree trunks. A reliable visitor to peanut and suet feeders.
Year-Round
Blue Jay
Bold, intelligent, and striking. Blue Jays are year-round residents in Colorado's urban and suburban areas.
Year-Round
Northern Flicker
A large, ground-foraging woodpecker. Colorado hosts the red-shafted variety with salmon-pink wing linings.
Year-Round
American Robin
The iconic harbinger of spring, though many robins overwinter along the Front Range.
Spring & Summer Migrants
Spring Migrant
Spring Migrant
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Colorado's signature hummingbird, arriving in April-May. Males produce a distinctive metallic trill in flight.
Spring Migrant
American Goldfinch
Bright yellow males are a summer highlight. Goldfinches love nyjer (thistle) feeders.
Summer Visitors
Summer Visitor
Summer Visitor
Mountain Bluebird
Colorado's state bird. Brilliant sky-blue males are found in open meadows and foothills.
Year-Round
Red-tailed Hawk
The most common raptor along the Front Range. Watch for them soaring on thermals or perched on poles.
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Attract More Birds
Choose the Right Feeder
Match your feeder to the birds you want to attract. Our experts can help you find the perfect setup for any backyard.
Most Popular
Seed Feeders
Tube, hopper, and platform feeders loaded with sunflower or safflower seed draw the widest variety of songbirds to your yard.
Finches
Chickadees
Juncos
Blue Jays
Seasonal
Hummingbird Feeders
Hang a hummingbird feeder by mid-April so it's ready when Broad-tailed Hummingbirds arrive from Mexico. Keep it up through September.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Year-Round
Suet Feeders
High-energy suet cakes are the top choice for woodpeckers and nuthatches — especially valuable in winter when insects are scarce.
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Nuthatches