Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 9210 W. 80th Ave Arvada, CO 80005 303 / 289 0867 [email protected] Two Ponds http://www.fws.gov/refuge/two_ponds National Wildlife For State Relay Service TTY / Voice: 711 Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov Bird List For Refuge Information 1 800 / 344 WILD

June 2018

Accessibility Information Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is available to all individuals regardless of physical or mental ability. Dial 711 for a free connection to the State relay service for TTY and voice calls to and from people with hearing and speech disabilities. For more information or to address accessibility needs, please contact the Refuge staff at 303 / 289 0867 or the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Equal Opportunity, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240. An Oasis in the Two Ponds National Wildlife Seasons Since many birds are migratory, their City for People Refuge (NWR) is located in Arvada, seasonal occurrence and relative and Wildlife Colorado near the intersection abundance are noted as follows: of Kipling Street and West 80th Avenue. The Refuge is the smallest SP Spring (March – May) urban unit in the National Wildlife S Summer (June – August) Refuge System. It is managed by the F Fall (September – November) This goose, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the W Winter (December – February) designed by J.N. enhance wildlife habitat and serve “Ding” Darling, as an urban classroom to promote Seasonal c common – certain to be seen is the symbol appreciation and foster stewardship Abundance in suitable habitat of the National of natural places. u uncommon – present, but not Wildlife Refuge certain to be seen System. The Refuge covers 72.2 acres with r rare – seen at intervals 63.2 acres of uplands, 9 acres of of 2 – 5 years wetlands, and 3 small ponds. The ● breeds on Refuge mix of the habitats support various + non-native species types of plant communities that support migrant and resident birds. By taking a short walk on the Presence The following is a list of resident trails, you may encounter sparrows, Not Confirmed or migrant birds found in local hawks, woodpeckers, red-winged habitats similar to those on the blackbirds, magpies, warblers, Refuge. Their presence on the waterfowl, and herons. Refuge has not been confirmed. This list was contributed to by the Two Ponds NWR is split into two Denver Museum of Natural History, areas, East and West. The east side the Colorado Division of Wildlife, is the Environmental Education Seth Beres, and David Rhoades. area and is open to the public on Tuesdays through Saturdays from ■■Horned Grebe ■■Herring Gull May through September, and ■■ ■■ throughout the year to groups Eared Grebe Forster’s Tern of 10 or more on a reservation ■■White-faced ■■Eastern basis. The west side is the Prairie Ibis Screech Owl Management Area where trails are ■■Cinnamon Teal ■■Hairy open seven days a week from dawn ■■Northern Woodpecker until dusk throughout the year. Pintail ■■Warbling Vireo ■■Bufflehead ■■Western About the List This list follows the organization ■■Common Scrub-Jay of the American Ornithologists’ Goldeneye ■■Tree Swallow Union’s Seventh Edition Checklist, ■■Ruddy Duck ■■Bank Swallow including changes through the ■■Ferruginous ■■Mountain 55th Supplement. The information in this checklist is based on survey Hawk Chickadee data collected between 1995 and ■■Merlin ■■Brown Creeper 2013. Only species seen on the ■■Lesser ■■Marsh Wren Refuge during the survey periods Yellowlegs ■■Mountain are quantified. ■■Willet Bluebird ■■Spotted ■■Hermit Thrush Sandpiper ■■Wilson’s Phalarope Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Ducks and Geese Gallinules and Coots Canada Goose c c c c Sora r Gadwall u u u American Coot r American Wigeon u c u Mallard c c c c Cranes Blue-winged Teal u Sandhill Crane r Northern Shoveler r r Green-winged Teal u Plovers Redhead c r r Killdeer c u r Ring-necked Duck u u Lesser Scaup r Sandpipers and Phalaropes Hooded Merganser r Solitary Sandpiper r Wilson’s Snipe u Grouse and Turkeys Ring-necked Pheasant r Gulls Turkey Vulture u u Franklin’s Gull r r r Ring-billed Gull c c c c Grebes California Gull r r Pied-billed Grebe u u Pigeons and Doves Cormorants Rock Pigeon (introduced) c c c c Double-crested Cormorant c c c Eurasian Collared-Dove (introduced) u Mourning Dove c c c r Pelicans American White Pelican u u Owls Great Horned Owl r r r Bitterns, Herons and Egrets American Bittern r Nightjars Great Blue Heron c c c r Common Nighthawk c Great Egret r Cattle Egret r r Swifts Green Heron r r Chimney Swift r r Black-crowned Night-Heron c c c Hummingbirds New World Vultures Broad-tailed Hummingbird r Turkey Vulture u u Kingfishers Osprey Belted Kingfisher c c c c Osprey r Woodpeckers Hawks and Eagles Downy Woodpecker c c c c Bald Eagle r r r Northern Flicker c c c c Northern Harrier u Sharp-shinned Hawk r u r Falcons Cooper’s Hawk r r r American Kestrel c c c c Broad-winged Hawk r Peregrine Falcon r Swainson’s Hawk c c r Prairie Falcon u r u Red-tailed Hawk c c c c Rough-legged Hawk u u Flycatchers Golden Eagle r Olive-sided Flycatcher r Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Western Wood-Pewee r u r Waxwings Say’s Phoebe r Bohemian Waxwing r Western Kingbird u r Cedar Waxwing r Eastern Kingbird u Wood Warblers Shrikes Northern Waterthrush r Loggerhead Shrike r r Orange-crowned Warbler u u Northern Shrike u MacGillivray’s Warbler r Common Yellowthroat u u r Vireos American Redstart r Plumbeous Vireo r Yellow Warbler u u u Cassin’s Vireo r Yellow-rumped Warbler u u Red-eyed Vireo r r Townsend’s Warbler r Wilson’s Warbler u u Jays, Magpies and Crows Blue Jay c c c c Sparrows and Towhees Black-billed Magpie c c c c Green-tailed Towhee r American Crow c c c c Spotted Towhee u u American Tree Sparrow r u Swallows Chipping Sparrow u u r Violet-green Swallow u r Clay-colored Sparrow r r Northern Rough-winged Swallow c c Brewer’s Sparrow r r r Cliff Swallow c c r Vesper Sparrow u r Barn Swallow c c u Lark Sparrow u r Lark Bunting r Chickadees and Nuthatches Savannah Sparrow r Black-capped Chickadee c c c c Song Sparrow c c c c Red-breasted Nuthatch r Lincoln’s Sparrow r White-breasted Nuthatch r White-crowned Sparrow u c c Dark-eyed Junco u c c Wrens Rock Wren r Tanagers House Wren c c r Western Tanager u u r Lazuli Bunting r Gnatcatchers Blue-gray Gnatcatcher r Blackbirds and Orioles Red-winged Blackbird c c c c Kinglets Western Meadowlark c c u Ruby-crowned Kinglet u u u Yellow-headed Blackbird r Brewer’s Blackbird r Thrushes Common Grackle c c c Townsend’s Solitaire r r r Great-tailed Grackle r Swainson’s Thrush r Brown-headed Cowbird c c American Robin c c c c Bullock’s Oriole c c r

Starlings Finches European Starling c c c c House Finch c c c c American Goldfinch c c c u Pipits American Pipit r Old World Sparrows House Sparrow c c c c