Colorado has a mix of birds considered eastern, western, northern and southern. So there is certainly something here for every US birder. Many birds are elevation dependent, so a trip to this state will cover a wide range of elevations – and thus a wide range of different habitat types. You will travel from lower elevation grasslands to high mountain woodlands. June is a great time of year for wildflowers, so any time birds are scarce, you may find yourself admiring the beautiful scenery.

Some target birds for this trip include the following: Williamson's Sapsucker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Hammond's Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Gray Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Gray Jay, Pinyon Jay, Steller's Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Violet-green Swallow, Juniper Titmouse, Pygmy Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, American Dipper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Curve-billed Thrasher, Sage Thrasher, American Pipit, Chestnut-collared Longspur, among many others.