Seeking historical checklists/accounts of Cheesman & Denver Botanic Gardens
Jared Del Rosso
I’m currently working on a few, loosely related bits of research related to the birds of Cheesman Park & Denver Botanic Gardens. The public record for both spots is thin. We had fewer than 100 eBird checklists for the two spots entering 2015 and there are very few reports posted to CObirds from either. This probably means that neither spot has been frequently birded, but I’m reaching out to see if anyone has any interesting historical data or accounts from either spot.
I’d love to receive (by email) any and all reports from these spots or the Cheesman park neighborhood that other Colorado birders deem interesting. This can be a report of an uncommon bird for metro Denver or an exceptional encounter with an “everyday” bird. (Cheesman’s birds are especially bold around birders—I’ve had a sharp-shin take a robin right from underneath me and had birds as varied as broad-tailed hummingbird, bushtit, common nighthawk, and red-tailed hawk approach close enough to reach out and grab.)
I’m especially interested in knowing the following:
- Whether there were signs of poorwill at either spot or the surrounding neighborhood prior to this year,
- Whether birds not on the lists below have been spotted (including just flying over). I especially need help with birds that would likely be seen November – January, as they are very few checklists for these spots on eBird. If you do have a bird to add, I’d be thrilled to see it also show up on the main hotspot list on eBird (“Denver Botanic Gardens & Cheesman Park”),
- Whether there are earlier reports of the birds that were first reported in 2013-15,
- Whether there are more recent reports of birds that have not been seen there recently, or
- Whether a bird seen once -- those that have the same first and last report date -- have been seen at other points.
But, again, anything helps. I only moved to Denver in 2012 and have only lived here year-around since October 2014, so I have no sense of what the park or Gardens used to be like!
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SPECIES NAME |
First Reported |
Last Reported |
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1 |
Cackling Goose |
14-Jan-15 |
6-Mar-15 |
|
2 |
Canada Goose |
13-Mar-12 |
9-Oct-15 |
|
3 |
Mallard |
11-Apr-08 |
6-Jun-15 |
|
4 |
Double-crested Cormorant |
11-Apr-08 |
30-Sep-15 |
|
5 |
American White Pelican |
17-Aug-14 |
4-Jun-15 |
|
6 |
Great Blue Heron |
24-Jun-07 |
10-May-15 |
|
7 |
Great Egret |
26-Jun-14 |
26-Jun-14 |
|
8 |
Snowy Egret |
7-Jun-14 |
19-Sep-15 |
|
9 |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
28-Mar-03 |
9-Aug-15 |
|
10 |
Turkey Vulture |
13-Mar-12 |
19-Sep-15 |
|
11 |
Osprey |
2-May-15 |
2-May-15 |
|
12 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
20-Oct-12 |
1-May-15 |
|
13 |
Cooper's Hawk |
11-Apr-08 |
11-Oct-15 |
|
14 |
Broad-winged Hawk |
3-May-15 |
3-May-15 |
|
15 |
Swainson's Hawk |
27-Jul-15 |
27-Jul-15 |
|
16 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
23-Feb-09 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
17 |
Ring-billed Gull |
13-Mar-12 |
23-Mar-15 |
|
18 |
Herring Gull |
23-Feb-09 |
23-Feb-09 |
|
19 |
Forster's Tern |
20-May-15 |
20-May-15 |
|
20 |
Rock Pigeon |
22-Jul-85 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
21 |
Eurasian Collared-Dove |
13-Mar-12 |
19-Sep-15 |
|
22 |
Mourning Dove |
13-May-13 |
7-Oct-15 |
|
23 |
Common Nighthawk |
14-Aug-09 |
30-Sep-15 |
|
24 |
Common Poorwill |
1-May-15 |
5-Oct-15 |
|
25 |
Chimney Swift |
22-Jul-85 |
23-Sep-15 |
|
26 |
Black-chinned Hummingbird |
9-Sep-11 |
20-Sep-15 |
|
27 |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird |
9-Sep-08 |
4-Oct-15 |
|
28 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
20-Aug-15 |
4-Oct-15 |
|
29 |
Belted Kingfisher |
13-Mar-12 |
19-Sep-15 |
|
30 |
Red-naped Sapsucker |
27-Sep-15 |
27-Sep-15 |
|
Yellow-bellied/Red-naped Sapsucker |
3-Apr-15 |
3-Apr-15 |
|
|
31 |
Downy Woodpecker |
17-Dec-04 |
11-Oct-15 |
|
32 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
19-Oct-14 |
19-Oct-14 |
|
33 |
Northern Flicker |
22-Jul-85 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
34 |
American Kestrel |
24-Oct-11 |
5-Oct-15 |
|
35 |
Olive-sided Flycatcher |
19-Sep-15 |
21-Sep-15 |
|
36 |
Western Wood-Pewee |
25-May-15 |
19-Sep-15 |
|
37 |
Willow Flycatcher |
1-Sep-15 |
1-Sep-15 |
|
38 |
Least Flycatcher |
3-Jul-15 |
3-Jul-15 |
|
39 |
Dusky Flycatcher |
2-May-15 |
29-May-15 |
|
Empidonax sp. |
10-May-15 |
2-Oct-15 |
|
|
40 |
Say's Phoebe |
27-Feb-15 |
29-May-15 |
|
41 |
Western Kingbird |
5-Jun-15 |
5-Jun-15 |
|
42 |
Plumbeous Vireo |
15-May-14 |
19-Sep-15 |
|
43 |
Warbling Vireo |
16-May-15 |
1-Jun-15 |
|
44 |
Philadelphia Vireo |
23-Sep-15 |
28-Sep-15 |
|
45 |
Red-eyed Vireo |
30-Aug-15 |
30-Aug-15 |
|
46 |
Blue Jay |
3-Oct-10 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
47 |
Western Scrub-Jay |
7-Sep-15 |
20-Sep-15 |
|
48 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10-May-87 |
10-Oct-15 |
|
49 |
American Crow |
17-Dec-04 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
50 |
Common Raven |
28-Mar-15 |
28-Mar-15 |
|
51 |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
23-May-15 |
3-Jul-15 |
|
52 |
Tree Swallow |
27-Jun-14 |
11-Jul-15 |
|
53 |
Violet-green Swallow |
4-May-14 |
12-Jul-15 |
|
54 |
Barn Swallow |
22-Jul-85 |
5-Oct-15 |
|
55 |
Cliff Swallow |
24-May-15 |
16-Aug-15 |
|
56 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
17-Dec-04 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
57 |
Mountain Chickadee |
20-Oct-12 |
5-Apr-15 |
|
58 |
Bushtit |
17-Dec-04 |
10-Oct-15 |
|
59 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
30-Oct-12 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
60 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
13-Mar-12 |
6-Jun-15 |
|
61 |
Brown Creeper |
12-Apr-13 |
11-Oct-15 |
|
62 |
Rock Wren |
2-May-08 |
24-Sep-15 |
|
63 |
House Wren |
4-May-14 |
4-Oct-15 |
|
64 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
21-Sep-15 |
21-Sep-15 |
|
65 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
12-Apr-13 |
4-Oct-15 |
|
66 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
2-May-08 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
67 |
Mountain Bluebird |
3-Apr-15 |
3-Apr-15 |
|
68 |
Townsend's Solitaire |
23-Feb-09 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
69 |
Swainson's Thrush |
12-May-14 |
25-May-15 |
|
70 |
Hermit Thrush |
24-Oct-12 |
7-Oct-15 |
|
Catharus sp. |
15-May-15 |
7-Oct-15 |
|
|
71 |
American Robin |
17-Dec-04 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
72 |
Gray Catbird |
6-Sep-15 |
4-Oct-15 |
|
73 |
Brown Thrasher |
21-Sep-15 |
23-Sep-15 |
|
74 |
Sage Thrasher |
3-Apr-15 |
3-Apr-15 |
|
75 |
Northern Mockingbird |
2-Oct-15 |
2-Oct-15 |
|
76 |
European Starling |
17-Dec-04 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
77 |
Cedar Waxwing |
24-Feb-07 |
6-Mar-15 |
|
78 |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
11-May-14 |
9-Oct-15 |
|
79 |
Nashville Warbler |
21-Sep-15 |
21-Sep-15 |
|
80 |
Virginia's Warbler |
24-Jul-91 |
24-Jul-91 |
|
81 |
MacGillivray's Warbler |
17-May-13 |
21-Sep-15 |
|
82 |
Common Yellowthroat |
19-Sep-15 |
19-Sep-15 |
|
83 |
Yellow Warbler |
21-Aug-10 |
1-Jun-15 |
|
84 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
17-Dec-04 |
4-Oct-15 |
|
85 |
Townsend's Warbler |
17-Sep-13 |
20-May-15 |
|
86 |
Wilson's Warbler |
13-Sep-13 |
7-Oct-15 |
|
87 |
Chipping Sparrow |
20-Oct-13 |
9-Oct-15 |
|
88 |
Clay-colored Sparrow |
15-May-15 |
3-Oct-15 |
|
89 |
Brewer's Sparrow |
11-May-14 |
28-Sep-15 |
|
Spizella sp. |
20-Aug-13 |
21-Sep-15 |
|
|
90 |
Lark Sparrow |
11-May-14 |
2-Oct-15 |
|
91 |
Lark Bunting |
11-May-14 |
11-May-14 |
|
92 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
17-Dec-04 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
93 |
White-crowned Sparrow |
3-Oct-10 |
9-Oct-15 |
|
94 |
White-throated Sparrow |
28-Mar-15 |
28-Mar-15 |
|
95 |
Vesper Sparrow |
27-Apr-15 |
5-Oct-15 |
|
96 |
Song Sparrow |
17-Dec-04 |
5-Mar-15 |
|
97 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
23-May-15 |
4-Oct-15 |
|
98 |
Green-tailed Towhee |
6-May-13 |
21-Sep-15 |
|
99 |
Spotted Towhee |
17-Dec-04 |
9-Oct-15 |
|
sparrow sp. |
23-Sep-15 |
23-Sep-15 |
|
|
100 |
Western Tanager |
13-May-13 |
23-Sep-15 |
|
101 |
Black-headed Grosbeak |
9-May-15 |
4-Jun-15 |
|
102 |
Lazuli Bunting |
23-May-15 |
23-May-15 |
|
103 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
13-Mar-12 |
9-Oct-15 |
|
104 |
Brewer's Blackbird |
10-May-87 |
10-May-87 |
|
105 |
Common Grackle |
5-Jun-09 |
11-Oct-15 |
|
106 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
22-Apr-15 |
22-Apr-15 |
|
107 |
Bullock's Oriole |
15-May-14 |
23-May-15 |
|
108 |
House Finch |
10-May-87 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
109 |
Red Crossbill |
4-Apr-15 |
26-Apr-15 |
|
110 |
Pine Siskin |
30-Sep-15 |
12-Oct-15 |
|
111 |
Lesser Goldfinch |
6-Sep-15 |
23-Sep-15 |
|
112 |
American Goldfinch |
19-Mar-09 |
9-Oct-15 |
|
113 |
House Sparrow |
22-Jul-85 |
11-Oct-15 |