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Where to find White-crowned Sparrow in January
within 50 miles of Colorado Springs, CO, USA

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including White-crowned Sparrow in January. Because some locations may be undersampled, the results are sorted based on a confidence score which takes into account how many samples are available. The bar chart shows how the probability of observing this species varies over the year.

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Rank Map Pics Location Distance Observed Sampled Frequency Confidence
1 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Area 4 10.0 56 70 80.0% 69.2%
2 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Nature Center/Cattail Marsh area 10.0 185 272 68.0% 62.3%
3 Fort Carson—Womack Recreation & Bird Farm (restricted access) 10.9 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
4 Clear Spring Ranch 16.6 206 322 64.0% 58.6%
5 Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo 39.8 61 91 67.0% 56.9%
6 Cañon City Riverwalk--S Raynolds Ave to MacKenzie Ave 34.5 36 52 69.2% 55.7%
7 N Branch Cottonwood Creek--E Woodmen Rd to Rangewood Dr 8.3 10 12 83.3% 55.2%
8 Holcim Wetlands (Private: View from hwy only) 32.4 16 21 76.2% 54.9%
9 Pueblo Reservoir--Rock Canyon area (below dam, south of river) 39.9 49 74 66.2% 54.9%
10 Lake Pueblo SP--Valco Ponds 40.2 233 414 56.3% 51.5%
11 Chatfield SP--Audubon Center & Trails 47.8 171 306 55.9% 50.3%
12 Arkansas River Trail--west of Pueblo Blvd 39.7 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
13 Fountain Creek Regional Park 10.4 277 531 52.2% 47.9%
14 Tunnel Drive area and Water Treatment Ponds 36.4 125 232 53.9% 47.5%
15 Jimmy Camp Creek Trail--C&S Rd to E Ohio Ave 12.1 14 21 66.7% 45.4%
16 SpringCreek Park 35.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
17 Pueblo West Gravel Pit 40.0 50 93 53.8% 43.7%
18 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Area 7W 11.4 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
19 Red Rock Canyon Open Space 3.3 119 252 47.2% 41.1%
20 Venetucci Farm (restricted access) 7.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
21 Arkansas River Trail--east of Pueblo Blvd 40.0 25 57 43.9% 31.8%
22 MacKenzie Ave. brush piles 33.4 25 57 43.9% 31.8%
23 Pueblo Reservoir--Rock Canyon area (below dam, north of river) 39.7 69 181 38.1% 31.4%
24 Arkansas River--Goodnight River Trail east pond 39.9 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
25 Olive Marsh 40.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
26 Quail Lake Park 3.4 13 29 44.8% 28.4%
27 Lake Minnequa 42.9 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
28 Runyon Lake State Wildlife Area 41.8 39 115 33.9% 25.9%
29 Florence River Park 33.5 31 89 34.8% 25.7%
30 Bear Creek Park East (El Paso) 2.0 25 72 34.7% 24.8%
31 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Cottonwood Meadows (Area 6) 10.9 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
32 Colorado State University--Pueblo 38.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
33 Portland bridge 32.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
34 Fort Carson—Haymes Recreation & Cottonwood Junction (restricted access) 12.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
35 Mallard Pond 15.0 14 39 35.9% 22.7%
36 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Area 7E 11.4 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
37 High Chaparral Open Space 7.4 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
38 Pueblo Reservoir 39.4 146 595 24.5% 21.3%
39 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Area 3 9.8 26 88 29.5% 21.0%
40 Fountain Creek--S Circle Dr to S Academy Blvd 3.9 20 65 30.8% 20.9%
41 Adams Open Space, Fountain 12.5 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
42 Heritage Park & Trails 11.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Pueblo Reservoir--State Wildlife Area, south side 38.3 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
44 Chico Basin Ranch (Pueblo Co) Restricted Access 2020-members only 31.7 12 36 33.3% 20.2%
45 Chico Basin Ranch (El Paso Co) Restricted Access 2020-members only 27.9 25 88 28.4% 20.0%
46 Cherry Creek Trail--Mainstreet to E-470 48.0 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
47 Brush Hollow Reservoir 28.4 46 197 23.4% 18.0%
48 Hanover Road 23.7 35 155 22.6% 16.7%
49 Cañon City Riverwalk 34.3 15 58 25.9% 16.3%
50 Rampart Park 8.4 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
51 Sand Creek at Stetson Hills 8.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
52 Skyline Drive and trails 34.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
53 Pueblo West--Harmony Drive 36.7 25 115 21.7% 15.2%
54 Pueblo Reservoir--State Wildlife Area (NW side) 38.2 20 89 22.5% 15.0%
55 Sinton Pond Open Space 3.5 16 68 23.5% 15.0%
56 Fort Carson—Townsend Recreation (restricted access) 10.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
57 Wetmore area 43.8 10 39 25.6% 14.6%
58 Cañon City Riverwalk--Sell Lake to S Raynolds Ave 34.6 33 170 19.4% 14.2%
59 Chatfield SP--Upstream of Kingfisher Bridge (East) 48.9 11 48 22.9% 13.3%
60 Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo Co) 43.0 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
61 Sondermann Park 1.9 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
62 Pueblo Reservoir--South Marina area 40.2 89 575 15.5% 12.8%
63 Chico Basin Ranch--headquarters area (Pueblo Co) NO access in 2020 30.5 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
64 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Area 5 10.1 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
65 High Line Canal Trail--Platte Canyon Res to W Titan Rd 48.1 8 39 20.5% 10.8%
66 Louviers (town) 45.5 8 40 20.0% 10.5%
67 Fountain Creek Regional Park--Willow Spring Rd. area 9.3 15 89 16.9% 10.5%
68 Evergreen Cemetery (CO Springs) 1.7 9 48 18.8% 10.2%
69 Blue Heron Ponds on Hwy. 115 33.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
70 CDOT I-25 Rest Area, mile marker 111.7 28.8 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
71 Fort Carson—Northside Recreation & Area 8 (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Lakeside Cemetery 36.0 15 99 15.2% 9.4%
73 West Park area 40.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
74 Avondale Sewage Treatment Ponds 48.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
75 Ute Valley Park 6.0 15 113 13.3% 8.2%
76 Fort Carson--Turkey Creek Recreation Area (restricted access) 15.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
77 Pathfinder Park 34.2 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
78 Waterton Canyon--from Waterton Rd to overhead pipes 47.5 9 60 15.0% 8.1%
79 Goodnight River Trail 40.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
80 Pueblo Reservoir--North Shore Marina 39.0 18 160 11.2% 7.2%
81 Cross Creek Regional Park 11.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
82 Rockrimmon Trail 6.4 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
83 Chatfield SP--Chatfield Wetlands 48.2 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
84 Sand Creek Trail--Dublin Blvd to E Woodmen Rd 10.0 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
85 Imperial Cemetery 43.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Douglas Creek Open Space 3.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Florence (town) 34.4 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
88 Barrett Road area 18.1 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
89 Chico Basin Ranch--wooded areas (El Paso Co) Restricted Access 2020-members only 27.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
90 Elbert (town) 30.5 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
91 Birdsall Road 17.0 8 76 10.5% 5.4%
92 Cattail Crossing 35.3 15 170 8.8% 5.4%
93 Garden of the Gods 4.3 21 264 8.0% 5.3%
94 Cañon City--Valco Pond 34.3 15 194 7.7% 4.7%
95 Bear Creek Canyon Park 3.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
96 Dirty Woman Park 17.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
97 Kane Ranch Open Space 15.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
98 Pulpit Rock Park 5.7 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
99 S Meridian Rd--Hanover Rd to Pueblo Co line 21.8 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
100 Platte Canyon Reservoir 47.5 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
101 Rock Ledge Ranch 3.9 8 94 8.5% 4.4%
102 Hanover Fire Station area 26.3 5 51 9.8% 4.3%
103 United States Air Force Academy 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
104 Chico Basin Ranch--Rose Pond area (Pueblo Co) Restricted Access 2020-members only 31.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
105 Tamlin Rd 11.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
106 Austin Bluffs Open Space 5.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
107 Pueblo Reservoir--Sailboard area 39.0 8 116 6.9% 3.5%
108 Big Johnson Reservoir & Bluestem Prairie Open Space 9.0 17 314 5.4% 3.4%
109 Dupont Open Space 45.9 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
110 Waterton Canyon (please use one or both of the two more specific locations) 47.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
111 Cañon City (town) 34.6 6 91 6.6% 3.1%
112 McCrae Reservoir 8.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
113 MacKenzie Ave. bridge 34.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
114 Pueblo Reservoir--Swallows State Wildlife Area 36.7 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
115 Phantom Canyon (Fremont) 27.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
116 Cottonwood Creek Trail—N. Union Blvd. to Rangewood Dr. 7.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
117 Cherry Creek Trail--south end to Walker Road Gravel Pond 38.9 4 62 6.5% 2.5%
118 Pikeview Reservoir 4.3 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
119 Temple Canyon Park 38.7 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
120 Aiken Canyon Preserve 15.1 4 81 4.9% 1.9%
121 Pond at 29th Lane and South Road 45.2 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
122 University of Colorado Colorado Springs 4.3 3 57 5.3% 1.8%
123 Pueblo Reservoir--N Picnic Rd 39.1 3 61 4.9% 1.7%
124 Willow Circle neighborhood 3.5 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
125 Red Creek Springs Road West 43.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
126 High Line Canal Trail--south of Chatfield Reservoir 49.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
127 Monument Valley Park 1.2 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
128 Pueblo Reservoir State Wildlife Area--Turkey Creek 37.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
129 Midway Landfill 21.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
130 Cheyenne Mountain SP 7.1 3 81 3.7% 1.3%
131 Chatfield SP--Gazebo Heronry Overlook Area 49.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
132 Chatfield SP--Model Airplane Field 49.9 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
133 Bear Creek Park West (El Paso) 2.4 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
134 Juniper Breaks Campground 38.7 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
135 Chatfield SP--Upstream of Kingfisher Bridge (West) 49.1 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
136 Corral Bluffs (Limited Access) 12.1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
137 East Plum Creek Trail 39.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
138 Santa Fe Regional Trail--Pine Creek, Colorado Springs 6.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
139 Pueblo City Park 40.4 5 290 1.7% 0.7%
140 Stratton Open Space 3.4 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
141 Pueblo Reservoir--N-1 Road 38.7 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
142 Pueblo (City) Consider using more specific locations, please 41.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
143 Pueblo Reservoir--Hobie Cat Rd 39.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
144 Rouse Park 34.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
145 Parker Regional Park (aka Salisbury Equestrian Park) 46.2 3 231 1.3% 0.4%
146 Palmer Park 4.2 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
147 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 4.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
148 Kettle Lakes 8.9 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
149 Bear Creek Nature Center 3.1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
150 Chatfield SP--Plum Creek Nature Area 49.5 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
151 Holy Cross Abbey 33.7 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
152 Roxborough SP 43.3 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
153 Memorial Park & Prospect Lake 1.4 2 414 0.5% 0.1%
154 Chatfield SP--Downstream from Kingfisher Bridge (W) 49.6 1 141 0.7% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.