Lake Pueblo State Park plays host to a diverse array of avian wildlife throughout the year. Below is just a sampling of what can be seen while walking through the Rock Canyon area.
Wood Duck and juvenile Mallard Ducks in the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Audubon’s Warbler at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Audubon’s Warbler at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Bewicks’s Wren at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Blue Jay at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Great Blue Heron perched on one leg at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Wilson’s Warbler at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Red-tail Hawk at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
California Gull Studies the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Osprey Perched at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Say’s Phoebe at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Mystery Warbler at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
This is a heavily cropped image of a bird I can’t make a definitive identification on. My best guess is it is either a Western Wood-Pewee or an Olive-sided flycatcher. 
Downy Woodpecker at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado August 19, 2018 
Juvenile American Robin at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. Your know it’s a slow day when I start shooting Robins. 
Cormorant in Flight at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Wild Turkey Hen in the early morning at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Wren at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Green Heron at Lake Pueblo State Park, CO 
Field Sparrow at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Great Blue Heron wades in the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Hairy Woodpecker at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Tropical Kingbird at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. According to my Audubon field book this bird should not be in Colorado. 
Orchard Oriole Female at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Red- winged Blackbird Female at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Red-tailed Hawk at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Barn Swallow at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Tropical Kingbird at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. I don’t know why these birds are here. According to my research they are way outside their normal range. 
Nutting’s Flycatcher at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Great Horned Owl Juvenile at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Grackle checking out his reflection in the Anticline Fishing Pond at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Flicker at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Mallard Duck at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Bullock’s Oriole at Lake Pueblo State Park in Colorado 
American Kestrel at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. Shot with Panasonic Lumix GX-85 45-150mm lens 
This is my first confirmed sighting of a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. This kind of bird I usually relegate to the “flitty bird” category due to the difficulty of finding one sitting still long enough to photograph. 
Cedar Waxwing at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. This bird is a rare visitor to the park. 
A Meadow Lark Greets the Morning Sun at Lake Pueblo State Park. Meadow Larks are frequent inhabitants of the park from early Spring to Late June. 
Canada goose napping at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado