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Accessible Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer section) - Larimer County
Aliases: Trail Ridge Road (Larimer section), Medicine Bow Curve, Alpine Visitor Center, Endovalley, Bear Lake
Ownership: Federal - NPS
Description: An entire book has been written to describe birding locations within this beautiful, majestic National Park (Roederer 2002). White-tailed Ptarmigan can usually be found in summer in tundra along Trail Ridge Road near Medicine Bow Curve. In summer, Brown-capped Rosy-Finches sometimes frequent the Alpine Visitor Center (look for these elusive birds near the edges of permanent glaciers). In sub-alpine forest, watch for Dusky Grouse. Endovalley is an excellent location for spruce-fir species. Red-naped and Williamson's Sapsuckers prefer lower elevations in Ponderosa Pine forest with good stands of older Quaking Aspen, which provide nest sites. These nest holes may also serve Northern Pygmy-Owl, Northern Saw-Whet and Flammulated Owls (Rashid, 2005). Three-toed Woodpeckers may be found anywhere with dead trees. Picnic areas throughout the park attract corvids including Gray Jays and Clark's Nutcrackers. Black Swifts and Band-tailed Pigeons can be seen high over Bear Lake.

Habitat: Alpine Tundra, Krummholz, Spruce-Fir Forest, Stream, Streamside Willow, Lodgepole Forest, Mountain Meadow, Aspen Grove, Mixed Conifer Forest, Ponderosa Forest, Pond/Lake/Reservoir
Elevation: 7,860 to 14,259 feet
Directions: RMNP is reached from Denver and other Front Range cities via US 36 or US 34. Park entrance fee required. Park map available at all entrance stations.
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Website: https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm






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SpeciesAccession No.Date(s)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird2004-0469/7/2004
White-eyed Vireo51-96-65 
Pacific Wren2018-057 06/27/2018
Pacific Wren2020-077 6 Jul 2020
Golden-winged Warbler52-74-707/4/1974
Kentucky Warbler52-96-866/11/1996
Cape May Warbler52-77-325/6/1977
Cape May Warbler52-77-506/12/1977 - 6/14/1977
Pine Warbler2021-006 6 Aug 2021
Townsend's x Black-throated Green Warbler2021-007 20 Sep 2021