Water levels at Boyd Lake fluctuate and attract numerous diving waterfowl, gulls and shorebirds in migration. Adjacent riparian forest and grasslands attract a variety of migrants. Rarities have included Yellow-billed and Red-throated Loons, Long-tailed Duck, jaegers, Black-legged Kittiwake, Laughing Gull, Iceland Gull and Kelp Gull.

Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir

Directions: Take Windsor Exit from I 25 (Exit 262), go west on CR 32 (Carpenter Road) 1.5 miles, then left on CR 9 1 mile, then right on CR 30 1.2 miles, then left on CR 11C 2.2 miles to paved entrance on left. State Park fee required.

Acknowledgments: Hotspot information was originally compiled on Birding Colorado, a service of Colorado Field Ornithologists. CFO thanks all the original contributors.