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The article offers information on several rare birds in Colorado including the Greater white-fronted goose, the American woodcock, and the Snowy owl.

An essay is presented on the food that American Woodcocks eat. Topics discussed include the physiological characteristics of the birds, the importance of worms in woodcocks' diet and the ways by which the birds find their food. Also discussed are the factors affecting the food supply of American Woodcocks and the types of probing they do to find worms.

The article presents an overview of the winter season in the U.S. from December 2013 to February 2014. Topics discussed include bird counting, drought conditions in Colorado, and existence of Gray-bellied Brant and American Woodcock. Information on the winter appearances of several birds species including Northern Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, and Rusty Blackbird.

The article presents the results of the 58th Colorado Bird Records Committee (CBRC) Report regarding the validity of 37 documented occurrences of 20 species. Highlighted in the report is the third state record for the Coragyps atratus or Black Vulture and seven records for the Larus glaucoides or Iceland Gull. County records of the Gavia stellata or Red-throated Loon, Vireo solitarius or Blue-headed Vireo and Scopolax minor or American Woodcock are also highlighted. The report format used and some committee erratum are presented.