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A birder's guide to a very special place.

Birding By County

where to go and what you might find
  • Adams1
  • Alamosa2
  • Arapahoe3
  • Archuleta4
  • Baca5
  • Bent6
  • Boulder7
  • Broomfield8
  • Chaffee9
  • Cheyenne10
  • Clear Creek11
  • Conejos12
  • Costilla13
  • Crowley14
  • Custer15
  • Delta16
  • Denver17
  • Dolores18
  • Douglas19
  • Eagle20
  • El Paso21
  • Elbert22
  • Fremont23
  • Garfield24
  • Gilpin25
  • Grand26
  • Gunnison27
  • Hinsdale28
  • Huerfano29
  • Jackson30
  • Jefferson31
  • Kiowa32
  • Kit Carson33
  • La Plata34
  • Lake35
  • Larimer36
  • Las Animas37
  • Lincoln38
  • Logan39
  • Mesa40
  • Mineral41
  • Moffat42
  • Montezuma43
  • Montrose44
  • Morgan45
  • Otero46
  • Ouray47
  • Park48
  • Phillips49
  • Pitkin50
  • Prowers51
  • Pueblo52
  • Rio Blanco53
  • Rio Grande54
  • Routt55
  • Saguache56
  • San Juan57
  • San Miguel58
  • Sedgwick59
  • Summit60
  • Teller61
  • Washington62
  • Weld63
  • Yuma64
      Printable Guide for Arapahoe County

County Map Arapahoe County
Author(s):  Jared Del Rosso, Nathan Pieplow, Andrew Spencer, Steve Stachowiak
County Seat: Littleton
Size: 800 square miles
Low Elevation: 4,743 ft. - Beaver Creek on the Washington border
High Elevation: 6,210 ft. - Smoky Hill Ridge
Best Birds: Arctic Loon (2002), Wood Stork (1902), Black-headed Gull (1988)
Checklist: Arapahoe County Checklist
Introduction: Like Adams County, its neighbor to the north, Arapahoe is a long, long rectangle whose western quarter is urban and whose eastern three quarters are nearly empty. Like in Adams, the undisputed crown jewel of birding sites in Arapahoe is one state park built around a large reservoir--in this case, Cherry Creek Reservoir.
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Birding Sites

Aurora Reservoir
Habitat: Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie
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Bowles Grove Park
Habitat: Pond, Park, Lowland Riparian
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Centennial Park
Habitat: Pond, Park
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Cherry Creek State Park
Habitat: Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie
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Coal Creek Arena
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Stream
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Deer Trail
Habitat: Urban/Suburban
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High Line Canal (Arapahoe County portion)
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Pond
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Ketring Pond
Habitat: Pond, Park
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McLellen Reservoir
Habitat: Reservoir
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Quincy Reservoir
Habitat: Reservoir, Lowland Riparian
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South Platte Park
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Pond, Marsh
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Utah Park
Habitat: Park, Pond, Marsh, Lowland Riparian
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Contributing Authors

Henry Armknecht Forrest Luke
Jason Beason Rich Miller
James Beatty Mark Minner-Lee
James D. Beatty Steven Mlodinow
Jim Berry SeEtta Moss
Sue Bonfield Mark Peterson
Allan Burns Nathan Pieplow
Todd Deininger Kim Potter
Jared Del Rosso Joe Roller
Coen Dexter Chris Rurik
Lisa Edwards Bill Schmoker
David M. Elwonger Randall Siebert
Barry Gingrich Dave Silverman
Dona Hilkey Virginia Simmons
Charles Hundertmark Andrew Spencer
Jeff Jones Steve Stachowiak
Bill Kaempfer David Suddjian
Hugh Kingery John Toolen
Nicholas Komar Linda Vidal
David Leatherman Mark Yaeger
Tony Leukering The Yampa Valley Birding Club
Rich Levad Sherrie York
Tom Litteral Eric Zorawowicz

Photo Credits

Margaret Arp Dick Maxfield
Carol Blackard Bill Maynard
Steve Bouricious Matt Newport
Steve Brown Christian Nunes
Bill Eden Brandon Percival
David Elwonger Nathan Pieplow
Dennis Garrison Ken Rush
Bruce Gill Bill Schmoker
Gregg Goodrich Larry Semo
Pat Gould Scott Severs
Larry Griffin Andrew Spencer
BB Hahn Jane Stulp
Thomas Heinrich Joel Such
Rachel Hopper Van Truan
Greg Joder Glenn Walbek
Dave Leatherman Cole Wild
Thomas Lechleitner Larry Wilson
Tony Leukering Sherman Wing
Dan Makolondra Chris Wood

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