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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 Baca County

County Map Baca County
Author(s):  Mark Peterson, Nathan Pieplow, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Springfield
Size: 2,554 square miles
Low Elevation: 3,470 ft. - Cimarron River on the KS border
High Elevation: 5,280 ft. - Carrizo Mountain
Best Birds: Barred Owl (2000), Cerulean Warbler (1989), Louisiana Waterthrush (1989), Common Black-Hawk (1991)
Checklist: Baca County Checklist
Introduction: Despite the distance from Denver, many Colorado birders make the pilgrimage to Baca County regularly, often several times a year. Among Baca's many charms, the foremost have to be the tremendous potential of the county's many migrant traps, the state's only publicly accessible Lesser Prairie-Chicken lek, and the unique biogeography of the area around Cottonwood Canyon, where many birds typical of the southwest deserts meet eastern breeders.
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Birding Sites

Burchfield State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Hedgerow/Shelterbelt
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Campo
Habitat: Urban/Suburban
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Campo Lek
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie; Yucca
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Carrizo Canyon Picnic Area
Habitat: Stream, Cliff Face, Lowland Riparian
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Comanche Grasslands (Baca County Section)
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
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Cottonwood Canyon
Habitat: Rimrock/Mesa, Stream, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie, Pinyon-Juniper Forest, Scrub Oak Forest
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End of 'U' Ranch
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
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Gallinas Canyon
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie, Pinyon-Juniper Forest
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Picture Canyon
Habitat: Cliff Face, Cholla, Yucca, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie, Pinyon-Juniper Forest
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Santa Fe Trail Hunts (Prairie-Chicken lek tours)
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
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Southeast Corner of Colorado
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
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Springfield
Habitat: Urban/Suburban
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Turks Pond State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir
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Two Buttes State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie; Yucca; Marsh; Pond/Lake/Reservoir; Lowland Riparian; Rimrock/Mesa
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Walsh
Habitat: Urban/Suburban, Pond/Lake/Reservoir
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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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