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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 Bent County

County Map Bent County
Author(s):  Mark Peterson, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Las Animas
Size: 1,517 square miles
Low Elevation: 3,665 ft. - Arkansas River on the Prowers border
High Elevation: 4,855 ft. - San Jose Ranch Mesa
Best Birds: Dusky-capped Flycatcher (1883), Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (2002), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2000)
Checklist: Bent County Checklist
Introduction: This is not just another square shaped eastern plains county. Bent County is arguably the best of the counties east of the mountains in both variety and quality of species that breed, migrate through, or winter here. For example, over 20 and sometimes over 30 species of warblers occur in the county every year, Greater Roadrunners and Black Rails breed within a couple of miles of each other, and just about every species of shorebird, wader, and waterbird that has been seen in the state has been seen somewhere in the county.
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Birding Sites

Fort Lyon Area
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt, Grassland/Prairie, Tamarisk
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Fort Lyon Canal
Habitat: Stream, Lowland Riparian
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Fort Lyon Wildlife Area
Habitat: Marsh, Grassland/Prairie
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John Martin Reservoir State Park
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt, Grassland/Prairie, Tamarisk
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Las Animas
Habitat: Urban/Suburban, Park/Cemetery, Stream, Lowland Riparian
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Las Animas State Fishing Unit
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir
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Melody Tempel Grove
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie
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Setchfield State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Pinyon/Juniper Forest, Rimrock/Mesa, Grassland/Prairie
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Shane's Place
Habitat: Marsh, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie
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Thomeczek's Wildlife Area and Campgrounds
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie, Lowland Riparian
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Verhoeff Reservoir
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh
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Wilson Ranch
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie, Mesa/Rimrock, 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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