Custer County
Author(s): Lisa Edwards, Mark Peterson, Nathan Pieplow, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Westcliffe
Size: 740 square miles
Low Elevation: 5,720 ft. - East slope of Jackson Hill
High Elevation: 14,260 ft. - East Crestone Peak
Best Birds: Snowy Owl (1971), Pomarine Jaeger (1973), Reddish Egret (2009)
Checklist: Custer County Checklist
Introduction: Like many of Colorado's small mountain counties, Custer County is rarely birded except by a few locals. Unlike many of Colorado's small mountain counties, Custer County includes a surprising large range of habitats, and the potential to rack up a list of 100 or more on a good day during migration. Possibilities range from lowland species such as Lewis' Woodpecker and Juniper Titmouse in the NE corner to shorebirds and waterbirds near Westcliffe to ptarmigan and rosy-finches above treeline. Not many Front Range counties can offer such a choice!
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Greenwood area
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Urban/Suburban, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Scrub Oak Forest
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Hermit Pass
Habitat: Mixed-Conifer Forest, Spruce-Fir Forest, Krummholz, Alpine Tundra
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Lake San Isabel
Habitat: Mixed-Conifer Forest, Streamside Willow, Lake
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Ophir Creek Road
Habitat: Aspen Grove, Streamside Willow, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Mountain Meadow
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South Colony Lakes Road
Habitat: Mixed-Conifer Forest, Krummholz, Streamside Willow, Alpine Tundra
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Wetmore area
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Urban/Suburban, Pinyon-Juniper Forest
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