Delta County
Author(s): Jason Beason
County Seat: Delta
Size: 1,141 square miles
Low Elevation: 4,725 ft. - Gunnison River on the Mesa border
High Elevation: 11,396 ft. - Mount Lamborn
Best Birds: Painted Redstart (1967), Anna's Hummingbird (1996)
Checklist: Delta County Checklist
Introduction: Delta County hosts many habitat types from desert to high-elevation Spruce-Fir. Extensive Riparian habitat with public access also exist in the county, primarily at the Gunnison and Uncompahgre River confluence. Public lands in the form of national forests and BLM lands are easy to access throughout the county.
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Confluence Park
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Marsh
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Escalante Canyon
Habitat: Rimrock/Mesa, Lowland Riparian, Pinyon/Juniper Forest
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Escalante State Wildlife Area (eastern tracts)
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Marsh, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt
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Fruitgrowers Reservoir (Hart's Basin)
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Sagebrush, Marsh
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Grand Mesa (south)
Habitat: Spruce-Fir Forest, Aspen Grove, Scrub-Oak Forest, Foothill Shrub
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Hotchkiss Federal Fish Hatchery
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Cliff Face, Stream
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