Colorado Birding

Dolores County
Author(s):  Nathan Pieplow, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Dove Creek
Size: 1,077 square miles
Low Elevation: 5,150 ft. - Cross Canyon in the SW spike
High Elevation: 14,246 ft. - Mount Wilson
Best Birds: Hooded Warbler (2001)
Checklist: Dolores County Checklist
Introduction: Dolores County. This remote western county is the farthest from Denver by car. It has every kind of scenery possible in SW Colorado, but it is probably one of the least explored counties in the state, and its bird potential remains largely untapped. The county has three distinct geographical areas, with the PJ canyons, sagebrush and agricultural fields in the west; the mid-elevation Ponderosa Pine and oak woodland in the central part of the county; and the high-country spruce-fir area in the east.

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