Grand County
Author(s): Todd Deininger, Nathan Pieplow
County Seat: Hot Sulphur Springs
Size: 1,854 square miles
Low Elevation: 6,840 ft. - Colorado River on the Eagle border
High Elevation: 13,553 ft. - Pettingell Peak
Best Birds: Blue-throated Hummingbird (1973), Black-billed Cuckoo (1973 & 2000)
Checklist: Grand County Checklist
Introduction: This county lives up to its name. It contains the headwaters of the Colorado River, the entire west slope of Rocky Mountain National Park, several large reservoirs, the largest natural lake in the state, a superb patch of road-accessible tundra, some beautiful and easily birded PJ habitats, and everything that one could reasonably expect to come in between. A large part of Grand County is comprised of the intermountain valley known as Middle Park (because of its strategic location between North Park and South Park), much of which sports high sage desert complete with Greater Sage-Grouse.
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Cabin Creek Road and CO 125
Habitat: Stream; Streamside Willow; Lodgepole Forest
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Gore Pass
Habitat: Mountain Meadow; Sagebrush; Aspen Grove; Spruce-Fir Forest
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Grand Lake Area
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir; Stream; Lodgepole Forest; Urban/Suburban; Streamside Willow; Wet Meadow; Mountain Meadow
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Hot Sulphur Springs
Habitat: Urban/Suburban; Lowland Riparian; Stream; Cliff Face; Streamside Willow
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Kremmling
Habitat: Urban/Suburban; Cliff Face; Sagebrush; Marsh; Wet Meadow; Pond/Lake/Reservoir
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Mount Ida
Habitat: Lodgepole Forest; Spruce-Fir Forest; Alpine Tundra; Cliff Face
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Rabbit Ears Pass and Muddy Pass
Habitat: Mountain Meadow; Lodgepole Forest
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Radium State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Pinyon/Juniper; Lowland Riparian; Stream; Streamside Willow
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Rollins Pass (West Side)
Habitat: Lodgepole Forest; Spruce-Fir Forest; Alpine Tundra; Cliff Face
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Trail Ridge Road (Grand County section)
Habitat: Lodgepole Forest; Spruce-Fir Forest; Alpine Tundra
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Williams Fork Reservoir
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir; Wet Meadow; Grassland/Prairie; Burn Area
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Willow Creek Reservoir
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir; Lodgepole Forest; Mountain Meadow
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Wolford Mountain Reservoir
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir; Sagebrush; Wet Meadow
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