Jefferson County
Author(s): Hugh Kingery, Nathan Pieplow, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Golden
Size: 768 square miles
Low Elevation: 5,243 ft. - Clear Creek on the Adams border
High Elevation: 11,589 ft. - Buffalo Peak
Best Birds: Thick-billed Kingbird (1992), Red-faced Warbler (1993), Bronzed Cowbird (1990)
Checklist: Jefferson County Checklist
Introduction: This westernmost urban metro county, affectionately known by locals as "Jeffco", contains lots of people, but luckily also lots of National Forest and Open Space. It does not extend far enough west to get into the very high country, but it does boast many fine foothill and low montane birding spots, some tightly packed urban and semi-urban migrant traps, and many excellent bodies of water ranging from the small to the very large.
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Apex Park
Habitat: Foothill Shrub, Ponderosa Forest, Lowland Riparian
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Arvada Reservoir
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Lowland Riparian
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Audubon Nature Center
Habitat: Riparian, stream, gravel ponds, shrubland, grassland.
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Bear Creek Canyon area
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Stream, Ponderosa Forest, Mountain Meadow, Foothill Shrub, Cliff Face, Mixed Conifer Forest
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Bear Creek Greenbelt (Jefferson portion)
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Marsh, Grassland/Prairie, Urban/Suburban
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Bear Creek Lake Park
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie, Marsh
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Belmar Historic Park
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Park/Cemetery
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Bergen Park Area
Habitat: Ponderosa Forest, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Aspen Grove, Urban/Suburban, Pond
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Chatfield State Park
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Stream, Grassland/Prairie, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt, Marsh
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Cheeseman Reservoir
Habitat: Lake, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Burn Area
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Clear Creek Greenbelt
Habitat: Urban/Suburban, Stream, Lowland Riparian
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Conifer area
Habitat: Mixed-Conifer Forest, Ponderosa Forest, Mountain Meadow, Pond
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Crown Hill Park/Lake/Cemetery
Habitat: Park/Cemetery, Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt
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Evergreen area
Habitat: Ponderosa Forest, Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh, Mixed Conifer Forest
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Genessee Mountain Park
Habitat: Ponderosa Forest, Mountain Meadow, Foothill Shrub
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Golden
Habitat: Urban/Suburban, Stream, Lowland Riparian, Park/Cemetery, Pond/Lake/Reservoir
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Golden Gate Canyon
Habitat: Cliff Face, Stream, Lowland Riparian, Foothill Shrub, Ponderosa Forest, Mountain Meadow
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Hine Lake Park and Blue Heron Pond
Habitat: Lake, Grassland/Prairie
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Hyatt Lake and nearby ponds
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Urban/Suburban
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Kittredge area
Habitat: Ponderosa Forest, Stream, Streamside Willow, Mixed Conifer Forest
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Little Dry Creek Trail
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Lake, Urban/Suburban
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Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve
Habitat: Ponderosa Forest
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Pine Valley Ranch Open Space
Habitat: Ponderosa Forest, Streamside Willow, Lake, Burn Area, Mixed-Conifer Forest
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Red Rocks Park
Habitat: Cliff Face, Lowland Riparian, Foothill Shrub
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Reynolds Open Space Park
Habitat: Ponderosa Forest, Mixed-Conifer Forest
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South Turkey Creek Canyon
Habitat: Foothill Shrub, Ponderosa Forest, Mixed-Conifer Forest, Lowland Riparian
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South Valley Park
Habitat: Foothill Shrub, Lowland Riparian, Rimrock/Mesa
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Stony Pass Road
Habitat: Mixed-Conifer Forest, Aspen Grove, Streamside Willow
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Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Pond, Marsh, Grassland/Prairie
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Walton Reservoir and Leyden Lake
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie
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Waterton Canyon
Habitat: Foothill Shrub, Lowland Riparian, Ponderosa Forest, Mixed-Conifer Forest
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Wheat Ridge Greenbelt
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Marsh, Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Stream
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White Ranch Open Space
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Foothill Shrub, Mountain Meadow, Ponderosa Forest
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