Colorado Birding

Archuleta County
Author(s):  James Beatty, James D. Beatty
County Seat: Pagosa Springs
Size: 1,353 square miles
Low Elevation: 6,085 ft. - Navajo Reservoir
High Elevation: 13,300 ft. - Summit Peak
Best Birds: Whip-poor-will (1999), Least Bittern (1915)
Checklist: Archuleta County Checklist
Introduction: Archuleta is a southwestern county, which borders New Mexico, is sparsely populated and not traversed by very many major highways. It is not heavily birded and the eastern portions are not easily accessible unless you are camping. The Continental Divide crosses the southeast corner and mountain peaks exceed 12,000 feet in the southeastern part of the county. Habitats range from sub-alpine to dry sagebrush with considerable pinyon-juniper regions in the south and southwestern regions. Navajo Reservoir is the only large body of water and there are several lakes just west of Pagosa Springs, the only town of any size in the county. Most of the central parts are ponderosa with spruce/fir at higher elevations.

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