Baca County
Author(s): Mark Peterson, Nathan Pieplow, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Springfield
Size: 2,554 square miles
Low Elevation: 3,470 ft. - Cimarron River on the KS border
High Elevation: 5,280 ft. - Carrizo Mountain
Best Birds: Barred Owl (2000), Cerulean Warbler (1989), Louisiana Waterthrush (1989), Common Black-Hawk (1991)
Checklist: Baca County Checklist
Introduction: Despite the distance from Denver, many Colorado birders make the pilgrimage to Baca County regularly, often several times a year. Among Baca's many charms, the foremost have to be the tremendous potential of the county's many migrant traps, the state's only publicly accessible Lesser Prairie-Chicken lek, and the unique biogeography of the area around Cottonwood Canyon, where many birds typical of the southwest deserts meet eastern breeders.
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Carrizo Canyon Picnic Area
Habitat: Stream, Cliff Face, Lowland Riparian
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Comanche Grasslands (Baca County Section)
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
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Cottonwood Canyon
Habitat: Rimrock/Mesa, Stream, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie, Pinyon-Juniper Forest, Scrub Oak Forest
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Gallinas Canyon
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie, Pinyon-Juniper Forest
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Picture Canyon
Habitat: Cliff Face, Cholla, Yucca, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie, Pinyon-Juniper Forest
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Santa Fe Trail Hunts (Prairie-Chicken lek tours)
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
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Two Buttes State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie; Yucca; Marsh; Pond/Lake/Reservoir; Lowland Riparian; Rimrock/Mesa
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