Colorado Birding

Pueblo County
Author(s):  Rich Miller, Mark Peterson, Dave Silverman, Mark Yaeger
County Seat: Pueblo
Size: 2,377 square miles
Low Elevation: 4,319 ft. - Arkansas River on the Otero border
High Elevation: 12,347 ft. - Greenhorn Mountain
Best Birds: Iceland Gull (1999), King Rail (1976), Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (1973)
Checklist: Pueblo County Checklist
Introduction: Pueblo County. This might be considered the king of Colorado birding counties. At the very least, it has the largest bird list. This is one of the easiest areas in which to see most of the southeast canyon specialties, and Pueblo Reservoir, one of the largest bodies of water in the state, has attracted just about every rare waterbird you can think of. Much of Pueblo County is private land and the only way to bird is on the road by car. Many of these are gravel roads with a clay base. Clay roads get slick when wet so it is not a good idea to travel on them when rain is threatening (about twice a year in Pueblo).

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