Birding Colorado

Summit County
Author(s):  Sue Bonfield, Hugh Kingery
County Seat: Breckenridge
Size: 607 square miles
Low Elevation: 7,530 ft. - Blue River on the Grand border
High Elevation: 14,270 ft. - Grays Peak
Best Birds: Magnificent Frigatebird (1985), LeConte's Sparrow (1886)
Checklist: Summit County Checklist
Introduction: Famous as a ski destination, Summit is the closest West Slope county to Denver. Like other small mountain counties, it can be hard to amass a long list here, but quality is often high. Summit's two large reservoirs are usually pretty dull, but once in a while they can come through with good waterbirds. In the winter Barrow's Goldeneye is reliable, and Rosy-Finches can sometimes be found at feeders in the ski towns, but otherwise this county is best as a warm-weather birding destination.

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