Washington County
Author(s): Nathan Pieplow, Joe Roller, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Akron
Size: 2,520 square miles
Low Elevation: 4,061 ft. - South Platte River on the Logan border
High Elevation: 5,420 ft. - Presidents Hill
Best Birds: Reddish Egret (2002), Connecticut Warbler (2001)
Checklist: Washington County Checklist
Introduction: Washington County. This county is famous for including most of Prewitt Reservoir, one of the state's premier sites for shorebirds and migrant passerines. Other than that, it is generally reputed to be one gigantic backwards-L-shaped piece of empty. But, as we hope to show, this reputation is only mostly deserved!
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Longspur and Plover areas in Washington County
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
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Messex State Wildlife Area (south unit)
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt
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Otis
Habitat: Urban/Suburban, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt, Lake/Pond/Reservoir
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Prewitt Reservoir State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Lake/Pond/Reservoir, Lowland Riparian, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt, Marsh
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