Colorado County Birding

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  • Specialties
  • General Information
    • Geographic Terminology
    • Habitats
      • Sagebrush
      • Yucca
      • Shortgrass Prairie
      • Lowland Riparian Woodland
      • Scrub Oak Woodland
      • Pinyon-Juniper Forest
      • Foothill Shrubs
      • Ponderosa Pine Forest
      • Aspen Groves
      • Lodgepole Pine Forest
      • Streamside Willows
      • Spruce-Fir Forest
      • Alpine Tundra
      • Cliff Faces
      • Subalpine Life Zone
      • Rimrock and Mesa Country
    • Public & Private Lands
    • Hazards
    • Weather
    • Publications
    • Ethics

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Birding Colorado

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Birding By County

Find the best places to bird in each Colorado county.

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Checklists

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Specialties

A guide to finding those special species.

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A birder's guide to a very special place.

Discover Wild Colorado

Welcome to Colorado County Birding --

a website by the birders of Colorado, for the birders of Colorado--as well as for birders visiting from elsewhere. Here you'll find site descriptions and checklists for every county, plus information on habitats, hazards, access to sites and specialty species. Whether you are a native or a visitor, we hope this site will help you plan trips to find the birds you are looking for. More importantly, we hope it will encourage you to explore new corners of this marvelous state, to add to our existing knowledge of Colorado birds and their distributions, and to support rural economies.

Birding Ethics

Conscientious birders believe protecting the welfare of birds and their environment is the one of the most important aspects of birding. Please follow these guidelines while birding. Learn more ...

Geographic Terminology

Learn the local lingo for referring to the different parts of Colorado. Learn more ...

Colorado Weather

There is a saying about Colorado: no matter what time of year it is, and no matter what the weather is like, you can be sure that it is very unusual weather for that time of year! Learn more ...

Publications

Need an atlas of Colorado or help finding other popular publications for the state? Learn more ...

Our Many Habitats

Colorado is blessed with a tremendous variety of habitat types, which results in a tremendous variety of birds. In order to find a bird, you are best off looking for its habitat, and this requires at least a basic knowledge of Colorado's flora and geology. This section describes the main habitat types and some birds that are associated with them and may be hard to find elsewhere.

Public & Private Lands

Coloradans are lucky to live in a state that is over one-third public land. However, it is not always obvious whether particular lands are open to the public, and what regulations govern them. It is the responsibility of the birder at all times to respect the rights of private property owners and the regulations in effect on public lands.

Hazards

Stay safe while birding! We've compiled a list of often encountered hazards in the state, things like avalanches, weather threats, hypothermia, lightning, mountain road driving, etc.

Contributing Authors

Henry Armknecht Forrest Luke
Jason Beason Rich Miller
James Beatty Mark Minner-Lee
James D. Beatty Steven Mlodinow
Jim Berry SeEtta Moss
Sue Bonfield Mark Peterson
Allan Burns Nathan Pieplow
Todd Deininger Kim Potter
Jared Del Rosso Joe Roller
Coen Dexter Chris Rurik
Lisa Edwards Bill Schmoker
David M. Elwonger Randall Siebert
Barry Gingrich Dave Silverman
Dona Hilkey Virginia Simmons
Charles Hundertmark Andrew Spencer
Jeff Jones Steve Stachowiak
Bill Kaempfer David Suddjian
Hugh Kingery John Toolen
Nicholas Komar Linda Vidal
David Leatherman Mark Yaeger
Tony Leukering The Yampa Valley Birding Club
Rich Levad Sherrie York
Tom Litteral Eric Zorawowicz

Photo Credits

Margaret Arp Dick Maxfield
Carol Blackard Bill Maynard
Steve Bouricious Matt Newport
Steve Brown Christian Nunes
Bill Eden Brandon Percival
David Elwonger Nathan Pieplow
Dennis Garrison Ken Rush
Bruce Gill Bill Schmoker
Gregg Goodrich Larry Semo
Pat Gould Scott Severs
Larry Griffin Andrew Spencer
BB Hahn Jane Stulp
Thomas Heinrich Joel Such
Rachel Hopper Van Truan
Greg Joder Glenn Walbek
Dave Leatherman Cole Wild
Thomas Lechleitner Larry Wilson
Tony Leukering Sherman Wing
Dan Makolondra Chris Wood

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Interested in authoring a county?  Have a question or comment?  Just contact us or connect through our other on-line sites.

  • CFO County Birding Editor
  • COBIRDS Google Group (mailing list)
  • CFO Facebook Group
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