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19 Porch Notes tagged “birding,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Bent County
John Martin Reservoir is a state park and a flood-control dam at the same time
John Martin Reservoir in Bent County is a federal flood-control and irrigation reservoir on the Arkansas River that is also a Colorado state park for fishing, boating, and birding.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Rio Grande County
Near Monte Vista, a national wildlife refuge is built around migrating cranes
The Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Rio Grande County manages wetlands and fields that draw large numbers of migrating sandhill cranes each spring and fall.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Alamosa County
The wildlife refuges near Alamosa, and the crane migration
The Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge and its neighbors in the San Luis Valley are managed for wildlife, with their own access rules, and the valley draws large numbers of migrating sandhill cranes.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Adams County
Barr Lake near Brighton is one of the Front Range's best birding spots
Barr Lake State Park in Adams County is a Colorado state park known for birds, with a parks pass and a few simple access rules to plan around.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Bent County
In winter, bald eagles roost in the trees near Lake Hasty
John Martin Reservoir's mix of open water, prairie, and riverside cottonwoods draws birds year-round, and in winter bald eagles gather to roost in trees near the Lake Hasty area, making the cold months a prime time to watch birds in Bent County.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Lincoln County
Karval hosts a spring festival built around the mountain plover
The tiny community of Karval holds an annual springtime Mountain Plover Festival that draws birders to one of the bird's important prairie nesting areas.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Weld County
Crow Valley is a cottonwood oasis inside the Pawnee prairie
A cottonwood oasis inside Pawnee National Grassland, Crow Valley adds shade, meadows, and bird habitat to the shortgrass plains.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Weld County
Birdwalk Trailhead turns Crow Valley into a listening walk
Birdwalk Trailhead is a short walk across a dry creek into Crow Valley cottonwoods, busiest with birds during spring and fall migration.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Sedgwick County
Jumbo Reservoir near Julesburg is a State Wildlife Area, not a park
The plains reservoir west of Julesburg, near Crook, is managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife as a State Wildlife Area, which carries its own access and pass rules.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Weld County
St. Vrain State Park is a chain of ponds for fishing and birds
St. Vrain State Park in Firestone, in Weld County, is a cluster of ponds known for close-up birding and stocked pond fishing, with camping along the water.
Read note ->Water and land - Pitkin County
A 25-Acre Nature Preserve Tucked Behind the Aspen Post Office
Hallam Lake puts a half-mile boardwalk loop through wetlands and aspen forest a few minutes' walk from downtown Aspen, with resident birds of prey and an on-site naturalist.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Larimer County
Fossil Creek Reservoir is a quiet birding landscape, not a boating lake
Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area is conserved bird habitat, not a boating lake, so the trails lead to viewing areas instead of the water.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Morgan County
Riverside Park details should start with Fort Morgan parks
Fort Morgan's Parks Department is the official starting point for Riverside Park maps, reservations, and current facility questions.
Read note ->Water and land - Larimer County
Fossil Creek Wetlands is a birding place you mostly view from the edge
Fossil Creek Wetlands in south Fort Collins is creekside bird habitat watched from the Trilby Road pullout or a short paved trail, not entered.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County
Cañon City's Arkansas Riverwalk: an easy trail right through town
A flat, crushed-gravel riverfront trail through Cañon City that locals walk, bike, and run year-round, with no canyon driving required.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Douglas County
Chatfield's heronry is a spring wildlife-watching spot
Chatfield State Park, where the South Platte leaves Waterton Canyon, has a mapped heronry area and hundreds of bird species along the river and reservoir.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Adams County
Two Ponds is a small, free wildlife refuge just outside Adams County
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge in Arvada — in neighboring Jefferson County, a short drive from western Adams County — is a small urban refuge with free trails, managed alongside Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge in Commerce City.
Read note ->Water and land - Kiowa County
Kiowa County's Great Plains Reservoirs are a rest stop for migrating birds
The Great Plains Reservoirs near Eads provide open water on the dry prairie that attracts migrating waterfowl and other birds, which is why they matter to wildlife as well as anglers.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Weld County
The Pawnee Bird Tour is a self-guided drive across the grassland
The Pawnee Bird Tour is a marked self-guided driving route on grassland county roads in Weld County, built around the area's well-known birdlife.
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