Birding spots · Colorado

Best Birding Spots in Montezuma County, Colorado

Totten Lake leads Montezuma County's birding spots with 190 species reported, best in spring. 41 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Totten Lake	190	994	73	148	121	146
McPhee Reservoir	188	603	56	132	128	123
San Juan National Forest	183	583	53	127	122	151
Narraguinnep	172	509	44	105	78	133
Denny Lake Park	152	834	76	122	73	103
Summit Reservoir	148	279	24	102	101	96
Mancos State Park	120	174	3	71	86	57
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument	115	120	44	89	46	79
Geer Natural Area	114	239	31	83	41	72
Puett Reservoir	108	92	18	75	44	54
Bauer Lake	106	152	30	76	51	48
Flanders Park	95	136	45	53	61	32
Moccasin Canyon	95	94	11	84	50	12
Yucca House National Monument	94	109	38	54	37	57
Jessup Canyon	84	91	16	66	45	8
Mesa Verde National Park	78	254	0	50	52	32
Spruce Tree Canyon	78	188	6	55	49	41
McPhee Recreation Area	67	70	0	33	30	34
Joe Moore Reservoir State Wildlife Area	66	51	0	56	24	22
Mesa Verde National Park (Lone Cone)	64	115	0	50	51	25
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (Pine Creek)	64	86	8	41	33	19
Mesa Verde National Park (southwest)	62	71	0	39	36	11
Mesa Verde National Park (Fewkes Canyon)	60	172	0	29	45	29
Carpenter Natural Area	59	82	19	37	24	14
Mesa Verde National Park (Spruce Tree Canyon)	54	147	1	28	37	27
Mesa Verde National Park (Little Soda Canyon)	50	91	0	22	24	30
Mesa Verde National Park (southwest)	49	57	0	27	32	24
Mesa Verde National Park (Navajo Hill)	45	106	0	24	27	14
Mesa Verde National Park (Badger House Community (historical))	41	62	0	13	23	17
Mesa Verde National Park (School Section Canyon)	36	60	0	20	27	9
Mesa Verde National Park (north)	35	55	0	16	12	5
Mesa Verde National Park (Park Mesa)	32	96	0	14	16	12
Parque de Vida	27	52	20	7	0	17
Birding spot near Cortez	132	194	48	75	74	81
Birding spot near Mancos	104	464	31	68	68	68
Birding spot near Cortez (west)	77	171	21	58	43	32
Birding spot near Dolores	76	104	16	31	29	37
Birding spot near Cortez (northwest)	70	86	48	0	19	27
Birding spot near Dove Creek	58	66	0	50	18	6
Birding spot near Cortez (McElmo Falls)	41	60	18	26	13	18
Birding spot near Cortez (east)	35	55	10	19	13	7