Birding spots · Colorado

Best Birding Spots in Pueblo County, Colorado

Chico Basin leads Pueblo County's birding spots with 249 species reported, best in spring. 43 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
Chico Basin	249	963	52	236	132	174
J N Holland Reservoir Number 2	241	1,136	40	226	98	155
Lake Pueblo	223	1,695	123	181	105	148
J N Holland Reservoir Number 2 (south)	207	616	20	188	55	124
Lake Pueblo State Park (northeast)	197	825	88	149	94	121
Pueblo Reservoir	195	535	119	115	54	126
North Mills Clarifying Pond	192	1,694	89	164	103	122
Lake Pueblo State Park (Rock Canyon)	192	607	82	136	90	136
Lake Pueblo State Park (Trustees Pueblo WW Reservoir Number 2)	188	694	92	148	79	107
Lake Pueblo State Park	185	1,491	111	103	70	118
Lake Pueblo State Park (Swallows)	172	285	50	134	85	95
City Park (Southside Reservoirs)	162	1,611	70	110	76	104
Arkansas River Corridor	145	357	78	109	80	88
J N Holland Reservoir Number 2 (2)	143	80	10	119	7	75
Lake Minnequa	137	271	58	109	53	56
Lake Pueblo State Park (northwest)	122	264	70	69	20	75
Lake Pueblo State Park (east)	121	148	57	89	56	36
Lake Pueblo State Park (Peck Creek)	110	268	64	26	8	68
Pueblo Mountain Park	107	454	21	72	87	41
Arkansas River Corridor (Goodnight)	106	98	50	88	48	42
Lake Pueblo State Park (northwest)	103	351	69	67	15	33
Beckwith Reservoir	98	112	32	68	52	22
Lake Pueblo State Park (Boggs Creek)	96	383	64	44	3	65
Pueblo Reservoir State Wildlife Area	96	71	35	52	21	22
Pueblo Reservoir (Rock Creek)	86	151	53	40	9	18
Lake Pueblo State Park (Rock Creek)	85	109	51	21	2	56
Mineral Palace Park	84	364	45	56	34	41
Pueblo Reservoir (north)	84	154	46	40	17	15
Lake Pueblo State Park (Turkey Creek)	84	92	53	46	10	19
Arkansas River Corridor (Southside Reservoirs)	82	51	46	41	38	9
Beulah	67	76	30	36	52	3
Lake Pueblo State Park (Liberty Point)	66	202	54	24	1	31
Saint Charles Mesa Reservoir Number 2	45	51	44	0	0	0
Birding spot near Pueblo	209	824	88	179	101	145
Birding spot near Salt Creek	105	243	46	85	36	54
Birding spot near Pueblo West	81	551	42	54	22	30
Birding spot near Fowler	79	122	26	69	41	11
Birding spot near Pueblo (south)	76	170	24	46	37	49
Birding spot near Colorado City	50	202	6	28	27	26
Birding spot near Pueblo (southeast)	43	121	18	21	19	23
Birding spot near Pueblo West (southwest)	39	147	25	17	6	24
Birding spot near Pueblo (southeast)	36	92	26	3	7	21
Birding spot near Pueblo West (southwest)	35	61	10	28	0	0