Birding spots · Colorado

Best Birding Spots in Yuma County, Colorado

Stalker Lake State Wildlife Area leads Yuma County's birding spots with 187 species reported, best in spring. 11 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
Stalker Lake State Wildlife Area	187	389	39	161	77	115
Hale Ponds	146	197	23	109	59	93
Stalker Lake	134	217	8	112	39	85
South Republican State Wildlife Area	127	151	21	102	42	82
Lake Yuma	97	68	9	78	19	33
Bonny Lake State Park/South Republican State Wildlife Area	86	78	17	64	26	36
Wray Watershed District Reservoir Number 5	83	117	5	77	17	28
South Republican State Wildlife Area (west)	82	72	19	59	17	15
Bonny Lake State Park	78	122	20	44	38	45
South Republican State Wildlife Area (Landsman Creek)	74	82	19	60	33	20
Birding spot near Idalia	38	107	0	0	0	37