Presents the distribution and relative abundance of each of 374 species found in the western third of the state, which includes portions of the Colorado Plateau, the Wyoming Basin, the Middle Rocky Mountains, and the Southern Rocky Mountains. Each entry features an easy to comprehend bar graph and elevation chart. A birdfinding section depicts 29 of the best places to bird as well as where to go to find 20 target species in the region.

Explore Colorado's incredible diversity of wildlife and the habitats they depend on in an unbelievably spectacular setting. From the dry grasslands of the short-grass prairie to the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado has more than 400 species of birds for you to seek, find and observe in a seemingly endless variety of fantastic habitats.

This report summarizes the results of a comprehensive inventory of birds and mammals on the Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area (RBL-SWA) located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. We used a variety of field methods to inventory birds and mammals on the RBL-SWA between January 2017 and December 2021. We confirmed the presence of 241 vertebrate species (195 birds, 38 mammals, 6 reptiles, and 2 amphibians) on the RBL-SWA.We believe the diversity of habitat...

A group of almost two dozen land managers, landowners, state and federal agency representatives, and scientists came together to develop a scientific/technical assessment of the conservation needs for the Central Shortgrass Prairie ecoregion. The Central Shortgrass Prairie ecoregion encompasses approximately 56 million acres and stretches across all of eastern Colorado, portions of southeastern Wyoming, western Kansas and Nebraska, the Panhandles...