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Las Animas
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Bent County
Aliases:
Bent's Fort Inn Bird Sanctuary
Ownership:
None Listed
Description:
The largest town in Bent County is also the best place in the county to see Eurasian Collared-Dove. There is a large veteran's cemetery with many trees just south of town on CO 101, but this location is seldom birded. Where CO 101 crosses the Purgatoire River the riparian corridor may have a few birds. Greater Roadrunner has been seen in this area, and Chihuahuan Ravens can usually be found somewhere south of town. Just east of town on the south side of US 50 is the Best Western Bent's Fort Inn, which maintains a nice nature trail through a bird sanctuary. Behind the inn, a 200-yard trail winds through tamarisk, marsh and Russian-olives, connecting five feeder stations worth checking at any time of year. A short floating dock extends into a waterway surrounded by a large cattail marsh where one can view waterfowl and listen to the rails on a summer night. (Take mosquito repellant at night!)
Habitat:
Urban/Suburban, Park/Cemetery, Stream, Lowland Riparian
Elevation:
Directions:
Las Animas is along US 50, approximately eighteen miles east of La Junta. The cemetery is just south of town on the west side of CO 101 where it bends southeast.
Amenities
Primitive
Restrooms
Drinking Water
Paved Trails
Gravel Trails
Boardwalk
Platform Blind
Concession/Food
Visitor Center/Giftshop/Bookstore
Lodging
Camping
Parking
Admission
Handicapped Access
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CBRC Records from Las Animas
Species
Accession No.
Date(s)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2016-074
09/14/2016
Glossy Ibis
7-95-10
5/7/1995
Glossy Ibis
2005-33
4/30/2005
Sedge Wren
2008-130
11/2/2008
Common Redpoll
2016-006
12/15/2015
White-winged Crossbill
2002-26
1/4/2002