Find Burrowing Owls

Sentinels of the Colorado plains--can be found in most large prairie dog colonies throughout Colorado's eastern plains.  Note: County roads expressed as abbreviations of county name + "CR" (county road). For example, Weld County Road 108 expressed as "WCR 108"

(Weld)
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Nunn area:
WCR 100/23 about .8 miles W on N (probable):
WCR 100/31 about three telephone poles E on S (possible)
WCR 100/33 about .3 miles E on N (possible)
WCR 33/WCR 100 .5 miles S on WCR 33 on W (possible)
WCR 96/37 SW corner (possible)

Cornish area:
Cornish WCR 67/Hwy 392 on SE (probable)
Cornish WCR 69 about .5 mile N of WCR 68 (probable)

Purcell area:
WCR 90/51 1.0 mile W on N (probable)
WCR 90/51 NW (probable)

Other:
WCR 120/Hwy 85 .3 miles N on E (probable)
WCR 120/Hwy 85 1.3 miles S on E (probable)
WCR 51/Hwy 14/Dyer Ranch (probable)
WCR 63/14 (possible)
WCR 92/43 NW (possible)
WCR 108/51 about .5 mile E (windmill) on S (probable)
Hwy 14 /WCR 81 .25 miles E (rare)
WCR 122/37 2.75 miles E on S-distant (rare)
Frontage road at Exit 232A of I25 (possible)
WCR 103/14 2.0 miles N (probable)
GR109/Hwy 390 (possible)
Hwy 390/Hwy 14 S (possible)
WCR 125/86 S (probable)
WCR 129/88 (probable)
WCR 88/141 NE (probable)
GR720/WCR 149 1.0 E (probable)
Hwy 71/WCR 124 1.0 E (probable)
WCR 51/92 (possible)
WCR 61/94 (possible)
WCR 104/59 (probable)
WCR 96/73 (possible)
WCR 49/112 (possible)
WCR 116/49 (possible)
WCR 114/37 (possible)
WCR 110/45 (hike in only) (possible)
WCR 103 between CO 14 and Keota (possible)
WCR 74/Hwy 392 E 1.0m on distant N (colony) (possible)
WCR 65/WCR 74 (rare)
E of Miller Livestock WCR 65/WCR 74 (rare)
WCR 57/WCR 48 (possible)
WCR 51/WCR 44 .5E on S (possible)
WCR 53/WCR 44 .8E on S (possible)
WCR 30/WCR 49 .5W on S (possible)
WCR 39 about .7S of Pelican Lake Ranch (Milton Reservoir community along WCR 39) (possible)

(Adams)
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Denver International Airport area (probable): Loop runs North of Denver International Airport. To take the loop, start at Pena Blvd and get off at Tower Road exit. Drive North on Tower Road to 96th avenue. Then turn East on 96th ave. Continue on 96th avenue as it turns North and then East (now it is 114th ave). 1st Burrowing Owl Colony 3.4 miles East of 96th Avenue. When 114th runs into a dead end, turn North on Trussville Road (paved road). (This is a good area for Lark Bunting especially around fenced in Gas Storage Tanks. Continue North until it runs into a dead end and turn West (120th avenue). Take 120th avenue to Powhaton Road; turn North and drive to 128th Avenue. Second BUOW colony is on all corners of this intersection. Continue West on 128th Avenue to Picadilly Road. At Picadilly Road, turn South and drive to 112th Avenue. Third BUOW colony is 0.5 miles South of 128th & Picadilly Road. (This colony does not seem to be active in 2004). Fourth BUOW colony is at southwest corner of 112th & Picadilly. (This colony has only two birds in 2004). Fifth colony which is doing well is 0.6 miles East of Picadilly & 120th avenue. Returning to Picadilly Road, head North to Barr Lake State Park. Or continue West on 112th to Tower Road. South leads to DIA. A side trip is to get off Pena Blvd at 56th Avenue and drive 0.1 miles west to Buckley Road (parking area here). This road goes along the East side of Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Requires a hike of several miles to see the Owls. There are several Burrowing Owl Colonies observed west of this road (in season). This road is now closed to Vehicles. You have to hike in. It is a pleasant walk with many sparrows, hawks, possible Lark Buntings and Burrowing Owls. BUOW colonies are 1.5 & 2.0 miles North of 56th Avenue.

(Larimer County)
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Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge Self-Driving car tour (rare)

(Baca County)
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W of Highway 385/287 & CR M (possible)
Washington Work Center & Pasture G (probable) from Springfield, CO, drive South on Highway 385/287. In 7 miles you come to the Work Center on the East side of the road. Pasture G is directly West. It is okay to drive or walk into this public field. Please leave gate the way you found it (either opened or closed). This pasture has nesting Burrowing Owls near Windmill and migrating Long-billed Curlew and Mountain Plover (careful, please!).

(Bent County)
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John Martin Reservoir (possible) drive road along N side of Reservoir.

(Mesa County)
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Old hwy 6/50 at 1.4 miles E of 1.8 Road (rare)

(El Paso County)
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Chico Bason Ranch (possible)

(Crowley County)
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Lake Henry (possible)

(Prowers County)
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Bristol area (possible) Bristol: Burrowing Owls are in prairie-dog towns north and east of the marsh. To get to the marsh area, head west on KK/196 about 5.5 miles to CR 19 and turn right (north). A mile north, turn right (east) on CR LL. The marsh is to the left (south), and the pond is south of that.

(Boulder County)
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Lagerman Reservoir (possible) The prairie dog town is west of the lake. From Boulder, head northeast on CO 119 (the Diagonal) to Niwot Road. Go a quarter mile west on Niwot and then approximately 2.5 miles north on 73rd (which becomes 75th) to Pike Road. The parking lot for Lagerman Reservoir is on the south side of Pike Road, 0.5 miles west of 75th Street. The Swede Lakes are just west of the turnoff to the parking lot. Follow the road west and south a little farther to scan for Burrowing Owl.

(Sedgwick County)
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Jumbo Reservoir SWA (probable) The prairie dog towns are NE and SE of reservoir.

(Cheyenne County)
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Kit Carson (probable) Just SE of town on both sides of CCR 20 is an enormous prairie dog town with Burrowing Owls.