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Birds of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area attracts millions of visitors each years to enjoy the 148 mile river corridor between Leadville and Canon City. The 24 parcels of land are managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife alongside the Bureau of Land Management and span elevations of 10,000 feet to ...more ↓

White-faced Ibis 1
Plegadis chihi
American White Pelican 2
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American Bittern 3
Botaurus lentiginosus
Little Blue Heron 4
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret 5
Egretta thula
Great Egret 6
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron 6
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night-Heron 7
Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret 8
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron 9
Butorides virescens

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