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Birding spot · Larimer County, Colorado

Birding at Bear Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bear Lake are Mountain Chickadee (73%), Steller's Jay (71%), and Canada Jay (48%). It is busiest in summer, when 31 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of July (42 species). 82 species have been reported here across 806 complete checklists from 712 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: low data (7 checklists)May 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Mountain Chickadee73%
  2. 2Steller's Jay71%
  3. 3Canada Jay48%
  4. 4Common Raven30%
  5. 5American Three-toed Woodpecker22%
  6. 6American Dipper21%
  7. 7Clark's Nutcracker19%
  8. 8Red-breasted Nuthatch19%
  9. 9Red Crossbill19%
  10. 10Hairy Woodpecker16%
  11. 11Black-billed Magpie14%
  12. 12American Crow7.9%
  13. 13Brown Creeper7.9%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker7.9%
  15. 15Pine Grosbeak7.9%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 15 species

  1. Steller's Jay66%
  2. Mountain Chickadee64%
  3. Canada Jay36%
  4. Red-breasted Nuthatch25%
  5. Common Raven21%

Spring 20 species

  1. Steller's Jay83%
  2. Mountain Chickadee62%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco36%
  4. Canada Jay32%
  5. American Robin26%

Summer 31 species

  1. Steller's Jay65%
  2. Mountain Chickadee58%
  3. American Robin57%
  4. Dark-eyed Junco48%
  5. Mallard39%

Fall 27 species

  1. Steller's Jay82%
  2. Mountain Chickadee72%
  3. Canada Jay36%
  4. Red-breasted Nuthatch31%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco25%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Colorado.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.