WhenToBird

Birding spot · Arapahoe County, Colorado

Birding at Carson Nature Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carson Nature Center are Mallard (84%), Bufflehead (62%), and Black-capped Chickadee (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (70 species). 132 species have been reported here across 976 complete checklists from 414 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJan 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 47 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. 1Mallard84%
  2. 2Bufflehead62%
  3. 3Black-capped Chickadee60%
  4. 4Red-tailed Hawk56%
  5. 5Black-billed Magpie46%
  6. 6Canada Goose46%
  7. 7Gadwall44%
  8. 8Red-winged Blackbird43%
  9. 9Belted Kingfisher38%
  10. 10Northern Flicker38%
  11. 11White-crowned Sparrow37%
  12. 12American Crow35%
  13. 13House Finch35%
  14. 14Common Goldeneye32%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull30%

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 46 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. Bufflehead71%
  3. Common Goldeneye69%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee64%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird61%

Spring 69 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  3. American Robin75%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee62%
  5. House Finch58%

Summer 58 species

  1. Mallard77%
  2. Northern Yellow Warbler65%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird62%
  4. Northern House Wren59%
  5. House Finch57%

Fall 52 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee68%
  3. Northern Flicker56%
  4. Black-billed Magpie50%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk49%

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.