WhenToBird

Birding spot · Arapahoe County, Colorado

Birding at Cherry Creek Lake (northeast): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cherry Creek Lake (northeast) are Black-billed Magpie (83%), Ring-billed Gull (82%), and Mallard (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (65 species). 170 species have been reported here across 1,190 complete checklists from 320 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 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. 1Black-billed Magpie83%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull82%
  3. 3Mallard63%
  4. 4Canada Goose47%
  5. 5Western Grebe33%
  6. 6American Crow31%
  7. 7American White Pelican31%
  8. 8Common Goldeneye31%
  9. 9Bonaparte's Gull29%
  10. 10Common Merganser28%
  11. 11Northern Shoveler24%
  12. 12Bufflehead23%
  13. 13American Coot22%
  14. 14Cackling Goose22%
  15. 15European Starling22%

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 36 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie83%
  2. Ring-billed Gull64%
  3. Canada Goose51%
  4. Bald Eagle43%
  5. American Crow40%

Spring 56 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie82%
  2. American Robin71%
  3. European Starling70%
  4. Mallard65%
  5. American White Pelican59%

Summer 44 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie77%
  2. Mallard71%
  3. Common Grackle67%
  4. Canada Goose63%
  5. European Starling56%

Fall 46 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. Black-billed Magpie82%
  3. Mallard66%
  4. American White Pelican44%
  5. Western Grebe42%

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.