WhenToBird

Birding spot · Arapahoe County, Colorado

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Cherry Creek Lake (southwest) are Ring-billed Gull (79%), Black-billed Magpie (62%), and American White Pelican (60%). It is busiest in fall, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (65 species). 184 species have been reported here across 1,095 complete checklists from 399 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Ring-billed Gull79%
  2. 2Black-billed Magpie62%
  3. 3American White Pelican60%
  4. 4American Coot54%
  5. 5Canada Goose53%
  6. 6Mallard44%
  7. 7Western Grebe44%
  8. 8Common Goldeneye40%
  9. 9Bufflehead38%
  10. 10Common Merganser36%
  11. 11Bonaparte's Gull33%
  12. 12American Crow33%
  13. 13Northern Shoveler32%
  14. 14Northern Flicker30%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe29%

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 34 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie63%
  2. Ring-billed Gull57%
  3. Common Merganser50%
  4. Common Goldeneye46%
  5. Bald Eagle45%

Spring 55 species

  1. Mallard65%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird65%
  3. American White Pelican65%
  4. American Robin63%
  5. Black-billed Magpie61%

Summer 50 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. American White Pelican59%
  3. Snowy Egret57%
  4. Black-billed Magpie51%
  5. Canada Goose50%

Fall 64 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull76%
  2. American White Pelican58%
  3. Black-billed Magpie57%
  4. Mallard57%
  5. American Coot46%

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.