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Birding spot · Arapahoe County, Colorado

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Cherry Creek State Park (Cherry Creek Lake) are American Coot (86%), Ring-billed Gull (84%), and American White Pelican (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 52 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (58 species). 166 species have been reported here across 2,408 complete checklists from 640 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsFeb 22-28: 30 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsNov 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 61 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. 1American Coot86%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull84%
  3. 3American White Pelican81%
  4. 4Northern Shoveler76%
  5. 5Canada Goose65%
  6. 6Mallard61%
  7. 7Black-billed Magpie57%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe44%
  9. 9Western Grebe44%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant39%
  11. 11American Herring Gull38%
  12. 12Hooded Merganser33%
  13. 13Cackling Goose29%
  14. 14Common Goldeneye29%
  15. 15Eared 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 36 species

  1. American Coot81%
  2. Hooded Merganser78%
  3. Ring-billed Gull77%
  4. Common Merganser74%
  5. Common Goldeneye73%

Spring 52 species

  1. Mallard76%
  2. American White Pelican75%
  3. Ring-billed Gull69%
  4. Canada Goose63%
  5. Black-billed Magpie58%

Summer 40 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  3. American White Pelican77%
  4. Ring-billed Gull71%
  5. Barn Swallow66%

Fall 44 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull89%
  2. American White Pelican79%
  3. American Coot75%
  4. Mallard70%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant68%

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.