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Birding spot · Arapahoe County, Colorado

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Cherry Creek State Park (Lone Tree Creek) are American Robin (76%), Black-billed Magpie (74%), and Black-capped Chickadee (69%). It is busiest in summer, when 58 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (78 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,470 complete checklists from 377 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 63 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 Robin76%
  2. 2Black-billed Magpie74%
  3. 3Black-capped Chickadee69%
  4. 4Northern Flicker69%
  5. 5Song Sparrow68%
  6. 6Red-tailed Hawk64%
  7. 7European Starling63%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow63%
  9. 9House Finch58%
  10. 10American Tree Sparrow46%
  11. 11American Goldfinch44%
  12. 12Blue Jay38%
  13. 13Northern Harrier38%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird38%
  15. 15Canada Goose32%

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 42 species

  1. American Robin81%
  2. Northern Flicker69%
  3. Red-tailed Hawk68%
  4. Song Sparrow67%
  5. Black-billed Magpie64%

Spring 53 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  2. American Robin68%
  3. Song Sparrow65%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk65%
  5. Western Meadowlark57%

Summer 58 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. Mourning Dove78%
  3. Common Yellowthroat74%
  4. House Finch67%
  5. Northern Yellow Warbler67%

Fall 56 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee74%
  2. Black-billed Magpie73%
  3. Northern Flicker72%
  4. House Finch66%
  5. American Robin64%

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.