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Birding spot · Arapahoe County, Colorado

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Cherry Creek State Park are Ring-billed Gull (90%), Black-billed Magpie (79%), and American Crow (72%). It is busiest in summer, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (79 species). 217 species have been reported here across 4,461 complete checklists from 890 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsApr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 225 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 167 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 243 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 160 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsNov 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsDec 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 72 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 Gull90%
  2. 2Black-billed Magpie79%
  3. 3American Crow72%
  4. 4Mallard64%
  5. 5American White Pelican61%
  6. 6Canada Goose59%
  7. 7Green-winged Teal57%
  8. 8Killdeer57%
  9. 9American Tree Sparrow49%
  10. 10American Coot46%
  11. 11Song Sparrow40%
  12. 12Gadwall35%
  13. 13Bufflehead34%
  14. 14Northern Flicker32%
  15. 15Bald Eagle31%

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 38 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull86%
  2. Black-billed Magpie71%
  3. American Crow64%
  4. Green-winged Teal55%
  5. Mallard49%

Spring 73 species

  1. Mallard83%
  2. American White Pelican82%
  3. Ring-billed Gull76%
  4. Gadwall66%
  5. Black-billed Magpie65%

Summer 74 species

  1. American White Pelican90%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. Snowy Egret79%
  4. Canada Goose76%
  5. Killdeer71%

Fall 59 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. American White Pelican81%
  3. Killdeer74%
  4. Mallard70%
  5. Black-billed Magpie62%

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.