WhenToBird

Birding spot · Pueblo County, Colorado

Birding at Chico Basin: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chico Basin are Red-winged Blackbird (85%), Killdeer (74%), and Western Meadowlark (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 144 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (146 species). 249 species have been reported here across 963 complete checklists from 263 birders.

Species by week

050100150Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Mar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 111 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 1-7: 136 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 8-14: 143 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsMay 15-21: 146 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsMay 22-31: 118 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJun 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 114 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 109 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: 119 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 22-30: 102 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (2 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Red-winged Blackbird85%
  2. 2Killdeer74%
  3. 3Western Meadowlark70%
  4. 4European Starling68%
  5. 5American Robin66%
  6. 6Barn Swallow63%
  7. 7Blue-winged Teal60%
  8. 8Mourning Dove59%
  9. 9American Coot58%
  10. 10Ladder-backed Woodpecker57%
  11. 11Western Kingbird55%
  12. 12Canada Goose55%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk50%
  14. 14Mallard50%
  15. 15Common Yellowthroat50%

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 52 species

  1. Great Horned Owl78%
  2. Red-tailed Hawk78%
  3. Song Sparrow76%
  4. Northern Flicker71%
  5. Mallard68%

Spring 144 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  2. Killdeer82%
  3. Western Meadowlark81%
  4. Canada Goose80%
  5. American Robin76%

Summer 105 species

  1. Killdeer87%
  2. Western Kingbird86%
  3. Barn Swallow85%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird84%
  5. Mourning Dove78%

Fall 107 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird74%
  2. Wilson's Warbler68%
  3. European Starling61%
  4. Killdeer60%
  5. Northern Flicker56%

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.