WhenToBird

Birding spot · Arapahoe County, Colorado

Birding at City Land: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City Land are Black-billed Magpie (93%), Black-capped Chickadee (76%), and Mallard (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 68 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (72 species). 140 species have been reported here across 802 complete checklists from 237 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Aug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Black-billed Magpie93%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee76%
  3. 3Mallard76%
  4. 4Gadwall73%
  5. 5Northern Flicker69%
  6. 6Song Sparrow60%
  7. 7American Robin58%
  8. 8House Finch58%
  9. 9Ring-necked Duck58%
  10. 10Canada Goose56%
  11. 11European Starling53%
  12. 12Spotted Towhee49%
  13. 13American Crow47%
  14. 14Hooded Merganser47%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk47%

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 37 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie89%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee87%
  3. American Robin83%
  4. European Starling74%
  5. Canada Goose72%

Spring 68 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird93%
  3. Black-billed Magpie87%
  4. Song Sparrow87%
  5. American Robin79%

Summer 51 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. Northern Flicker79%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird74%
  4. Broad-tailed Hummingbird70%
  5. Northern House Wren70%

Fall 63 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie85%
  2. Mallard80%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee77%
  4. Northern Flicker75%
  5. House Finch68%

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.