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Birding spot · Jefferson County, Colorado

Birding at Coal Creek Canyon Study Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Coal Creek Canyon Study Area are Western Meadowlark (66%), American Robin (56%), and Spotted Towhee (55%). It is busiest in summer, when 68 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid August (81 species). 149 species have been reported here across 998 complete checklists from 237 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (7 checklists)May 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 10 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 1Western Meadowlark66%
  2. 2American Robin56%
  3. 3Spotted Towhee55%
  4. 4Vesper Sparrow53%
  5. 5Black-billed Magpie49%
  6. 6Northern House Wren46%
  7. 7American Crow42%
  8. 8American Goldfinch39%
  9. 9Lesser Goldfinch36%
  10. 10Broad-tailed Hummingbird35%
  11. 11Red-tailed Hawk35%
  12. 12Western Wood-Pewee35%
  13. 13Black-capped Chickadee34%
  14. 14Northern Yellow Warbler34%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird33%

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 21 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie49%
  2. Common Raven46%
  3. Steller's Jay36%
  4. American Crow33%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk32%

Spring 64 species

  1. Western Meadowlark78%
  2. American Robin65%
  3. American Crow54%
  4. Black-billed Magpie51%
  5. Spotted Towhee47%

Summer 68 species

  1. Western Meadowlark81%
  2. Vesper Sparrow77%
  3. Spotted Towhee68%
  4. Northern House Wren67%
  5. American Robin59%

Fall 57 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie57%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee55%
  3. Spotted Towhee55%
  4. Steller's Jay53%
  5. American Robin50%

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.