WhenToBird

Birding spot · Montezuma County, Colorado

Birding at Denny Lake Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Denny Lake Park are American Coot (97%), American Wigeon (97%), and Ring-necked Duck (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (74 species). 152 species have been reported here across 834 complete checklists from 293 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (8 checklists)Mar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 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 Coot97%
  2. 2American Wigeon97%
  3. 3Ring-necked Duck89%
  4. 4Bufflehead86%
  5. 5Pied-billed Grebe83%
  6. 6Song Sparrow83%
  7. 7Northern Flicker79%
  8. 8Redhead79%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow77%
  10. 10House Sparrow73%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird73%
  12. 12Mallard70%
  13. 13Northern Shoveler64%
  14. 14European Starling59%
  15. 15Marsh Wren56%

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. American Coot92%
  2. Common Goldeneye85%
  3. House Sparrow82%
  4. Northern Flicker82%
  5. Song Sparrow81%

Spring 73 species

  1. American Coot96%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird95%
  3. Canada Goose85%
  4. House Sparrow79%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove77%

Summer 55 species

  1. House Sparrow90%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  3. American Coot83%
  4. Eurasian Collared-Dove77%
  5. House Finch73%

Fall 62 species

  1. American Coot96%
  2. American Wigeon81%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe79%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow73%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Colorado.

  • Rufous-backed Robin9.5% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 1683.9×
  • Marsh Wren24% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 19.1×
  • White-throated Sparrow5.0% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 11.1×
  • Canvasback17% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 10.5×
  • Ring-necked Duck57% of checklists here vs 6.1% statewide: 9.3×
  • American Coot93% of checklists here vs 10% statewide: 9.0×
  • Redhead32% of checklists here vs 4.0% statewide: 8.0×
  • Sora5.5% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 7.4×

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.