WhenToBird

Birding spot · Denver County, Colorado

Birding at Denver Botanic Gardens: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Denver Botanic Gardens are Black-capped Chickadee (84%), House Finch (70%), and Dark-eyed Junco (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 37 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (48 species). 100 species have been reported here across 1,313 complete checklists from 659 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 30 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJun 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 15 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-capped Chickadee84%
  2. 2House Finch70%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco67%
  4. 4American Crow65%
  5. 5American Robin61%
  6. 6Northern Flicker61%
  7. 7Blue Jay47%
  8. 8Red-breasted Nuthatch46%
  9. 9Spotted Towhee44%
  10. 10Townsend's Solitaire40%
  11. 11Canada Goose30%
  12. 12Bushtit28%
  13. 13Brown Creeper21%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker21%
  15. 15House Sparrow21%

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

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.