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Birding spot · Boulder County, Colorado

Birding at Dry Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dry Creek are Mallard (95%), Canada Goose (88%), and Blue Jay (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (81 species). 184 species have been reported here across 2,413 complete checklists from 410 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 45 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 54 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. 1Mallard95%
  2. 2Canada Goose88%
  3. 3Blue Jay85%
  4. 4European Starling85%
  5. 5Red-tailed Hawk84%
  6. 6Gadwall81%
  7. 7Northern Flicker81%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull79%
  9. 9Black-capped Chickadee77%
  10. 10Song Sparrow76%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird70%
  12. 12Bald Eagle69%
  13. 13Pied-billed Grebe69%
  14. 14Black-billed Magpie65%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher64%

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 48 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. Red-tailed Hawk86%
  3. European Starling80%
  4. Northern Flicker72%
  5. Bald Eagle68%

Spring 77 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird95%
  2. Canada Goose90%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. American Robin86%
  5. European Starling86%

Summer 68 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  2. Great Blue Heron88%
  3. European Starling87%
  4. American Goldfinch87%
  5. Mourning Dove87%

Fall 57 species

  1. Blue Jay89%
  2. European Starling89%
  3. Canada Goose88%
  4. Northern Flicker85%
  5. Mallard84%

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.