WhenToBird

Birding spot · Boulder County, Colorado

Birding at Heatherwood Trail: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Heatherwood Trail are Black-capped Chickadee (86%), Mallard (86%), and Rock Pigeon (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (60 species). 141 species have been reported here across 1,991 complete checklists from 439 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJan 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 49 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 Chickadee86%
  2. 2Mallard86%
  3. 3Rock Pigeon77%
  4. 4Northern Flicker73%
  5. 5Blue Jay72%
  6. 6Belted Kingfisher63%
  7. 7House Finch63%
  8. 8European Starling58%
  9. 9Red-tailed Hawk57%
  10. 10Song Sparrow57%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird53%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch49%
  13. 13American Robin44%
  14. 14American Goldfinch42%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull39%

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.