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Birding spot · Mesa County, Colorado

Birding at James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park - Connected Lakes: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park - Connected Lakes are Northern Flicker (86%), American Coot (84%), and Mallard (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid June (77 species). 166 species have been reported here across 1,425 complete checklists from 438 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 48 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. 1Northern Flicker86%
  2. 2American Coot84%
  3. 3Mallard84%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe83%
  5. 5American Wigeon81%
  6. 6White-crowned Sparrow81%
  7. 7Ring-necked Duck75%
  8. 8Canada Goose66%
  9. 9Song Sparrow64%
  10. 10Redhead60%
  11. 11Belted Kingfisher57%
  12. 12Common Raven57%
  13. 13House Finch56%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird46%
  15. 15American Robin43%

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 51 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Canada Goose79%
  3. Northern Flicker73%
  4. Common Merganser71%
  5. American Wigeon65%

Spring 71 species

  1. Northern Flicker83%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. American Robin81%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird80%
  5. Mourning Dove78%

Summer 61 species

  1. Mourning Dove85%
  2. House Finch79%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. Great Blue Heron71%
  5. Northern Flicker71%

Fall 57 species

  1. Northern Flicker86%
  2. Mallard73%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow66%
  4. House Finch61%
  5. Belted Kingfisher57%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Colorado.

  • Gambel's Quail28% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 50.3×
  • Bewick's Wren24% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 31.9×
  • Black Phoebe6.3% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 12.5×
  • Wood Duck17% of checklists here vs 2.6% statewide: 6.6×
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher14% of checklists here vs 2.3% statewide: 6.4×
  • Osprey31% of checklists here vs 5.0% statewide: 6.3×
  • Great Egret5.3% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 6.0×
  • Redhead24% of checklists here vs 4.0% statewide: 6.0×

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.