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Birding spot · Mesa County, Colorado

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

In November, the birds most often reported at James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park - Fruita are Canada Goose (82%), American Coot (78%), and White-crowned Sparrow (66%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (75 species). 161 species have been reported here across 1,097 complete checklists from 325 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 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. 1Canada Goose82%
  2. 2American Coot78%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow66%
  4. 4Song Sparrow56%
  5. 5Pied-billed Grebe50%
  6. 6House Finch49%
  7. 7Ring-necked Duck49%
  8. 8Mountain Bluebird45%
  9. 9Northern Flicker44%
  10. 10Red-winged Blackbird43%
  11. 11European Starling41%
  12. 12Common Goldeneye40%
  13. 13American Robin39%
  14. 14Mallard39%
  15. 15Common Raven37%

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 45 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. Mallard71%
  3. American Coot69%
  4. Common Goldeneye62%
  5. Ring-necked Duck59%

Spring 64 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  2. Canada Goose77%
  3. Mallard68%
  4. American Coot61%
  5. American Robin57%

Summer 54 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird65%
  2. Canada Goose61%
  3. Barn Swallow57%
  4. Eurasian Collared-Dove57%
  5. House Finch56%

Fall 54 species

  1. Canada Goose69%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow68%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe54%
  4. American Coot53%
  5. Northern Flicker51%

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.