WhenToBird

Birding spot · Larimer County, Colorado

Birding at Lake Loveland: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Loveland are Ring-billed Gull (91%), Common Merganser (88%), and Canada Goose (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (61 species). 135 species have been reported here across 872 complete checklists from 296 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (5 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsNov 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 22 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. 1Ring-billed Gull91%
  2. 2Common Merganser88%
  3. 3Canada Goose80%
  4. 4Cackling Goose59%
  5. 5Western Grebe58%
  6. 6Killdeer57%
  7. 7Mallard56%
  8. 8American Herring Gull47%
  9. 9Bonaparte's Gull46%
  10. 10Common Goldeneye46%
  11. 11American Crow38%
  12. 12Northern Shoveler37%
  13. 13Gadwall36%
  14. 14Bufflehead36%
  15. 15Hooded Merganser36%

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 37 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull75%
  2. Canada Goose63%
  3. Common Merganser54%
  4. Cackling Goose49%
  5. Common Goldeneye42%

Spring 63 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. Ring-billed Gull60%
  3. Northern Shoveler56%
  4. Canada Goose56%
  5. American Crow54%

Summer 44 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. Barn Swallow76%
  3. Ring-billed Gull71%
  4. Canada Goose68%
  5. House Finch68%

Fall 61 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull93%
  2. Canada Goose79%
  3. Common Merganser68%
  4. Western Grebe63%
  5. Mallard62%

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.