WhenToBird

Birding spot · El Paso County, Colorado

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Prospect Lake are Canada Goose (97%), Mallard (96%), and Ring-billed Gull (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (76 species). 180 species have been reported here across 2,349 complete checklists from 435 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsNov 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsNov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsDec 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 78 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 Goose97%
  2. 2Mallard96%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull91%
  4. 4American Crow88%
  5. 5American Coot87%
  6. 6Cackling Goose81%
  7. 7Rock Pigeon78%
  8. 8Bufflehead77%
  9. 9American Wigeon74%
  10. 10Common Goldeneye61%
  11. 11European Starling56%
  12. 12Lesser Scaup45%
  13. 13Northern Flicker44%
  14. 14Ruddy Duck43%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe38%

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. Mallard95%
  2. Canada Goose94%
  3. American Wigeon85%
  4. American Crow85%
  5. American Coot84%

Spring 64 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. American Coot80%
  4. Rock Pigeon77%
  5. American Crow75%

Summer 49 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. Barn Swallow74%
  4. Rock Pigeon69%
  5. American Crow66%

Fall 55 species

  1. Canada Goose97%
  2. Mallard95%
  3. American Crow87%
  4. American Coot79%
  5. Rock Pigeon79%

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.