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Birding spot · El Paso County, Colorado

Birding at Ramah Reservoir State Wildlife Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ramah Reservoir State Wildlife Area are Western Meadowlark (82%), Mourning Dove (66%), and Red-winged Blackbird (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 96 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of August (108 species). 190 species have been reported here across 930 complete checklists from 343 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Mar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 96 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 108 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (7 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Western Meadowlark82%
  2. 2Mourning Dove66%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird62%
  4. 4American Robin60%
  5. 5Western Kingbird59%
  6. 6Killdeer57%
  7. 7Tree Swallow52%
  8. 8Northern Yellow Warbler46%
  9. 9Eastern Kingbird45%
  10. 10Loggerhead Shrike45%
  11. 11Mallard44%
  12. 12Northern Flicker43%
  13. 13Western Wood-Pewee40%
  14. 14Common Grackle40%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird39%

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 34 species

  1. American Tree Sparrow54%
  2. Northern Harrier43%
  3. Horned Lark39%
  4. Northern Flicker39%
  5. American Kestrel30%

Spring 96 species

  1. Western Meadowlark91%
  2. Killdeer68%
  3. American Robin68%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird66%
  5. Tree Swallow65%

Summer 79 species

  1. Western Kingbird87%
  2. Western Meadowlark86%
  3. Mourning Dove85%
  4. Eastern Kingbird73%
  5. Northern Yellow Warbler72%

Fall 89 species

  1. Western Meadowlark67%
  2. Northern Flicker59%
  3. Killdeer46%
  4. American Coot43%
  5. Northern Harrier42%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Colorado.

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.