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Birding spot · Ouray County, Colorado

Birding at Ridgway State Park (Dallas Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ridgway State Park (Dallas Creek) are Black-billed Magpie (68%), American Dipper (44%), and Townsend's Solitaire (44%). It is busiest in summer, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (67 species). 126 species have been reported here across 820 complete checklists from 162 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 10 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. 1Black-billed Magpie68%
  2. 2American Dipper44%
  3. 3Townsend's Solitaire44%
  4. 4Common Raven42%
  5. 5Bald Eagle30%
  6. 6American Crow26%
  7. 7American Robin26%
  8. 8Mallard21%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet21%
  10. 10Steller's Jay18%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee16%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher14%
  13. 13Northern Flicker14%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull14%
  15. 15Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay12%

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 20 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie67%
  2. Common Raven44%
  3. American Dipper41%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk30%
  5. Townsend's Solitaire27%

Spring 54 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie85%
  2. Song Sparrow64%
  3. American Robin64%
  4. Northern Flicker44%
  5. Mountain Bluebird34%

Summer 56 species

  1. American Robin67%
  2. Black-billed Magpie64%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler64%
  4. Gray Catbird57%
  5. Violet-green Swallow47%

Fall 53 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie65%
  2. Northern Flicker49%
  3. American Robin46%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee44%
  5. Steller's Jay40%

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.