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Birding spot · Larimer County, Colorado

Birding at Rocky Mountain National Park (Roaring River): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rocky Mountain National Park (Roaring River) are American Robin (53%), Steller's Jay (49%), and Mountain Chickadee (45%). It is busiest in summer, when 45 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (51 species). 103 species have been reported here across 809 complete checklists from 623 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Apr 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 20 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 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. 1American Robin53%
  2. 2Steller's Jay49%
  3. 3Mountain Chickadee45%
  4. 4Black-billed Magpie42%
  5. 5Violet-green Swallow41%
  6. 6Broad-tailed Hummingbird39%
  7. 7Pygmy Nuthatch35%
  8. 8Northern House Wren30%
  9. 9Western Warbling Vireo30%
  10. 10Northern Flicker28%
  11. 11American Crow28%
  12. 12Red-naped Sapsucker27%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler27%
  14. 14Western Tanager24%
  15. 15Common Raven22%

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 17 species

  1. Mountain Chickadee62%
  2. Black-billed Magpie57%
  3. Pygmy Nuthatch49%
  4. Steller's Jay38%
  5. Common Raven26%

Spring 42 species

  1. Steller's Jay69%
  2. American Robin62%
  3. Black-billed Magpie50%
  4. Mountain Chickadee48%
  5. Broad-tailed Hummingbird38%

Summer 45 species

  1. American Robin61%
  2. Violet-green Swallow60%
  3. Broad-tailed Hummingbird52%
  4. Western Warbling Vireo45%
  5. Steller's Jay43%

Fall 26 species

  1. Steller's Jay61%
  2. Mountain Chickadee59%
  3. Pygmy Nuthatch49%
  4. Black-billed Magpie40%
  5. American Robin29%

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.