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Birding spot · Larimer County, Colorado

Birding at Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Area are American Pipit (74%), White-crowned Sparrow (69%), and Horned Lark (55%). It is busiest in fall, when 16 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late July (19 species). 66 species have been reported here across 1,438 complete checklists from 1,044 birders.

Species by week

05101520Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (0 checklists)May 1-7: low data (0 checklists)May 8-14: low data (0 checklists)May 15-21: low data (0 checklists)May 22-31: 12 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 1-7: 10 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 8-14: 9 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJun 15-21: 11 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsJun 22-30: 11 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsJul 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsJul 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsJul 15-21: 12 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsJul 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsAug 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsAug 8-14: 9 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsAug 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 17 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 12 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsOct 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (0 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 Pipit74%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow69%
  3. 3Horned Lark55%
  4. 4White-tailed Ptarmigan52%
  5. 5Common Raven36%
  6. 6American Robin25%
  7. 7Mountain Bluebird23%
  8. 8Clark's Nutcracker12%
  9. 9Vesper Sparrow9.2%
  10. 10Pine Siskin7.5%
  11. 11Red-tailed Hawk6.8%
  12. 12Brown-capped Rosy-Finch6.1%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler5.6%
  14. 14Broad-tailed Hummingbird5.0%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco4.7%

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 0 species

    Spring 0 species

      Summer 14 species

      1. American Pipit81%
      2. White-crowned Sparrow81%
      3. Horned Lark60%
      4. White-tailed Ptarmigan52%
      5. Common Raven33%

      Fall 16 species

      1. White-tailed Ptarmigan47%
      2. Common Raven46%
      3. American Pipit41%
      4. Horned Lark32%
      5. Mountain Bluebird28%

      Specialties

      Birds reported far more often here than across Colorado.

      • White-tailed Ptarmigan52% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 384.1×
      • American Pipit74% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 55.3×
      • Horned Lark55% of checklists here vs 4.0% statewide: 13.8×
      • Brown-capped Rosy-Finch6.1% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 13.2×
      • Clark's Nutcracker12% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 5.8×
      • White-crowned Sparrow69% of checklists here vs 12% statewide: 5.7×
      • Mountain Bluebird23% of checklists here vs 4.6% statewide: 5.0×

      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.