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Birding spot · Saguache County, Colorado

Birding at Russell Lakes: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Russell Lakes are American Coot (74%), Mallard (63%), and Marsh Wren (59%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (89 species). 155 species have been reported here across 853 complete checklists from 478 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 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 Coot74%
  2. 2Mallard63%
  3. 3Marsh Wren59%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird56%
  5. 5Yellow-headed Blackbird51%
  6. 6Canada Goose48%
  7. 7Ruddy Duck47%
  8. 8White-faced Ibis46%
  9. 9Northern Harrier45%
  10. 10Gadwall44%
  11. 11Cinnamon Teal44%
  12. 12Redhead43%
  13. 13Pied-billed Grebe40%
  14. 14Song Sparrow40%
  15. 15Western Meadowlark37%

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 28 species

  1. Red-tailed Hawk59%
  2. European Starling41%
  3. American Kestrel35%
  4. Mallard30%
  5. Canada Goose27%

Spring 80 species

  1. Canada Goose81%
  2. American Coot75%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. Cinnamon Teal64%
  5. Marsh Wren62%

Summer 79 species

  1. American Coot81%
  2. Yellow-headed Blackbird75%
  3. Marsh Wren66%
  4. White-faced Ibis65%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird63%

Fall 63 species

  1. American Coot70%
  2. Mallard55%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe52%
  4. Northern Harrier48%
  5. Marsh Wren45%

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.