WhenToBird

Birding spot · Fremont County, Colorado

Birding at Sell Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sell Lake are Dark-eyed Junco (79%), Black-capped Chickadee (68%), and Canada Goose (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (96 species). 180 species have been reported here across 1,262 complete checklists from 216 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsMay 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 34 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. 1Dark-eyed Junco79%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee68%
  3. 3Canada Goose64%
  4. 4Mallard61%
  5. 5Northern Flicker55%
  6. 6Blue Jay45%
  7. 7American Wigeon38%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch25%
  9. 9Song Sparrow24%
  10. 10Belted Kingfisher18%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker18%
  12. 12House Finch18%
  13. 13American Crow17%
  14. 14Common Raven17%
  15. 15European Starling17%

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

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.