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Birding spot · El Paso County, Colorado

Birding at Sondermann Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sondermann Park are Black-billed Magpie (91%), Black-capped Chickadee (78%), and House Finch (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (68 species). 142 species have been reported here across 1,053 complete checklists from 285 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Mar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsMay 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 199 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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. 1Black-billed Magpie91%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee78%
  3. 3House Finch78%
  4. 4Northern Flicker72%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco69%
  6. 6Blue Jay66%
  7. 7Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay63%
  8. 8Spotted Towhee56%
  9. 9American Robin53%
  10. 10White-crowned Sparrow53%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch47%
  12. 12American Crow44%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker41%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk41%
  15. 15Townsend's Solitaire41%

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 36 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee88%
  2. Northern Flicker83%
  3. Black-billed Magpie78%
  4. House Finch73%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco67%

Spring 62 species

  1. Spotted Towhee89%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee87%
  3. American Robin84%
  4. Northern Flicker82%
  5. House Finch76%

Summer 56 species

  1. Spotted Towhee91%
  2. American Robin77%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee76%
  4. Northern Flicker74%
  5. House Finch73%

Fall 51 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee86%
  2. Northern Flicker79%
  3. House Finch72%
  4. Spotted Towhee67%
  5. American Robin64%

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.