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Birding spot · Larimer County, Colorado

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Sprague Lake are Steller's Jay (81%), Mountain Chickadee (72%), and Black-billed Magpie (39%). It is busiest in summer, when 42 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (45 species). 107 species have been reported here across 1,023 complete checklists from 751 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: 6 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 11 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJun 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsOct 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 1Steller's Jay81%
  2. 2Mountain Chickadee72%
  3. 3Black-billed Magpie39%
  4. 4Mallard36%
  5. 5American Crow19%
  6. 6Brown Creeper19%
  7. 7Clark's Nutcracker19%
  8. 8Common Raven19%
  9. 9Song Sparrow17%
  10. 10American Dipper14%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch14%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher11%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco11%
  14. 14Pygmy Nuthatch11%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Kinglet8.3%

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 13 species

  1. Mountain Chickadee82%
  2. Steller's Jay48%
  3. Common Raven33%
  4. American Crow32%
  5. Canada Jay21%

Spring 34 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. Canada Goose75%
  3. American Crow58%
  4. Steller's Jay47%
  5. American Robin46%

Summer 42 species

  1. Mallard71%
  2. American Robin54%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco47%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler47%
  5. Broad-tailed Hummingbird46%

Fall 30 species

  1. Steller's Jay70%
  2. Mallard65%
  3. Mountain Chickadee56%
  4. American Robin36%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco34%

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.