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Birding spot · Boulder County, Colorado

Birding at Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat are American Wigeon (91%), Mallard (90%), and Canada Goose (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (85 species). 246 species have been reported here across 8,255 complete checklists from 1,948 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsJan 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsFeb 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsFeb 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 178 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 285 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 256 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 269 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 238 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 413 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 332 checklistsMay 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 425 checklistsMay 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 310 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 359 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 194 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsJul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 167 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 194 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 194 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. 1American Wigeon91%
  2. 2Mallard90%
  3. 3Canada Goose90%
  4. 4Gadwall84%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull79%
  6. 6Black-capped Chickadee77%
  7. 7Northern Flicker73%
  8. 8Belted Kingfisher71%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron69%
  10. 10Red-winged Blackbird66%
  11. 11Green-winged Teal66%
  12. 12Blue Jay64%
  13. 13Ring-necked Duck63%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon62%
  15. 15Black-billed Magpie62%

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.