WhenToBird

Birding spot · Salt Lake County, Utah

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Silver Lake are Mallard (80%), Mountain Chickadee (70%), and White-crowned Sparrow (67%). It is busiest in summer, when 54 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of August (57 species). 99 species have been reported here across 1,026 complete checklists from 565 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (0 checklists)May 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJul 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (0 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. 1Mallard80%
  2. 2Mountain Chickadee70%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow67%
  4. 4American Robin65%
  5. 5Lincoln's Sparrow62%
  6. 6Steller's Jay52%
  7. 7Red-breasted Nuthatch51%
  8. 8Pine Siskin51%
  9. 9Common Raven51%
  10. 10Violet-green Swallow50%
  11. 11Broad-tailed Hummingbird48%
  12. 12Western Wood-Pewee44%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco43%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler42%
  15. 15Northern Flicker38%

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 0 species

    Spring 39 species

    1. American Robin79%
    2. Mountain Chickadee77%
    3. Mallard75%
    4. Steller's Jay70%
    5. Common Raven59%

    Summer 54 species

    1. Mallard82%
    2. White-crowned Sparrow75%
    3. American Robin74%
    4. Lincoln's Sparrow73%
    5. Mountain Chickadee69%

    Fall 30 species

    1. Mountain Chickadee72%
    2. Mallard71%
    3. Steller's Jay65%
    4. Red-breasted Nuthatch41%
    5. Common Raven40%

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across Utah.

    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.