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Birding spot · Albany County, Wyoming

Birding at Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge are Horned Lark (73%), Black-billed Magpie (53%), and Common Raven (47%). It is busiest in fall, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (102 species). 167 species have been reported here across 936 complete checklists from 368 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (2 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (2 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. 1Horned Lark73%
  2. 2Black-billed Magpie53%
  3. 3Common Raven47%
  4. 4Bald Eagle37%
  5. 5American Coot27%
  6. 6Canada Goose27%
  7. 7Common Goldeneye27%
  8. 8Mallard27%
  9. 9Tundra Swan27%
  10. 10American Tree Sparrow23%
  11. 11Ferruginous Hawk23%
  12. 12Golden Eagle23%
  13. 13Bufflehead20%
  14. 14Lesser Scaup20%
  15. 15Northern Shoveler20%

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 8 species

  1. Common Raven77%
  2. Horned Lark58%
  3. Golden Eagle32%
  4. Black-billed Magpie29%
  5. Rough-legged Hawk16%

Spring 80 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Mallard81%
  3. Horned Lark77%
  4. Killdeer76%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird74%

Summer 82 species

  1. Killdeer84%
  2. American Avocet76%
  3. Sage Thrasher76%
  4. Yellow-headed Blackbird75%
  5. Canada Goose72%

Fall 83 species

  1. Horned Lark82%
  2. Northern Harrier62%
  3. Bald Eagle57%
  4. American Coot55%
  5. Common Raven53%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Wyoming.

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.