WhenToBird

Birding spot · Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Birding at Chinila (historical): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chinila (historical) are Bald Eagle (68%), Northern Pintail (68%), and Northern Shoveler (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 50 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (55 species). 118 species have been reported here across 1,118 complete checklists from 163 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Apr 1-7: 12 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: 17 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: 9 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (7 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. 1Bald Eagle68%
  2. 2Northern Pintail68%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler63%
  4. 4Green-winged Teal59%
  5. 5Short-billed Gull59%
  6. 6Greater Yellowlegs58%
  7. 7Lesser Yellowlegs55%
  8. 8Glaucous-winged Gull53%
  9. 9American Herring Gull43%
  10. 10Savannah Sparrow43%
  11. 11Common Raven43%
  12. 12Short-billed Dowitcher38%
  13. 13American Wigeon35%
  14. 14Wilson's Snipe34%
  15. 15Mallard34%

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 Alaska.

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.