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Birding spot · Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Birding at Creamer's Field: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Creamer's Field are Black-capped Chickadee (94%), Common Raven (84%), and Redpoll (42%). It is busiest in spring, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (53 species). 126 species have been reported here across 2,118 complete checklists from 691 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 10 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: 11 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 11 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 11 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsApr 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsApr 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsMay 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsMay 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsMay 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 17 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee94%
  2. 2Common Raven84%
  3. 3Redpoll42%
  4. 4Boreal Chickadee23%
  5. 5Pine Grosbeak23%
  6. 6Hairy Woodpecker19%
  7. 7Black-backed Woodpecker16%
  8. 8Rock Pigeon16%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker6.5%
  10. 10American Goshawk3.2%
  11. 11American Three-toed Woodpecker3.2%
  12. 12Black-billed Magpie3.2%
  13. 13Bohemian Waxwing3.2%
  14. 14Canada Jay3.2%
  15. 15Mallard3.2%

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 10 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee96%
  2. Common Raven81%
  3. Redpoll46%
  4. Hairy Woodpecker26%
  5. Black-backed Woodpecker22%

Spring 48 species

  1. Canada Goose72%
  2. Mallard68%
  3. Sandhill Crane56%
  4. Northern Pintail55%
  5. American Wigeon52%

Summer 44 species

  1. Sandhill Crane94%
  2. American Robin64%
  3. Mallard61%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee55%
  5. Canada Goose54%

Fall 32 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee74%
  2. Common Raven60%
  3. Mallard55%
  4. Canada Goose48%
  5. Sandhill Crane48%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Alaska.

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.