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Birding spot · Faulkner County, Arkansas

Birding at Beaver Fork Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Beaver Fork Lake are Pied-billed Grebe (86%), Canada Goose (81%), and Great Blue Heron (79%). It is busiest in winter, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (82 species). 168 species have been reported here across 1,008 complete checklists from 153 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 75 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 63 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. 1Pied-billed Grebe86%
  2. 2Canada Goose81%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron79%
  4. 4Mallard71%
  5. 5American Crow69%
  6. 6American Coot61%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco61%
  8. 8Killdeer58%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird50%
  10. 10Brown-headed Nuthatch47%
  11. 11Bufflehead45%
  12. 12Red-winged Blackbird45%
  13. 13Horned Grebe42%
  14. 14Carolina Chickadee40%
  15. 15Ruddy Duck40%

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 69 species

  1. Canada Goose84%
  2. Bufflehead83%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe79%
  4. Ring-billed Gull75%
  5. Mallard71%

Spring 67 species

  1. Purple Martin92%
  2. Canada Goose91%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  4. Common Grackle72%
  5. Barn Swallow62%

Summer 49 species

  1. Canada Goose73%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  3. Purple Martin71%
  4. Barn Swallow66%
  5. Northern Mockingbird66%

Fall 67 species

  1. Canada Goose77%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe74%
  3. Great Blue Heron72%
  4. American Crow70%
  5. Killdeer63%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arkansas.

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.