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Birding spot · Craighead County, Arkansas

Birding at Craighead Forest Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Craighead Forest Park are Canada Goose (97%), American Coot (94%), and Mallard (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 100 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (97 species). 176 species have been reported here across 818 complete checklists from 194 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 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. 1Canada Goose97%
  2. 2American Coot94%
  3. 3Mallard91%
  4. 4Ruddy Duck73%
  5. 5Pied-billed Grebe68%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker61%
  7. 7Blue Jay58%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco58%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird48%
  10. 10Carolina Chickadee44%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse42%
  12. 12American Crow39%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker38%
  14. 14Ring-necked Duck35%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher32%

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 55 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. American Coot82%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker63%
  5. Blue Jay63%

Spring 100 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Blue Jay84%
  3. Tufted Titmouse80%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Carolina Chickadee70%

Summer 46 species

  1. Blue Jay80%
  2. Canada Goose74%
  3. Eastern Wood-Pewee65%
  4. Mallard63%
  5. Mourning Dove62%

Fall 62 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Mallard80%
  3. American Coot73%
  4. Blue Jay71%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker59%

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.