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Birding spot · Cassia County, Idaho

Birding at Sawtooth National Forest: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sawtooth National Forest are Mountain Chickadee (76%), Red-breasted Nuthatch (74%), and Cassia Crossbill (72%). It is busiest in summer, when 46 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid June (53 species). 115 species have been reported here across 885 complete checklists from 665 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (2 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Apr 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJul 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsAug 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1Mountain Chickadee76%
  2. 2Red-breasted Nuthatch74%
  3. 3Cassia Crossbill72%
  4. 4American Robin70%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  6. 6Hairy Woodpecker60%
  7. 7Common Raven58%
  8. 8Pine Siskin57%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco55%
  10. 10Ruby-crowned Kinglet55%
  11. 11Northern Flicker50%
  12. 12Chipping Sparrow47%
  13. 13Western Tanager43%
  14. 14Violet-green Swallow39%
  15. 15Northern House Wren36%

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 0 species

    Spring 41 species

    1. Mountain Chickadee79%
    2. American Robin77%
    3. Cassia Crossbill72%
    4. Red-breasted Nuthatch68%
    5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet67%

    Summer 46 species

    1. American Robin77%
    2. Mountain Chickadee75%
    3. Red-breasted Nuthatch74%
    4. Cassia Crossbill74%
    5. Yellow-rumped Warbler69%

    Fall 26 species

    1. Mountain Chickadee80%
    2. Red-breasted Nuthatch80%
    3. Common Raven72%
    4. Cassia Crossbill67%
    5. Hairy Woodpecker56%

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across Idaho.

    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.