WhenToBird

Birding spot · Hamilton County, Indiana

Birding at Central Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Central Park are Song Sparrow (90%), Northern Cardinal (87%), and Blue Jay (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (88 species). 169 species have been reported here across 1,993 complete checklists from 227 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 45 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMar 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 32 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. 1Song Sparrow90%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal87%
  3. 3Blue Jay84%
  4. 4Mallard78%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker72%
  6. 6Carolina Chickadee72%
  7. 7American Robin69%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker69%
  9. 9White-breasted Nuthatch64%
  10. 10American Goldfinch63%
  11. 11House Finch60%
  12. 12Carolina Wren57%
  13. 13Mourning Dove57%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse54%
  15. 15House Sparrow52%

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 41 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. Song Sparrow82%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker78%
  5. Carolina Chickadee74%

Spring 75 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird95%
  2. Song Sparrow93%
  3. American Robin92%
  4. Northern Cardinal91%
  5. Mallard89%

Summer 56 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. American Robin94%
  3. Gray Catbird91%
  4. Song Sparrow91%
  5. American Goldfinch91%

Fall 61 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Blue Jay88%
  3. Song Sparrow85%
  4. Mallard84%
  5. American Goldfinch77%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Indiana.

  • Eastern Screech-Owl8.4% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 10.9×
  • Mute Swan14% of checklists here vs 4.2% statewide: 3.4×
  • Great Egret18% of checklists here vs 5.8% statewide: 3.2×
  • Mallard87% of checklists here vs 28% statewide: 3.1×

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.