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Birding spot · Marion County, Indiana

Birding at Eagle Creek Park (Traders Point Lake): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Eagle Creek Park (Traders Point Lake) are Carolina Chickadee (95%), White-breasted Nuthatch (95%), and Blue Jay (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 139 species have been reported here across 1,058 complete checklists from 202 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1Carolina Chickadee95%
  2. 2White-breasted Nuthatch95%
  3. 3Blue Jay93%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal93%
  5. 5Tufted Titmouse91%
  6. 6White-throated Sparrow91%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco87%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  9. 9Mourning Dove60%
  10. 10Red-winged Blackbird60%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker59%
  12. 12American Crow55%
  13. 13Fox Sparrow53%
  14. 14Red-headed Woodpecker52%
  15. 15American Robin43%

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 30 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. White-throated Sparrow94%
  3. Carolina Chickadee92%
  4. Tufted Titmouse89%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch81%

Spring 73 species

  1. Northern Cardinal82%
  2. Tufted Titmouse73%
  3. American Robin72%
  4. Blue Jay70%
  5. Carolina Chickadee67%

Summer 69 species

  1. Tufted Titmouse86%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch78%
  4. Carolina Chickadee76%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee75%

Fall 45 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee89%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch87%
  3. Northern Cardinal82%
  4. Blue Jay81%
  5. Tufted Titmouse78%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Indiana.

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.