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Birding spot · Marion County, Indiana

Birding at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park are Carolina Chickadee (81%), American Robin (78%), and Northern Cardinal (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 107 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (109 species). 173 species have been reported here across 1,724 complete checklists from 257 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Mar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsMay 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsMay 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsMay 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsJun 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (9 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. 1Carolina Chickadee81%
  2. 2American Robin78%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal76%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  5. 5Downy Woodpecker70%
  6. 6Song Sparrow65%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse65%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch65%
  9. 9American Goldfinch62%
  10. 10Blue Jay62%
  11. 11Carolina Wren59%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco49%
  13. 13European Starling46%
  14. 14Northern Flicker46%
  15. 15House Sparrow41%

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 36 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee88%
  2. Tufted Titmouse81%
  3. Downy Woodpecker80%
  4. Northern Cardinal76%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%

Spring 107 species

  1. American Robin96%
  2. Northern Cardinal94%
  3. Carolina Chickadee91%
  4. Tufted Titmouse90%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker90%

Summer 73 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. American Goldfinch86%
  4. Eastern Wood-Pewee83%
  5. Carolina Chickadee79%

Fall 94 species

  1. Blue Jay90%
  2. Carolina Chickadee89%
  3. Northern Cardinal89%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker89%
  5. American Robin88%

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.