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Birding spot · Greene County, Indiana

Birding at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area (west): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area (west) are Sandhill Crane (58%), Northern Harrier (42%), and Song Sparrow (42%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (60 species). 146 species have been reported here across 999 complete checklists from 471 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 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. 1Sandhill Crane58%
  2. 2Northern Harrier42%
  3. 3Song Sparrow42%
  4. 4American Crow37%
  5. 5Eastern Meadowlark37%
  6. 6Blue Jay27%
  7. 7White-crowned Sparrow25%
  8. 8Mallard23%
  9. 9Northern Flicker23%
  10. 10Killdeer21%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird19%
  12. 12American Goldfinch17%
  13. 13American Kestrel17%
  14. 14Bald Eagle17%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk15%

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

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.