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Birding spot · Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Birding at Purdue University Pond: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Purdue University Pond are Blue Jay (95%), White-throated Sparrow (82%), and Canada Goose (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 101 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (110 species). 199 species have been reported here across 948 complete checklists from 138 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 110 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 109 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 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. 1Blue Jay95%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow82%
  3. 3Canada Goose79%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker73%
  5. 5American Crow71%
  6. 6Killdeer66%
  7. 7Mallard66%
  8. 8Song Sparrow66%
  9. 9Northern Flicker65%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal64%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco62%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch60%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker55%
  14. 14American Goldfinch53%
  15. 15American Robin53%

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.