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Birding spot · Hancock County, Indiana

Birding at Thornwood: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Thornwood are Downy Woodpecker (90%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (90%), and White-breasted Nuthatch (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (95 species). 148 species have been reported here across 1,357 complete checklists from 131 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMay 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMay 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsMay 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1Downy Woodpecker90%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker90%
  3. 3White-breasted Nuthatch90%
  4. 4Carolina Chickadee86%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal84%
  6. 6Song Sparrow84%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse80%
  8. 8Carolina Wren75%
  9. 9Northern Flicker69%
  10. 10House Finch67%
  11. 11Blue Jay65%
  12. 12European Starling65%
  13. 13American Robin61%
  14. 14American Goldfinch59%
  15. 15Eastern Bluebird59%

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.