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Birding spot · St. Joseph County, Indiana

Birding at Worster Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Worster Lake are Canada Goose (82%), American Crow (79%), and Mute Swan (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 109 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (109 species). 198 species have been reported here across 902 complete checklists from 223 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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. 1Canada Goose82%
  2. 2American Crow79%
  3. 3Mute Swan77%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee74%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron74%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull74%
  7. 7Blue Jay72%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal72%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker69%
  10. 10Mallard69%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco67%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch67%
  13. 13Tufted Titmouse64%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker62%
  15. 15American Goldfinch51%

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.