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Birding spot · Story County, Iowa

Birding at Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor (TELC): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor (TELC) are Mallard (81%), American Tree Sparrow (80%), and Dark-eyed Junco (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (86 species). 173 species have been reported here across 969 complete checklists from 160 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (7 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. 1Mallard81%
  2. 2American Tree Sparrow80%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco79%
  4. 4Canada Goose77%
  5. 5Song Sparrow62%
  6. 6American Goldfinch60%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker59%
  8. 8House Finch59%
  9. 9Harris's Sparrow58%
  10. 10Red-tailed Hawk57%
  11. 11White-crowned Sparrow56%
  12. 12Blue Jay53%
  13. 13European Starling53%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird53%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal52%

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 34 species

  1. Canada Goose74%
  2. American Tree Sparrow64%
  3. American Crow57%
  4. Downy Woodpecker52%
  5. Blue Jay50%

Spring 78 species

  1. American Robin96%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  3. Canada Goose88%
  4. Mallard75%
  5. Ring-necked Pheasant75%

Summer 55 species

  1. American Robin89%
  2. Dickcissel86%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  4. Eastern Kingbird70%
  5. American Goldfinch69%

Fall 71 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. Canada Goose75%
  3. Blue Jay74%
  4. American Goldfinch74%
  5. American Robin69%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Iowa.

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.