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Birding spot · Shawnee County, Kansas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Shawnee are Canada Goose (98%), Mallard (91%), and American Coot (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (96 species). 164 species have been reported here across 1,134 complete checklists from 140 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 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. 1Canada Goose98%
  2. 2Mallard91%
  3. 3American Coot88%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe83%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull75%
  6. 6American Robin62%
  7. 7American Crow58%
  8. 8Blue Jay57%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco52%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee38%
  12. 12European Starling38%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron38%
  14. 14Northern Shoveler35%
  15. 15Eastern Bluebird33%

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 54 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mallard93%
  3. Common Goldeneye80%
  4. Ring-billed Gull73%
  5. American Coot70%

Spring 75 species

  1. Canada Goose86%
  2. American Robin86%
  3. Mallard82%
  4. European Starling64%
  5. Common Grackle63%

Summer 52 species

  1. American Robin83%
  2. Eastern Kingbird81%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. Mourning Dove66%
  5. Canada Goose60%

Fall 57 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe73%
  4. Blue Jay68%
  5. American Coot63%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Kansas.

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.