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Birding spot · Jefferson County, Kentucky

Birding at Blooms Eddy (historical): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Blooms Eddy (historical) are Double-crested Cormorant (61%), Canada Goose (56%), and Ring-billed Gull (50%). It is busiest in spring, when 33 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of March (38 species). 100 species have been reported here across 967 complete checklists from 160 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJan 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 20 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (6 checklists)May 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (2 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 36 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant61%
  2. 2Canada Goose56%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull50%
  4. 4Mallard50%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron44%
  6. 6Lesser Scaup42%
  7. 7Ring-necked Duck40%
  8. 8Bufflehead31%
  9. 9Horned Grebe24%
  10. 10American Coot23%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe23%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher14%
  13. 13Ruddy Duck14%
  14. 14Redhead13%
  15. 15Rock Pigeon13%

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 25 species

  1. Canada Goose79%
  2. Mallard72%
  3. Canvasback62%
  4. Ring-necked Duck61%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant57%

Spring 33 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  3. Mallard61%
  4. Lesser Scaup43%
  5. Great Egret35%

Summer 29 species

  1. Great Egret94%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  3. Canada Goose77%
  4. Great Blue Heron77%
  5. Black-crowned Night Heron59%

Fall 30 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  2. Canada Goose59%
  3. Mallard53%
  4. Great Blue Heron52%
  5. Ring-billed Gull49%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Kentucky.

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.