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Birding spot · Boone County, Kentucky

Birding at Central Park and Arboretum: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Central Park and Arboretum are Blue Jay (89%), Carolina Chickadee (86%), and Northern Cardinal (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (78 species). 125 species have been reported here across 1,695 complete checklists from 113 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 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. 1Blue Jay89%
  2. 2Carolina Chickadee86%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal86%
  4. 4Tufted Titmouse79%
  5. 5American Robin78%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco72%
  8. 8European Starling71%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird71%
  10. 10Song Sparrow63%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow63%
  12. 12American Goldfinch62%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture61%
  14. 14Carolina Wren58%
  15. 15White-crowned Sparrow48%

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 37 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. American Robin82%
  3. Tufted Titmouse79%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  5. Northern Mockingbird74%

Spring 65 species

  1. American Robin99%
  2. Northern Cardinal97%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  4. Song Sparrow85%
  5. Turkey Vulture85%

Summer 61 species

  1. American Robin97%
  2. Chipping Sparrow93%
  3. Northern Cardinal93%
  4. American Goldfinch86%
  5. Mourning Dove85%

Fall 54 species

  1. Blue Jay91%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. American Robin86%
  4. Carolina Chickadee83%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Kentucky.

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.