WhenToBird

Birding spot · Muskegon County, Michigan

Birding at Black Lake Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Black Lake Park are Black-capped Chickadee (91%), Mute Swan (84%), and American Crow (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 99 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (98 species). 175 species have been reported here across 1,182 complete checklists from 121 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee91%
  2. 2Mute Swan84%
  3. 3American Crow81%
  4. 4Blue Jay78%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco78%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal73%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker72%
  8. 8American Goldfinch63%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker63%
  10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch60%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe46%
  12. 12Mallard45%
  13. 13Tufted Titmouse43%
  14. 14American Tree Sparrow40%
  15. 15Eastern Bluebird39%

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. Black-capped Chickadee87%
  2. American Crow72%
  3. Tufted Titmouse67%
  4. Downy Woodpecker56%
  5. Northern Cardinal56%

Spring 99 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee89%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  5. Song Sparrow78%

Summer 60 species

  1. Gray Catbird86%
  2. American Robin85%
  3. Northern Cardinal83%
  4. Song Sparrow74%
  5. American Goldfinch72%

Fall 71 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee92%
  2. Northern Cardinal83%
  3. Blue Jay83%
  4. Mute Swan77%
  5. American Crow75%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Michigan.

  • Red-shouldered Hawk19% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 12.1×
  • Canvasback8.1% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 6.9×
  • Horned Grebe9.1% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 6.7×
  • Ruddy Duck10% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 6.3×
  • Mute Swan66% of checklists here vs 11% statewide: 6.2×
  • Winter Wren9.5% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 5.9×
  • Fox Sparrow6.4% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 5.3×
  • Pine Warbler15% of checklists here vs 3.0% statewide: 5.1×

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.