WhenToBird

Birding spot · Lenawee County, Michigan

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Covell Lake are American Robin (76%), Northern Cardinal (75%), and Canada Goose (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 104 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (107 species). 191 species have been reported here across 1,189 complete checklists from 157 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMay 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 15-21: 107 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 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. 1American Robin76%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal75%
  3. 3Canada Goose73%
  4. 4Blue Jay62%
  5. 5Song Sparrow62%
  6. 6Red-winged Blackbird57%
  7. 7Mourning Dove53%
  8. 8American Crow52%
  9. 9Northern Flicker51%
  10. 10Black-capped Chickadee50%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture50%
  12. 12Brown-headed Cowbird41%
  13. 13American Goldfinch40%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron40%
  15. 15Killdeer40%

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 45 species

  1. American Tree Sparrow77%
  2. American Crow65%
  3. Blue Jay62%
  4. Northern Cardinal61%
  5. Canada Goose55%

Spring 104 species

  1. Canada Goose86%
  2. American Robin84%
  3. Northern Cardinal76%
  4. Song Sparrow76%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird72%

Summer 73 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Gray Catbird90%
  3. Northern Cardinal84%
  4. Song Sparrow79%
  5. American Goldfinch68%

Fall 62 species

  1. Blue Jay86%
  2. Northern Cardinal74%
  3. American Robin72%
  4. Northern Flicker59%
  5. American Goldfinch53%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Michigan.

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.