WhenToBird

Birding spot · Ingham County, Michigan

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Ewers Lake are Blue Jay (75%), Northern Cardinal (73%), and American Robin (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (86 species). 154 species have been reported here across 860 complete checklists from 99 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Jay75%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal73%
  3. 3American Robin71%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee66%
  5. 5American Crow66%
  6. 6American Goldfinch62%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse60%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch58%
  9. 9Eastern Towhee57%
  10. 10Red-winged Blackbird57%
  11. 11Song Sparrow55%
  12. 12Gray Catbird53%
  13. 13Common Yellowthroat48%
  14. 14Sandhill Crane45%
  15. 15Mourning Dove44%

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 30 species

  1. American Crow62%
  2. Blue Jay59%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee54%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch47%
  5. Northern Cardinal43%

Spring 82 species

  1. Northern Cardinal83%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  3. Blue Jay79%
  4. American Robin75%
  5. Tufted Titmouse74%

Summer 65 species

  1. American Robin80%
  2. Gray Catbird80%
  3. Northern Cardinal76%
  4. American Goldfinch74%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee72%

Fall 47 species

  1. Blue Jay96%
  2. American Robin74%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee74%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch73%
  5. American Crow67%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Michigan.

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.