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Birding spot · Oakland County, Michigan

Birding at George Suarez Friendship Woods: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at George Suarez Friendship Woods are Northern Cardinal (89%), Downy Woodpecker (88%), and American Robin (87%). It is busiest in spring, when 87 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 151 species have been reported here across 4,678 complete checklists from 396 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsApr 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsApr 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 479 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 637 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 659 checklistsMay 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 448 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 227 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsOct 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 29 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. 1Northern Cardinal89%
  2. 2Downy Woodpecker88%
  3. 3American Robin87%
  4. 4Blue Jay83%
  5. 5White-breasted Nuthatch81%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  7. 7Black-capped Chickadee75%
  8. 8House Sparrow69%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco66%
  10. 10American Goldfinch65%
  11. 11House Finch63%
  12. 12Mourning Dove57%
  13. 13Tufted Titmouse52%
  14. 14Hairy Woodpecker50%
  15. 15White-throated Sparrow27%

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. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Downy Woodpecker89%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch79%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee78%
  5. House Sparrow78%

Spring 87 species

  1. American Robin95%
  2. Northern Cardinal94%
  3. Blue Jay93%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%

Summer 45 species

  1. American Robin97%
  2. Northern Cardinal95%
  3. Blue Jay94%
  4. Downy Woodpecker69%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker67%

Fall 58 species

  1. Blue Jay95%
  2. American Robin94%
  3. Northern Cardinal91%
  4. Downy Woodpecker79%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker74%

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.