WhenToBird

Birding spot · Oakland County, Michigan

Birding at Heritage Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Heritage Park are Black-capped Chickadee (97%), American Robin (94%), and Blue Jay (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (88 species). 166 species have been reported here across 4,532 complete checklists from 511 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsMay 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 226 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 224 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 160 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsAug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsSep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 83 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 Chickadee97%
  2. 2American Robin94%
  3. 3Blue Jay93%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal92%
  5. 5White-breasted Nuthatch90%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker89%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker87%
  8. 8American Goldfinch85%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco84%
  10. 10House Sparrow83%
  11. 11Canada Goose67%
  12. 12Carolina Wren58%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow58%
  14. 14Eastern Bluebird56%
  15. 15Tufted Titmouse52%

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

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.