WhenToBird

Birding spot · Ingham County, Michigan

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Lansing Park North are Black-capped Chickadee (93%), White-breasted Nuthatch (80%), and Blue Jay (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (89 species). 156 species have been reported here across 1,468 complete checklists from 287 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 33 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 Chickadee93%
  2. 2White-breasted Nuthatch80%
  3. 3Blue Jay74%
  4. 4Downy Woodpecker70%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker65%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse61%
  7. 7American Crow58%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal54%
  9. 9American Goldfinch45%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco41%
  11. 11Brown Creeper37%
  12. 12Eastern Bluebird37%
  13. 13Hairy Woodpecker37%
  14. 14American Robin35%
  15. 15Northern Flicker35%

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 27 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee89%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch86%
  3. Downy Woodpecker74%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  5. American Crow62%

Spring 78 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. American Robin86%
  3. Northern Cardinal86%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee85%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%

Summer 59 species

  1. American Robin92%
  2. Eastern Wood-Pewee89%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee88%
  4. Northern Cardinal83%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch82%

Fall 48 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee90%
  2. Blue Jay86%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch80%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  5. Downy Woodpecker70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Michigan.

  • Sedge Wren6.9% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 12.2×
  • Barred Owl8.6% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 9.0×
  • Swamp Sparrow45% of checklists here vs 5.4% statewide: 8.3×
  • Brown Creeper30% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 6.9×
  • Sora7.0% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 6.3×
  • Yellow-throated Vireo14% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 5.5×
  • Veery10% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 5.2×
  • Pine Warbler11% of checklists here vs 3.0% statewide: 3.8×

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.