WhenToBird

Birding spot · Washtenaw County, Michigan

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

In November, the birds most often reported at North Bay Park are Mute Swan (95%), Ring-billed Gull (95%), and Mallard (92%). It is busiest in spring, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (92 species). 182 species have been reported here across 2,958 complete checklists from 578 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 22-28: 49 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMar 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 56 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. 1Mute Swan95%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull95%
  3. 3Mallard92%
  4. 4Gadwall91%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee83%
  6. 6American Robin76%
  7. 7American Herring Gull76%
  8. 8Canada Goose70%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal65%
  10. 10Belted Kingfisher63%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron62%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker60%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow56%
  14. 14Hooded Merganser54%
  15. 15Blue Jay53%

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 48 species

  1. Mute Swan94%
  2. Canada Goose92%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. Ring-billed Gull71%
  5. Gadwall68%

Spring 90 species

  1. Mute Swan94%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. Canada Goose90%
  4. American Robin89%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird85%

Summer 66 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. Mute Swan95%
  3. Canada Goose91%
  4. Barn Swallow90%
  5. American Robin86%

Fall 60 species

  1. Mute Swan94%
  2. Mallard94%
  3. Ring-billed Gull92%
  4. Canada Goose79%
  5. Great Blue Heron79%

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.