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Birding spot · Kalkaska County, Michigan

Birding at Rugg Pond Natural Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rugg Pond Natural Area are Mallard (82%), Trumpeter Swan (69%), and Canada Goose (50%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (63 species). 134 species have been reported here across 844 complete checklists from 135 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 1Mallard82%
  2. 2Trumpeter Swan69%
  3. 3Canada Goose50%
  4. 4Common Merganser47%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee43%
  6. 6Red-winged Blackbird39%
  7. 7Common Goldeneye36%
  8. 8Wood Duck34%
  9. 9American Crow31%
  10. 10American Robin28%
  11. 11Blue Jay27%
  12. 12Common Grackle23%
  13. 13Song Sparrow22%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher20%
  15. 15Bufflehead17%

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. Mallard89%
  2. Common Goldeneye76%
  3. Common Merganser75%
  4. Trumpeter Swan68%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee39%

Spring 60 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Mallard85%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird74%
  4. Trumpeter Swan62%
  5. Common Merganser58%

Summer 47 species

  1. Trumpeter Swan87%
  2. Wood Duck70%
  3. Mallard67%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird52%
  5. Cedar Waxwing49%

Fall 32 species

  1. Mallard76%
  2. Trumpeter Swan75%
  3. Wood Duck59%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee49%
  5. Blue Jay42%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Michigan.

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.