WhenToBird

Birding spot · Oakland County, Michigan

Birding at Walled Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Walled Lake are Ring-billed Gull (92%), Mute Swan (90%), and Bufflehead (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (69 species). 130 species have been reported here across 1,326 complete checklists from 212 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (4 checklists)May 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsNov 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsDec 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 58 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. 1Ring-billed Gull92%
  2. 2Mute Swan90%
  3. 3Bufflehead82%
  4. 4Canada Goose78%
  5. 5Mallard67%
  6. 6American Herring Gull59%
  7. 7Common Goldeneye37%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe30%
  9. 9American Coot30%
  10. 10Ruddy Duck27%
  11. 11Common Loon26%
  12. 12Blue Jay25%
  13. 13European Starling23%
  14. 14Horned Grebe22%
  15. 15House Sparrow22%

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 31 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. Mute Swan85%
  3. American Herring Gull73%
  4. Canada Goose56%
  5. Mallard55%

Spring 48 species

  1. Canada Goose88%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. Mute Swan81%
  4. Bufflehead78%
  5. Ring-billed Gull76%

Summer 43 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull67%
  2. Mallard61%
  3. Canada Goose58%
  4. Mute Swan55%
  5. Barn Swallow48%

Fall 47 species

  1. Mute Swan90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull88%
  3. Canada Goose75%
  4. Mallard64%
  5. Bufflehead59%

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.