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Birding spot · Scott County, Minnesota

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Blue Lake are Mallard (96%), Northern Shoveler (93%), and Common Goldeneye (90%). It is busiest in summer, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (93 species). 158 species have been reported here across 1,338 complete checklists from 419 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsJan 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsFeb 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 22-28: 35 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: low data (3 checklists)May 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 122 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. 1Mallard96%
  2. 2Northern Shoveler93%
  3. 3Common Goldeneye90%
  4. 4Gadwall88%
  5. 5American Coot86%
  6. 6Canada Goose86%
  7. 7Ring-necked Duck85%
  8. 8Bufflehead79%
  9. 9Black-capped Chickadee68%
  10. 10Ring-billed Gull59%
  11. 11Bald Eagle58%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco58%
  13. 13Hairy Woodpecker56%
  14. 14Redhead53%
  15. 15Blue Jay52%

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 36 species

  1. Mallard98%
  2. Common Goldeneye97%
  3. American Coot87%
  4. Ring-necked Duck85%
  5. Gadwall80%

Spring 51 species

  1. Canada Goose97%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. Gadwall87%
  4. American Coot85%
  5. Lesser Scaup80%

Summer 82 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Canada Goose80%
  3. American Goldfinch75%
  4. Barn Swallow75%
  5. Great Egret73%

Fall 78 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. Gadwall79%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee73%
  5. Northern Shoveler70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Minnesota.

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.