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Birding spot · Hennepin County, Minnesota

Birding at Central Park (west): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Central Park (west) are Hooded Merganser (95%), Ring-billed Gull (95%), and Bufflehead (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 43 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (51 species). 100 species have been reported here across 872 complete checklists from 85 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 15 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (0 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Hooded Merganser95%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull95%
  3. 3Bufflehead68%
  4. 4Canada Goose64%
  5. 5Mallard63%
  6. 6American Crow29%
  7. 7American Herring Gull29%
  8. 8Ring-necked Duck23%
  9. 9Redhead21%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco18%
  11. 11Wilson's Snipe13%
  12. 12Lesser Scaup11%
  13. 13Rock Pigeon11%
  14. 14Greater Yellowlegs8.9%
  15. 15Mourning Dove8.9%

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 0 species

    Spring 43 species

    1. Mallard95%
    2. Ring-billed Gull81%
    3. Killdeer77%
    4. Canada Goose64%
    5. Hooded Merganser60%

    Summer 37 species

    1. Mallard95%
    2. Ring-billed Gull89%
    3. Canada Goose76%
    4. Killdeer70%
    5. Red-winged Blackbird68%

    Fall 28 species

    1. Ring-billed Gull93%
    2. Mallard66%
    3. Canada Goose58%
    4. Hooded Merganser53%
    5. Double-crested Cormorant43%

    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.