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Birding spot · St. Louis County, Minnesota

Birding at Clifton: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Clifton are American Crow (53%), Black-capped Chickadee (49%), and Snow Bunting (23%). It is busiest in fall, when 46 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (60 species). 135 species have been reported here across 829 complete checklists from 335 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: 12 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 18 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 13 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Apr 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (9 checklists)May 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Aug 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsNov 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsNov 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1American Crow53%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee49%
  3. 3Snow Bunting23%
  4. 4Bald Eagle23%
  5. 5American Herring Gull22%
  6. 6Redpoll20%
  7. 7Blue Jay17%
  8. 8Red-breasted Nuthatch17%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker17%
  10. 10Long-tailed Duck17%
  11. 11Common Raven16%
  12. 12Canada Goose12%
  13. 13Hairy Woodpecker12%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull11%
  15. 15American Robin9.7%

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 15 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee49%
  2. American Crow46%
  3. Common Goldeneye34%
  4. Bald Eagle30%
  5. Common Raven24%

Spring 37 species

  1. American Crow55%
  2. Song Sparrow54%
  3. American Robin52%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee41%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant33%

Summer 41 species

  1. Song Sparrow65%
  2. American Crow47%
  3. American Herring Gull44%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant44%
  5. Ring-billed Gull41%

Fall 46 species

  1. American Crow57%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee52%
  3. Blue Jay31%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler25%
  5. American Robin25%

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.