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Birding spot · Hennepin County, Minnesota

Birding at Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park are Mallard (81%), Ring-billed Gull (81%), and Black-capped Chickadee (75%). It is busiest in spring, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (91 species). 185 species have been reported here across 1,649 complete checklists from 333 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 24 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Mallard81%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull81%
  3. 3Black-capped Chickadee75%
  4. 4American Crow73%
  5. 5Blue Jay73%
  6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch58%
  7. 7Canada Goose53%
  8. 8American Tree Sparrow47%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker47%
  10. 10Hairy Woodpecker47%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal46%
  12. 12American Robin44%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco44%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
  15. 15Rock Pigeon39%

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

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.