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Birding spot · Hennepin County, Minnesota

Birding at Flying Cloud Fields: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Flying Cloud Fields are Barn Swallow (72%), Eastern Bluebird (69%), and American Goldfinch (60%). It is busiest in summer, when 39 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (48 species). 118 species have been reported here across 1,480 complete checklists from 349 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMay 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsMay 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJun 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsAug 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Oct 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (2 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. 1Barn Swallow72%
  2. 2Eastern Bluebird69%
  3. 3American Goldfinch60%
  4. 4Killdeer56%
  5. 5Tree Swallow56%
  6. 6American Crow51%
  7. 7Clay-colored Sparrow49%
  8. 8European Starling46%
  9. 9Brown-headed Cowbird43%
  10. 10Eastern Kingbird41%
  11. 11House Finch40%
  12. 12Blue Grosbeak39%
  13. 13American Robin37%
  14. 14Song Sparrow36%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal33%

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 7 species

  1. American Crow70%
  2. Bald Eagle17%
  3. Rough-legged Hawk13%
  4. Horned Lark10%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk10%

Spring 34 species

  1. Tree Swallow74%
  2. Barn Swallow68%
  3. Eastern Bluebird65%
  4. American Goldfinch58%
  5. Killdeer58%

Summer 39 species

  1. Barn Swallow86%
  2. Eastern Bluebird77%
  3. American Goldfinch67%
  4. Killdeer63%
  5. Eastern Kingbird57%

Fall 31 species

  1. American Crow75%
  2. Eastern Bluebird51%
  3. Blue Jay47%
  4. American Goldfinch38%
  5. House Finch37%

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.