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Birding spot · Washington County, Minnesota

Birding at Grey Cloud Dunes State Scientific and Natural Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Grey Cloud Dunes State Scientific and Natural Area are Black-capped Chickadee (90%), Blue Jay (88%), and American Crow (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 105 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (114 species). 214 species have been reported here across 2,212 complete checklists from 537 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsMay 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsMay 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMay 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 219 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJun 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJul 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJul 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 114 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 106 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee90%
  2. 2Blue Jay88%
  3. 3American Crow85%
  4. 4American Tree Sparrow83%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco75%
  6. 6Canada Goose71%
  7. 7American Robin63%
  8. 8Bald Eagle63%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker63%
  10. 10Mallard59%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull59%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal56%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch54%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker51%
  15. 15Hairy Woodpecker49%

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 26 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee84%
  2. American Crow80%
  3. Blue Jay72%
  4. Bald Eagle56%
  5. American Tree Sparrow53%

Spring 105 species

  1. American Robin75%
  2. American Crow74%
  3. Northern Cardinal70%
  4. Blue Jay68%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee66%

Summer 83 species

  1. Field Sparrow89%
  2. American Goldfinch87%
  3. Gray Catbird85%
  4. American Robin80%
  5. American Crow74%

Fall 84 species

  1. Blue Jay92%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee87%
  3. American Crow84%
  4. Canada Goose77%
  5. American Robin74%

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.