WhenToBird

Birding spot · Ramsey County, Minnesota

Birding at Maplewood Nature Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Maplewood Nature Center are Black-capped Chickadee (89%), White-breasted Nuthatch (83%), and Blue Jay (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (87 species). 154 species have been reported here across 1,664 complete checklists from 173 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 26 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsMay 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 26 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee89%
  2. 2White-breasted Nuthatch83%
  3. 3Blue Jay73%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco70%
  5. 5Downy Woodpecker69%
  6. 6American Crow66%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal66%
  8. 8Mallard64%
  9. 9Hairy Woodpecker60%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker56%
  11. 11American Goldfinch53%
  12. 12Canada Goose46%
  13. 13Wood Duck46%
  14. 14House Finch35%
  15. 15American Robin34%

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 20 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee91%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch78%
  3. Downy Woodpecker73%
  4. American Crow67%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco65%

Spring 83 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Mallard93%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee89%
  5. Wood Duck88%

Summer 51 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Wood Duck93%
  3. American Robin90%
  4. Blue Jay87%
  5. Green Heron83%

Fall 62 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Blue Jay90%
  3. Wood Duck88%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee86%
  5. Canada Goose79%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Minnesota.

  • Green Heron36% of checklists here vs 4.4% statewide: 8.2×
  • Great Horned Owl8.9% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 7.2×
  • Northern Waterthrush11% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 5.7×
  • Wood Duck75% of checklists here vs 15% statewide: 4.9×
  • Killdeer41% of checklists here vs 9.7% statewide: 4.2×
  • Sora6.7% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 3.8×
  • Swamp Sparrow21% of checklists here vs 6.5% statewide: 3.3×
  • Hermit Thrush7.2% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 3.2×

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.