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Birding spot · Dakota County, Minnesota

Birding at Port Crosby Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Port Crosby Park are Ring-billed Gull (95%), Bald Eagle (89%), and Canada Goose (80%). It is busiest in summer, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early June (52 species). 103 species have been reported here across 1,038 complete checklists from 245 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 22-28: 20 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (4 checklists)May 8-14: low data (4 checklists)May 15-21: low data (6 checklists)May 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 88 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. 1Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. 2Bald Eagle89%
  3. 3Canada Goose80%
  4. 4American Crow73%
  5. 5Rock Pigeon73%
  6. 6Mallard68%
  7. 7House Sparrow48%
  8. 8American Tree Sparrow25%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco20%
  10. 10Blue Jay18%
  11. 11European Starling18%
  12. 12Black-capped Chickadee14%
  13. 13Song Sparrow11%
  14. 14American Goldfinch9.1%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker9.1%

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. Bald Eagle92%
  2. Canada Goose79%
  3. Mallard78%
  4. American Crow72%
  5. Rock Pigeon69%

Spring 42 species

  1. Bald Eagle93%
  2. Mallard79%
  3. Rock Pigeon76%
  4. Canada Goose72%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird69%

Summer 48 species

  1. Song Sparrow93%
  2. Rock Pigeon92%
  3. American Goldfinch89%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  5. House Sparrow88%

Fall 35 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull93%
  2. Bald Eagle86%
  3. Rock Pigeon84%
  4. American Crow72%
  5. Mallard70%

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.