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Birding spot · Ramsey County, Minnesota

Birding at Vadnais Snail Lake Regional Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Vadnais Snail Lake Regional Park are Mallard (95%), Ring-necked Duck (87%), and Hooded Merganser (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (91 species). 203 species have been reported here across 4,043 complete checklists from 571 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 22 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsMay 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsMay 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 238 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 304 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsNov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 220 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 201 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsDec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 50 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. 1Mallard95%
  2. 2Ring-necked Duck87%
  3. 3Hooded Merganser86%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull79%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee75%
  6. 6Common Goldeneye71%
  7. 7Canada Goose71%
  8. 8Blue Jay67%
  9. 9Bald Eagle57%
  10. 10Trumpeter Swan57%
  11. 11Gadwall55%
  12. 12Common Merganser51%
  13. 13American Coot50%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal49%
  15. 15American Crow48%

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 35 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee83%
  2. Trumpeter Swan66%
  3. Blue Jay61%
  4. Mallard59%
  5. American Crow57%

Spring 88 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee80%
  3. Northern Cardinal73%
  4. American Robin70%
  5. Canada Goose66%

Summer 68 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee81%
  3. American Robin79%
  4. American Goldfinch76%
  5. Northern Cardinal75%

Fall 61 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Ring-billed Gull81%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee75%
  4. Canada Goose73%
  5. Blue Jay70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Minnesota.

  • Ring-necked Duck40% of checklists here vs 5.1% statewide: 7.8×
  • Canvasback12% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 7.6×
  • Gadwall24% of checklists here vs 3.3% statewide: 7.2×
  • American Wigeon12% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 6.9×
  • Pine Warbler5.6% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 6.8×
  • Common Loon31% of checklists here vs 4.7% statewide: 6.6×
  • Common Goldeneye28% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 6.6×
  • Redhead16% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 6.3×

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.