WhenToBird

Birding spot · Ramsey County, Minnesota

Birding at Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park - Snail Lake (Grass Lake): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park - Snail Lake (Grass Lake) are Blue Jay (77%), American Tree Sparrow (66%), and Mallard (57%). 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 September (109 species). 184 species have been reported here across 1,164 complete checklists from 234 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 14 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. 1Blue Jay77%
  2. 2American Tree Sparrow66%
  3. 3Mallard57%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee55%
  5. 5Canada Goose55%
  6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch51%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal49%
  8. 8Hairy Woodpecker45%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker43%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker43%
  11. 11American Crow42%
  12. 12Ring-billed Gull40%
  13. 13Bald Eagle38%
  14. 14Dark-eyed Junco36%
  15. 15American Goldfinch26%

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 Chickadee75%
  2. Blue Jay62%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch62%
  4. American Crow54%
  5. Hairy Woodpecker44%

Spring 83 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Canada Goose91%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  4. American Robin75%
  5. Song Sparrow75%

Summer 75 species

  1. American Goldfinch88%
  2. Song Sparrow84%
  3. Gray Catbird80%
  4. Common Yellowthroat76%
  5. Blue Jay75%

Fall 69 species

  1. Blue Jay84%
  2. Canada Goose75%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee68%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch60%
  5. Ring-billed Gull59%

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.