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Birding spot · St. Charles County, Missouri

Birding at August A Busch Lake Number 9: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at August A Busch Lake Number 9 are Northern Cardinal (81%), Blue Jay (68%), and Red-winged Blackbird (61%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (92 species). 173 species have been reported here across 1,115 complete checklists from 347 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Sep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (8 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. 1Northern Cardinal81%
  2. 2Blue Jay68%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird61%
  4. 4Eastern Towhee60%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture53%
  6. 6American Goldfinch52%
  7. 7Song Sparrow51%
  8. 8Field Sparrow50%
  9. 9Brown Thrasher50%
  10. 10American Crow48%
  11. 11American Robin48%
  12. 12Mourning Dove44%
  13. 13Indigo Bunting43%
  14. 14Common Yellowthroat43%
  15. 15Gray Catbird40%

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 45 species

  1. Blue Jay75%
  2. White-throated Sparrow69%
  3. Northern Cardinal66%
  4. American Robin61%
  5. Northern Mockingbird51%

Spring 85 species

  1. Northern Cardinal83%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird74%
  3. Eastern Towhee69%
  4. Blue Jay63%
  5. Brown Thrasher61%

Summer 72 species

  1. Indigo Bunting92%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. Common Yellowthroat83%
  4. American Goldfinch80%
  5. Eastern Towhee80%

Fall 69 species

  1. Blue Jay92%
  2. Northern Cardinal81%
  3. American Goldfinch73%
  4. Turkey Vulture61%
  5. American Robin58%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Missouri.

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.