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Birding spot · St. Louis County, Missouri

Birding at Castlewood State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Castlewood State Park are Red-bellied Woodpecker (89%), Northern Cardinal (80%), and Tufted Titmouse (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (99 species). 157 species have been reported here across 994 complete checklists from 251 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1Red-bellied Woodpecker89%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal80%
  3. 3Tufted Titmouse80%
  4. 4Downy Woodpecker78%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow78%
  6. 6Carolina Wren73%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch69%
  8. 8American Crow64%
  9. 9Blue Jay62%
  10. 10Eastern Bluebird62%
  11. 11Northern Flicker62%
  12. 12Pileated Woodpecker53%
  13. 13American Goldfinch51%
  14. 14Carolina Chickadee49%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco49%

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 46 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker87%
  3. White-throated Sparrow85%
  4. Downy Woodpecker84%
  5. Tufted Titmouse84%

Spring 86 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  3. Tufted Titmouse80%
  4. Turkey Vulture72%
  5. Carolina Wren70%

Summer 60 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. Indigo Bunting79%
  3. Carolina Wren65%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  5. Tufted Titmouse61%

Fall 65 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker89%
  2. Tufted Titmouse82%
  3. Northern Cardinal82%
  4. Blue Jay78%
  5. Downy Woodpecker78%

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.