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Birding spot · St. Louis City, Missouri

Birding at Forest Park (Central West End): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Forest Park (Central West End) are Mallard (88%), American Robin (73%), and Blue Jay (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (71 species). 141 species have been reported here across 991 complete checklists from 337 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 40 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. 1Mallard88%
  2. 2American Robin73%
  3. 3Blue Jay64%
  4. 4European Starling64%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron50%
  6. 6Wood Duck50%
  7. 7Belted Kingfisher47%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco47%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker47%
  10. 10Mourning Dove42%
  11. 11Canada Goose41%
  12. 12Gadwall41%
  13. 13Northern Cardinal41%
  14. 14Northern Flicker35%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird35%

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 37 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. Canada Goose64%
  3. Blue Jay60%
  4. Downy Woodpecker51%
  5. European Starling51%

Spring 67 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. Canada Goose82%
  3. American Robin80%
  4. Mallard75%
  5. Common Grackle72%

Summer 52 species

  1. American Robin84%
  2. Little Blue Heron81%
  3. Wood Duck80%
  4. Green Heron80%
  5. Great Egret77%

Fall 49 species

  1. Blue Jay69%
  2. Wood Duck67%
  3. American Robin65%
  4. Mallard63%
  5. European Starling55%

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.