WhenToBird

Birding spot · Clay County, Missouri

Birding at Lake Remote: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Remote are Ring-billed Gull (91%), Pied-billed Grebe (90%), and Common Loon (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (65 species). 145 species have been reported here across 898 complete checklists from 213 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (6 checklists)May 1-7: low data (4 checklists)May 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 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. 1Ring-billed Gull91%
  2. 2Pied-billed Grebe90%
  3. 3Common Loon74%
  4. 4American Coot71%
  5. 5Ruddy Duck63%
  6. 6Bonaparte's Gull62%
  7. 7Mallard62%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant61%
  9. 9Bufflehead56%
  10. 10Gadwall56%
  11. 11Lesser Scaup52%
  12. 12Horned Grebe50%
  13. 13Northern Shoveler44%
  14. 14Redhead43%
  15. 15Canada Goose39%

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. Common Goldeneye90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. Common Merganser70%
  4. Bald Eagle61%
  5. Canada Goose58%

Spring 64 species

  1. American Coot70%
  2. Ring-billed Gull68%
  3. Eastern Meadowlark64%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant59%
  5. Common Loon53%

Summer 45 species

  1. Great Blue Heron69%
  2. Turkey Vulture62%
  3. Eastern Meadowlark59%
  4. Canada Goose58%
  5. Killdeer57%

Fall 56 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe80%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant71%
  4. American Coot64%
  5. Franklin's Gull57%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Missouri.

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.