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Birding spot · St. Louis City, Missouri

Birding at Missouri Botanical Garden: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Missouri Botanical Garden are American Robin (97%), European Starling (82%), and White-throated Sparrow (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (87 species). 141 species have been reported here across 823 complete checklists from 402 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 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. 1American Robin97%
  2. 2European Starling82%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow82%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco73%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal73%
  6. 6Canada Goose67%
  7. 7Mallard64%
  8. 8Mourning Dove64%
  9. 9Blue Jay61%
  10. 10American Goldfinch48%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee45%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker39%
  13. 13American Crow30%
  14. 14Carolina Wren30%
  15. 15House Sparrow30%

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

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.