WhenToBird

Birding spot · Lancaster County, Nebraska

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Salt Lake are Mallard (81%), Canada Goose (78%), and Ring-billed Gull (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (99 species). 210 species have been reported here across 2,553 complete checklists from 342 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsMay 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 41 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. 1Mallard81%
  2. 2Canada Goose78%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull78%
  4. 4American Tree Sparrow71%
  5. 5Blue Jay70%
  6. 6American Robin66%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco65%
  8. 8European Starling60%
  9. 9Red-winged Blackbird60%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal53%
  11. 11American Goldfinch49%
  12. 12Harris's Sparrow45%
  13. 13House Finch44%
  14. 14Song Sparrow44%
  15. 15Northern Flicker43%

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 31 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Dark-eyed Junco65%
  3. European Starling65%
  4. Northern Cardinal61%
  5. American Tree Sparrow61%

Spring 94 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird95%
  2. American Robin91%
  3. Mourning Dove86%
  4. Northern Cardinal81%
  5. Canada Goose79%

Summer 64 species

  1. Mourning Dove98%
  2. American Robin96%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  4. Eastern Kingbird90%
  5. Barn Swallow90%

Fall 83 species

  1. Blue Jay82%
  2. American Robin82%
  3. Mallard78%
  4. Mourning Dove77%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Nebraska.

  • Sora8.3% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 9.4×
  • Green Heron13% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 9.1×
  • Purple Martin25% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 7.9×
  • Eastern Meadowlark39% of checklists here vs 5.8% statewide: 6.7×
  • Marsh Wren9.5% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 6.2×
  • Sedge Wren6.6% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 6.0×
  • Swamp Sparrow8.3% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 5.8×
  • Fox Sparrow6.5% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 5.6×

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.