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Birding spot · Sarpy County, Nebraska

Birding at Walnut Creek Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Walnut Creek Recreation Area are Mallard (96%), Canada Goose (85%), and Dark-eyed Junco (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (89 species). 178 species have been reported here across 1,124 complete checklists from 237 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 33 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. 1Mallard96%
  2. 2Canada Goose85%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco72%
  4. 4Blue Jay52%
  5. 5American Tree Sparrow50%
  6. 6Gadwall49%
  7. 7Northern Shoveler48%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal43%
  9. 9Pied-billed Grebe38%
  10. 10American Robin38%
  11. 11American Wigeon34%
  12. 12American Coot31%
  13. 13American Goldfinch29%
  14. 14Common Goldeneye26%
  15. 15Green-winged Teal21%

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. Canada Goose75%
  2. Mallard63%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco46%
  4. Common Goldeneye42%
  5. American Tree Sparrow41%

Spring 80 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. American Robin79%
  3. Mallard78%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  5. Northern Cardinal69%

Summer 52 species

  1. Barn Swallow88%
  2. American Robin82%
  3. American Goldfinch81%
  4. Mourning Dove79%
  5. Mallard76%

Fall 62 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Canada Goose78%
  3. Blue Jay65%
  4. American Robin53%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe48%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Nebraska.

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.