WhenToBird

Birding spot · Tompkins County, New York

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Beebe Lake are Canada Goose (81%), Common Merganser (76%), and Black-capped Chickadee (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 59 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (66 species). 182 species have been reported here across 3,835 complete checklists from 681 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsMar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsApr 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 231 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 227 checklistsMay 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 167 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsNov 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 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. 1Canada Goose81%
  2. 2Common Merganser76%
  3. 3Black-capped Chickadee74%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco58%
  5. 5American Herring Gull58%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull56%
  7. 7Mallard55%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal55%
  9. 9American Goldfinch53%
  10. 10Blue Jay53%
  11. 11American Crow48%
  12. 12American Robin43%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker42%
  14. 14Carolina Wren40%
  15. 15Tufted Titmouse36%

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 New York.

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.