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Birding spot · Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Birding at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Chippewa Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Chippewa Creek) are Black-capped Chickadee (74%), Blue Jay (72%), and Northern Cardinal (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 99 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (103 species). 187 species have been reported here across 1,748 complete checklists from 357 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsMay 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMay 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsMay 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 47 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee74%
  2. 2Blue Jay72%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal62%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker60%
  5. 5Mallard54%
  6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch54%
  7. 7Canada Goose50%
  8. 8Carolina Wren50%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker50%
  10. 10American Goldfinch48%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow48%
  12. 12Tufted Titmouse46%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird44%
  14. 14Song Sparrow44%
  15. 15American Crow42%

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 39 species

  1. Northern Cardinal59%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee58%
  3. Tufted Titmouse55%
  4. Mallard54%
  5. Downy Woodpecker48%

Spring 99 species

  1. Northern Cardinal83%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  3. Song Sparrow79%
  4. Canada Goose77%
  5. Tufted Titmouse63%

Summer 78 species

  1. Northern Cardinal79%
  2. Song Sparrow76%
  3. American Goldfinch72%
  4. Great Blue Heron69%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird63%

Fall 58 species

  1. Blue Jay81%
  2. Northern Cardinal71%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee62%
  5. Downy Woodpecker61%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Ohio.

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.