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Birding spot · Lake County, Ohio

Birding at Headlands Beach State Park (Fairport Harbor): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Headlands Beach State Park (Fairport Harbor) are Mallard (94%), American Black Duck (62%), and Blue Jay (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 100 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (112 species). 207 species have been reported here across 1,290 complete checklists from 261 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsMay 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 15-21: 112 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 49 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. 1Mallard94%
  2. 2American Black Duck62%
  3. 3Blue Jay60%
  4. 4Canada Goose57%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker49%
  6. 6Green-winged Teal47%
  7. 7Song Sparrow47%
  8. 8Hooded Merganser46%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker40%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal38%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron37%
  12. 12Bald Eagle36%
  13. 13Gadwall36%
  14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch35%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull34%

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. Mallard88%
  2. Canada Goose81%
  3. American Black Duck69%
  4. Bald Eagle52%
  5. Ring-billed Gull52%

Spring 100 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  3. American Robin74%
  4. Mallard70%
  5. Song Sparrow59%

Summer 71 species

  1. Great Blue Heron87%
  2. Canada Goose71%
  3. Killdeer70%
  4. Bald Eagle67%
  5. American Goldfinch65%

Fall 61 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. Canada Goose70%
  3. Blue Jay66%
  4. Great Blue Heron60%
  5. Bald Eagle52%

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.