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Birding spot · Lake County, Ohio

Birding at Headlands Beach State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Headlands Beach State Park are Ring-billed Gull (88%), Bonaparte's Gull (65%), and American Herring Gull (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 111 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (105 species). 256 species have been reported here across 4,298 complete checklists from 724 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsApr 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 275 checklistsMay 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 274 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 238 checklistsMay 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 297 checklistsMay 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsSep 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsSep 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsOct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsNov 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 73 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. 1Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. 2Bonaparte's Gull65%
  3. 3American Herring Gull60%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant57%
  5. 5Blue Jay51%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal51%
  7. 7Snow Bunting46%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker42%
  9. 9Red-breasted Merganser42%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco38%
  11. 11American Tree Sparrow38%
  12. 12Horned Grebe37%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow35%
  14. 14Song Sparrow35%
  15. 15Canada Goose34%

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 48 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull86%
  2. Red-breasted Merganser70%
  3. American Herring Gull69%
  4. Blue Jay44%
  5. Common Merganser44%

Spring 111 species

  1. American Robin89%
  2. Northern Cardinal82%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  4. Song Sparrow77%
  5. Brown-headed Cowbird72%

Summer 68 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. Song Sparrow73%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler68%
  4. Gray Catbird65%
  5. American Herring Gull63%

Fall 88 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull85%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  3. Blue Jay64%
  4. Northern Cardinal64%
  5. American Herring Gull63%

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.