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Birding spot · Logan County, Ohio

Birding at Indian Lake State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Indian Lake State Park are Ring-billed Gull (93%), American Herring Gull (75%), and Canada Goose (61%). It is busiest in summer, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (76 species). 178 species have been reported here across 939 complete checklists from 230 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Gull93%
  2. 2American Herring Gull75%
  3. 3Canada Goose61%
  4. 4Bonaparte's Gull54%
  5. 5Mallard46%
  6. 6Lesser Black-backed Gull35%
  7. 7American Crow30%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron30%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant26%
  10. 10Bald Eagle25%
  11. 11American Coot24%
  12. 12California Gull24%
  13. 13Song Sparrow24%
  14. 14European Starling22%
  15. 15Killdeer20%

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 38 species

  1. Canada Goose74%
  2. Ring-billed Gull68%
  3. Mallard51%
  4. European Starling33%
  5. American Herring Gull30%

Spring 63 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  3. Ring-billed Gull76%
  4. American Robin73%
  5. Mallard73%

Summer 66 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. Killdeer93%
  3. Canada Goose80%
  4. Barn Swallow77%
  5. Great Blue Heron77%

Fall 53 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. American Herring Gull75%
  3. Canada Goose69%
  4. Mallard62%
  5. Bonaparte's Gull60%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Ohio.

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.