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Birding spot · Wayne County, Ohio

Birding at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area (Stringtown): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area (Stringtown) are Red-bellied Woodpecker (71%), Blue Jay (58%), and Downy Woodpecker (55%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (94 species). 171 species have been reported here across 835 complete checklists from 178 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Red-bellied Woodpecker71%
  2. 2Blue Jay58%
  3. 3Downy Woodpecker55%
  4. 4Song Sparrow55%
  5. 5Red-tailed Hawk52%
  6. 6Eastern Bluebird45%
  7. 7Belted Kingfisher42%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal42%
  9. 9Swamp Sparrow42%
  10. 10White-throated Sparrow42%
  11. 11Golden-crowned Kinglet39%
  12. 12Carolina Chickadee35%
  13. 13Carolina Wren35%
  14. 14Northern Flicker32%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron29%

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 46 species

  1. Red-tailed Hawk61%
  2. Mallard56%
  3. Sandhill Crane54%
  4. Canada Goose49%
  5. Song Sparrow49%

Spring 91 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. Song Sparrow81%
  3. Canada Goose76%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Mallard62%

Summer 75 species

  1. Northern Cardinal82%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  3. Song Sparrow74%
  4. Marsh Wren69%
  5. Indigo Bunting66%

Fall 61 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  2. Northern Cardinal62%
  3. Blue Jay60%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird54%
  5. Turkey Vulture48%

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.