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Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

Birding at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (east): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (east) are Red-winged Blackbird (86%), Tree Swallow (78%), and Northern Yellow Warbler (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 118 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (111 species). 230 species have been reported here across 3,830 complete checklists from 2,003 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsApr 22-30: 106 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsMay 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 705 checklistsMay 8-14: 111 species on 5%+ of 1373 checklistsMay 15-21: 110 species on 5%+ of 689 checklistsMay 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsJun 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 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. 1Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. 2Tree Swallow78%
  3. 3Northern Yellow Warbler77%
  4. 4Bald Eagle75%
  5. 5American Robin74%
  6. 6Gray Catbird72%
  7. 7Common Grackle70%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal69%
  9. 9Eastern Warbling Vireo68%
  10. 10Canada Goose67%
  11. 11Great Egret62%
  12. 12Baltimore Oriole59%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron58%
  14. 14Northern House Wren56%
  15. 15American Redstart54%

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 43 species

  1. Bald Eagle74%
  2. Northern Cardinal59%
  3. Canada Goose56%
  4. Ring-billed Gull51%
  5. Trumpeter Swan48%

Spring 118 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  2. Tree Swallow85%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler84%
  4. Bald Eagle77%
  5. American Robin76%

Summer 73 species

  1. Gray Catbird84%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  3. American Robin75%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Common Grackle63%

Fall 94 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  2. European Starling72%
  3. Northern Cardinal67%
  4. American Robin65%
  5. Gray Catbird60%

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.