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Birding spot · Ottawa County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (France Marsh) are Red-winged Blackbird (70%), Northern Yellow Warbler (65%), and American Robin (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (78 species). 199 species have been reported here across 3,234 complete checklists from 2,078 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 14 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 586 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 1085 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 615 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Nov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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 Blackbird70%
  2. 2Northern Yellow Warbler65%
  3. 3American Robin62%
  4. 4Purple Martin58%
  5. 5Barn Swallow58%
  6. 6Canada Goose54%
  7. 7Gray Catbird53%
  8. 8Tree Swallow53%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal52%
  10. 10Song Sparrow39%
  11. 11Northern House Wren39%
  12. 12Common Grackle39%
  13. 13Great Egret39%
  14. 14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher36%
  15. 15Bald Eagle32%

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 25 species

  1. Northern Saw-whet Owl53%
  2. Bald Eagle45%
  3. Northern Cardinal37%
  4. Canada Goose34%
  5. Blue Jay25%

Spring 80 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  2. Northern Yellow Warbler72%
  3. Purple Martin64%
  4. Barn Swallow63%
  5. American Robin63%

Summer 57 species

  1. Barn Swallow73%
  2. Purple Martin66%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird66%
  4. American Robin65%
  5. Great Egret57%

Fall 70 species

  1. American Robin73%
  2. Blue Jay65%
  3. Great Blue Heron57%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird57%
  5. Northern Cardinal57%

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.