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Birding spot · Ottawa County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (south) are Red-winged Blackbird (78%), Northern Cardinal (62%), and American Robin (52%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (72 species). 186 species have been reported here across 1,171 complete checklists from 782 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 428 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 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 Blackbird78%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal62%
  3. 3American Robin52%
  4. 4Blue Jay49%
  5. 5Common Grackle48%
  6. 6Northern Yellow Warbler43%
  7. 7Gray Catbird42%
  8. 8Baltimore Oriole34%
  9. 9White-throated Sparrow33%
  10. 10American Goldfinch30%
  11. 11Brown-headed Cowbird29%
  12. 12House Sparrow28%
  13. 13Canada Goose27%
  14. 14Mourning Dove26%
  15. 15Tree Swallow21%

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 28 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. House Sparrow74%
  3. American Tree Sparrow69%
  4. Downy Woodpecker61%
  5. Blue Jay57%

Spring 70 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  2. Northern Cardinal59%
  3. American Robin57%
  4. Northern Yellow Warbler55%
  5. Common Grackle50%

Summer 55 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  2. American Robin63%
  3. Northern Cardinal63%
  4. Common Grackle60%
  5. Gray Catbird60%

Fall 53 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  2. Northern Cardinal64%
  3. American Robin55%
  4. Blue Jay49%
  5. House Sparrow45%

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.