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Birding spot · Ottawa County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (southeast) are Canada Goose (80%), Red-winged Blackbird (70%), and Great Egret (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (73 species). 211 species have been reported here across 3,039 complete checklists from 1,409 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 230 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 498 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 534 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 326 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 54 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. 1Canada Goose80%
  2. 2Red-winged Blackbird70%
  3. 3Great Egret63%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron55%
  5. 5Bald Eagle48%
  6. 6Tree Swallow46%
  7. 7Mallard42%
  8. 8American Robin38%
  9. 9Trumpeter Swan38%
  10. 10Common Grackle37%
  11. 11Song Sparrow34%
  12. 12Northern Yellow Warbler34%
  13. 13Northern Cardinal33%
  14. 14Killdeer33%
  15. 15European Starling32%

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 29 species

  1. Bald Eagle72%
  2. Canada Goose62%
  3. Trumpeter Swan42%
  4. Northern Harrier41%
  5. Mallard40%

Spring 64 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  3. Great Egret74%
  4. Great Blue Heron61%
  5. Tree Swallow57%

Summer 53 species

  1. Great Egret88%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  3. Great Blue Heron74%
  4. Tree Swallow56%
  5. Northern Cardinal56%

Fall 52 species

  1. Great Blue Heron59%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird59%
  3. Great Egret56%
  4. Canada Goose49%
  5. European Starling46%

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.