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Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area are Downy Woodpecker (75%), Northern Cardinal (73%), and Bald Eagle (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 109 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (103 species). 244 species have been reported here across 22,210 complete checklists from 6,816 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsApr 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 269 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 336 checklistsApr 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 1075 checklistsMay 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 4359 checklistsMay 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 8235 checklistsMay 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 4277 checklistsMay 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 1051 checklistsJun 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsSep 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsSep 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 228 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 216 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 252 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsOct 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Downy Woodpecker75%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal73%
  3. 3Bald Eagle70%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird70%
  5. 5Golden-crowned Kinglet57%
  6. 6White-throated Sparrow55%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker53%
  8. 8Winter Wren53%
  9. 9European Starling50%
  10. 10Ring-billed Gull48%
  11. 11American Goldfinch43%
  12. 12Canada Goose43%
  13. 13Rusty Blackbird43%
  14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch43%
  15. 15American Robin40%

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 35 species

  1. Northern Cardinal72%
  2. Bald Eagle68%
  3. Downy Woodpecker65%
  4. American Tree Sparrow49%
  5. Canada Goose44%

Spring 109 species

  1. Northern Yellow Warbler88%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  3. Tree Swallow85%
  4. Gray Catbird80%
  5. Bald Eagle79%

Summer 65 species

  1. Gray Catbird93%
  2. American Robin84%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  4. Northern Cardinal80%
  5. Eastern Warbling Vireo72%

Fall 88 species

  1. European Starling75%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  3. Northern Cardinal70%
  4. Gray Catbird70%
  5. American Robin67%

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.