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Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

Birding at Maumee Bay State Park (Erie Beach): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Maumee Bay State Park (Erie Beach) are Ring-billed Gull (93%), Snow Bunting (57%), and Canada Goose (56%). It is busiest in summer, when 50 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of August (57 species). 169 species have been reported here across 1,537 complete checklists from 766 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 10 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 272 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsMay 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsSep 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1Ring-billed Gull93%
  2. 2Snow Bunting57%
  3. 3Canada Goose56%
  4. 4Bufflehead49%
  5. 5American Herring Gull46%
  6. 6Red-breasted Merganser44%
  7. 7Horned Grebe37%
  8. 8Bonaparte's Gull29%
  9. 9European Starling26%
  10. 10Bald Eagle24%
  11. 11Mallard24%
  12. 12American Goldfinch16%
  13. 13Red-winged Blackbird16%
  14. 14Trumpeter Swan16%
  15. 15Dunlin10%

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. Ring-billed Gull80%
  2. Canada Goose55%
  3. American Herring Gull52%
  4. Snow Bunting45%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser40%

Spring 47 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. American Herring Gull67%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird54%
  4. Killdeer49%
  5. Tree Swallow46%

Summer 50 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull93%
  2. American Herring Gull66%
  3. Killdeer64%
  4. Caspian Tern62%
  5. Common Tern48%

Fall 41 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. American Herring Gull66%
  3. Caspian Tern63%
  4. Killdeer55%
  5. Canada Goose53%

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.