WhenToBird

Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Maumee Bay State Park (South Shore Park) are American Robin (79%), Red-winged Blackbird (71%), and Northern Cardinal (65%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (82 species). 167 species have been reported here across 1,271 complete checklists from 473 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 295 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 437 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 171 checklistsMay 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (2 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. 1American Robin79%
  2. 2Red-winged Blackbird71%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal65%
  4. 4Northern Yellow Warbler61%
  5. 5Common Grackle58%
  6. 6Gray Catbird56%
  7. 7Baltimore Oriole48%
  8. 8Blue Jay43%
  9. 9Mourning Dove43%
  10. 10American Goldfinch34%
  11. 11House Sparrow32%
  12. 12Song Sparrow26%
  13. 13European Starling24%
  14. 14Tree Swallow23%
  15. 15Canada Goose21%

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 37 species

  1. Northern Cardinal75%
  2. Blue Jay65%
  3. American Robin57%
  4. American Goldfinch50%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk50%

Spring 63 species

  1. American Robin79%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler71%
  4. Common Grackle63%
  5. Northern Cardinal63%

Summer 50 species

  1. American Robin87%
  2. Northern Cardinal75%
  3. Gray Catbird69%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird69%
  5. Northern Yellow Warbler65%

Fall 52 species

  1. Blue Jay79%
  2. American Robin78%
  3. Northern Cardinal66%
  4. Gray Catbird51%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird47%

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.