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Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Maumee Bay State Park (southwest) are Red-winged Blackbird (82%), Common Grackle (69%), and Northern Cardinal (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (88 species). 176 species have been reported here across 988 complete checklists from 689 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsMay 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 357 checklistsMay 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 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 Blackbird82%
  2. 2Common Grackle69%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal63%
  4. 4House Sparrow63%
  5. 5American Robin62%
  6. 6Tree Swallow61%
  7. 7Blue Jay54%
  8. 8Northern Yellow Warbler52%
  9. 9Barn Swallow49%
  10. 10Baltimore Oriole45%
  11. 11European Starling45%
  12. 12Great Egret44%
  13. 13Canada Goose42%
  14. 14Song Sparrow41%
  15. 15Mourning Dove39%

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 32 species

  1. Downy Woodpecker73%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch58%
  3. Blue Jay54%
  4. Northern Cardinal52%
  5. American Tree Sparrow48%

Spring 83 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  2. Common Grackle75%
  3. Tree Swallow69%
  4. American Robin66%
  5. House Sparrow64%

Summer 53 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  2. Common Grackle69%
  3. House Sparrow67%
  4. Northern Cardinal66%
  5. Barn Swallow64%

Fall 70 species

  1. European Starling68%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird64%
  3. Downy Woodpecker61%
  4. Northern Cardinal57%
  5. House Sparrow52%

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.