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Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Maumee Bay State Park (west) are Ring-billed Gull (93%), Canada Goose (80%), and American Herring Gull (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 45 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late July (54 species). 161 species have been reported here across 1,241 complete checklists from 611 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsMay 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 2Canada Goose80%
  3. 3American Herring Gull77%
  4. 4Mallard57%
  5. 5Bufflehead36%
  6. 6Trumpeter Swan36%
  7. 7Snow Bunting30%
  8. 8European Starling28%
  9. 9Snow Goose25%
  10. 10Dunlin20%
  11. 11Red-breasted Merganser18%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron16%
  13. 13Ross's Goose16%
  14. 14Great Black-backed Gull15%
  15. 15Lesser Scaup15%

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 24 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. American Herring Gull77%
  3. Canada Goose63%
  4. Trumpeter Swan43%
  5. Snow Bunting31%

Spring 45 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull86%
  2. American Herring Gull67%
  3. Canada Goose63%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird58%
  5. Killdeer58%

Summer 45 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. Killdeer76%
  3. Piping Plover67%
  4. Canada Goose57%
  5. Barn Swallow53%

Fall 38 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. Canada Goose67%
  3. Killdeer62%
  4. Caspian Tern55%
  5. American Herring Gull54%

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.