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Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area are Ring-billed Gull (84%), Bald Eagle (47%), and American Coot (38%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (69 species). 221 species have been reported here across 3,188 complete checklists from 1,458 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 437 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 868 checklistsMay 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 376 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Oct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 10 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 Gull84%
  2. 2Bald Eagle47%
  3. 3American Coot38%
  4. 4American Herring Gull34%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant28%
  6. 6Tundra Swan28%
  7. 7Canada Goose22%
  8. 8Trumpeter Swan22%
  9. 9American Tree Sparrow19%
  10. 10Mourning Dove19%
  11. 11Northern Harrier19%
  12. 12Pied-billed Grebe19%
  13. 13Song Sparrow19%
  14. 14European Starling16%
  15. 15Sandhill Crane16%

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. Ring-billed Gull65%
  2. Canada Goose57%
  3. Trumpeter Swan55%
  4. Mallard50%
  5. Tundra Swan46%

Spring 63 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  2. Canada Goose75%
  3. Great Egret66%
  4. Great Blue Heron66%
  5. Mallard63%

Summer 57 species

  1. Great Egret85%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  3. Great Blue Heron65%
  4. Killdeer61%
  5. Barn Swallow56%

Fall 36 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant55%
  3. Great Egret49%
  4. American Herring Gull42%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird41%

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.