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Birding spot · Summit County, Ohio

Birding at Nimisila Reservoir: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Nimisila Reservoir are Pied-billed Grebe (85%), American Coot (84%), and Ring-billed Gull (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (101 species). 186 species have been reported here across 1,240 complete checklists from 202 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 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. 1Pied-billed Grebe85%
  2. 2American Coot84%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull79%
  4. 4Mallard63%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal61%
  6. 6Blue Jay57%
  7. 7American Crow55%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker49%
  9. 9American Herring Gull48%
  10. 10Canada Goose48%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee45%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher39%
  13. 13Common Loon38%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant38%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker38%

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 60 species

  1. Canada Goose72%
  2. Mallard68%
  3. American Crow66%
  4. Northern Cardinal62%
  5. Ring-billed Gull56%

Spring 82 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Northern Cardinal74%
  3. Mallard73%
  4. American Crow70%
  5. Song Sparrow67%

Summer 74 species

  1. Osprey85%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant78%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. Gray Catbird72%
  5. Northern Cardinal71%

Fall 66 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull79%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe77%
  3. American Coot69%
  4. Mallard66%
  5. Blue Jay64%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Ohio.

  • Common Loon28% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 15.9×
  • Horned Grebe26% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 13.6×
  • American Coot55% of checklists here vs 4.6% statewide: 11.8×
  • Osprey46% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 10.5×
  • Pine Warbler11% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 10.0×
  • Bufflehead37% of checklists here vs 4.2% statewide: 8.7×
  • Pied-billed Grebe41% of checklists here vs 5.3% statewide: 7.8×
  • Lesser Scaup27% of checklists here vs 3.5% statewide: 7.5×

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.