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Birding spot · Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Birding at Rocky River Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rocky River Park are Ring-billed Gull (94%), American Herring Gull (80%), and Red-breasted Merganser (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 39 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (55 species). 159 species have been reported here across 3,661 complete checklists from 679 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 338 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsJan 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMar 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsOct 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsNov 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsNov 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsNov 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 197 checklistsNov 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsDec 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsDec 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsDec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsDec 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 204 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 Gull94%
  2. 2American Herring Gull80%
  3. 3Red-breasted Merganser74%
  4. 4Bufflehead67%
  5. 5Mallard66%
  6. 6Common Loon53%
  7. 7Blue Jay52%
  8. 8Bonaparte's Gull49%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant47%
  10. 10Horned Grebe47%
  11. 11Common Goldeneye23%
  12. 12Surf Scoter23%
  13. 13Bald Eagle22%
  14. 14Canada Goose19%
  15. 15Black Scoter15%

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 28 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull92%
  2. Bufflehead80%
  3. Common Goldeneye76%
  4. Red-breasted Merganser76%
  5. American Herring Gull75%

Spring 39 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull81%
  2. Red-breasted Merganser75%
  3. American Herring Gull70%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird69%
  5. American Robin53%

Summer 39 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. American Herring Gull82%
  3. Mallard59%
  4. Blue Jay58%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant54%

Fall 37 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. American Herring Gull84%
  3. Mallard65%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant63%
  5. Blue Jay60%

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.