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Birding spot · Lucas County, Ohio

Birding at Side Cut Metropark: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Side Cut Metropark are White-breasted Nuthatch (89%), Mallard (77%), and Black-capped Chickadee (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (87 species). 168 species have been reported here across 2,798 complete checklists from 284 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsFeb 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsSep 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 67 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. 1White-breasted Nuthatch89%
  2. 2Mallard77%
  3. 3Black-capped Chickadee76%
  4. 4Blue Jay75%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker70%
  6. 6Canada Goose68%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal67%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker65%
  9. 9House Finch63%
  10. 10Ring-billed Gull57%
  11. 11House Sparrow55%
  12. 12Tufted Titmouse51%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco47%
  14. 14American Robin41%
  15. 15Mourning Dove37%

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 33 species

  1. Canada Goose80%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch78%
  3. Northern Cardinal73%
  4. Mallard73%
  5. Downy Woodpecker70%

Spring 70 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. American Robin86%
  3. Northern Cardinal83%
  4. Blue Jay80%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker77%

Summer 57 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Blue Jay90%
  3. Northern Cardinal77%
  4. Great Blue Heron73%
  5. Canada Goose67%

Fall 43 species

  1. Blue Jay86%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch82%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker75%
  4. Mallard73%
  5. American Robin69%

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.