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Birding spot · Warren County, Ohio

Birding at Spring Valley Wildlife Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Spring Valley Wildlife Area are Red-bellied Woodpecker (80%), Carolina Chickadee (78%), and Belted Kingfisher (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 98 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (103 species). 209 species have been reported here across 1,490 complete checklists from 334 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMay 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 19 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. 1Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  2. 2Carolina Chickadee78%
  3. 3Belted Kingfisher74%
  4. 4Song Sparrow71%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal70%
  6. 6Carolina Wren67%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker67%
  8. 8Blue Jay63%
  9. 9White-breasted Nuthatch62%
  10. 10Northern Flicker61%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe57%
  12. 12American Crow54%
  13. 13American Robin53%
  14. 14White-throated Sparrow53%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull51%

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 55 species

  1. Northern Cardinal73%
  2. Song Sparrow67%
  3. Carolina Chickadee66%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker61%
  5. American Crow57%

Spring 98 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Northern Cardinal87%
  3. Song Sparrow82%
  4. Tree Swallow82%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird81%

Summer 79 species

  1. Northern Cardinal83%
  2. American Goldfinch81%
  3. Great Blue Heron79%
  4. Song Sparrow76%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee75%

Fall 86 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  2. Belted Kingfisher76%
  3. Northern Cardinal73%
  4. Carolina Chickadee70%
  5. Carolina Wren67%

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.