WhenToBird

Birding spot · Summit County, Ohio

Birding at Summit Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Summit Lake are Canada Goose (95%), American Coot (92%), and Ruddy Duck (90%). It is busiest in summer, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (60 species). 117 species have been reported here across 1,360 complete checklists from 255 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJan 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJan 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsFeb 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: low data (3 checklists)May 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 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. 1Canada Goose95%
  2. 2American Coot92%
  3. 3Ruddy Duck90%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe89%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull87%
  6. 6Mallard86%
  7. 7Blue Jay61%
  8. 8Ring-necked Duck58%
  9. 9House Sparrow45%
  10. 10Gadwall38%
  11. 11European Starling35%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron35%
  13. 13American Crow34%
  14. 14Northern Shoveler34%
  15. 15Hooded Merganser33%

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 39 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. American Coot87%
  3. Mallard83%
  4. Ring-billed Gull80%
  5. Ruddy Duck69%

Spring 49 species

  1. Canada Goose97%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. American Coot81%
  4. American Robin74%
  5. Ruddy Duck69%

Summer 56 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant95%
  3. Mallard84%
  4. Osprey82%
  5. American Robin79%

Fall 45 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. American Coot91%
  3. Mallard85%
  4. Ring-billed Gull85%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe76%

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.