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Birding spot · Wyandot County, Ohio

Birding at Upper Sandusky Reservoir: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Upper Sandusky Reservoir are Canada Goose (93%), Ruddy Duck (87%), and Pied-billed Grebe (71%). It is busiest in summer, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (74 species). 142 species have been reported here across 890 complete checklists from 356 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsJan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (3 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 23 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 Goose93%
  2. 2Ruddy Duck87%
  3. 3Pied-billed Grebe71%
  4. 4Mallard66%
  5. 5Bald Eagle63%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull60%
  7. 7Redhead53%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant45%
  9. 9American Crow41%
  10. 10Blue Jay35%
  11. 11Horned Grebe35%
  12. 12European Starling34%
  13. 13Lesser Scaup34%
  14. 14Bufflehead32%
  15. 15Gadwall31%

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 Goose88%
  2. Bald Eagle79%
  3. Northern Wheatear57%
  4. Mallard40%
  5. Northern Flicker32%

Spring 62 species

  1. American Robin81%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  3. Canada Goose77%
  4. Song Sparrow77%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser75%

Summer 65 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  2. Killdeer82%
  3. Canada Goose79%
  4. Turkey Vulture77%
  5. Song Sparrow69%

Fall 65 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant65%
  3. Mallard64%
  4. Ruddy Duck63%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe54%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Ohio.

  • Northern Wheatear33% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 1621.1×
  • Cackling Goose6.4% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 33.0×
  • Ruddy Duck44% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 13.8×
  • Tundra Swan11% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 10.9×
  • Horned Grebe16% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 8.3×
  • Common Loon12% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 6.9×
  • Redhead15% of checklists here vs 2.4% statewide: 6.1×
  • Northern Harrier11% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 6.0×

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.