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Birding spot · Polk County, Oregon

Birding at Cottonwood Pond: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cottonwood Pond are Mallard (98%), Northern Pintail (78%), and Cackling Goose (70%). It is busiest in summer, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (72 species). 149 species have been reported here across 1,356 complete checklists from 536 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 82 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. 1Mallard98%
  2. 2Northern Pintail78%
  3. 3Cackling Goose70%
  4. 4Northern Shoveler70%
  5. 5American Coot66%
  6. 6Red-winged Blackbird62%
  7. 7Northern Harrier58%
  8. 8American Kestrel56%
  9. 9Gadwall47%
  10. 10Green-winged Teal47%
  11. 11American Wigeon43%
  12. 12Bufflehead41%
  13. 13Canada Goose41%
  14. 14Brewer's Blackbird38%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk38%

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 40 species

  1. Northern Pintail94%
  2. Northern Shoveler93%
  3. Mallard93%
  4. American Coot91%
  5. Cackling Goose83%

Spring 57 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  3. Northern Shoveler82%
  4. American Coot80%
  5. Gadwall78%

Summer 60 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird72%
  2. Mallard68%
  3. Barn Swallow66%
  4. American Crow66%
  5. Killdeer65%

Fall 51 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird59%
  3. Cackling Goose58%
  4. Northern Pintail58%
  5. Northern Harrier55%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

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.