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Birding spot · Lane County, Oregon

Birding at Fern Ridge Wildlife Area (Coyote Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fern Ridge Wildlife Area (Coyote Creek) are Great Blue Heron (93%), Red-winged Blackbird (87%), and Canada Goose (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 102 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (108 species). 187 species have been reported here across 981 complete checklists from 312 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (2 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Mar 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (5 checklists)May 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsAug 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsSep 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Great Blue Heron93%
  2. 2Red-winged Blackbird87%
  3. 3Canada Goose85%
  4. 4Song Sparrow84%
  5. 5Killdeer82%
  6. 6Mallard80%
  7. 7Marsh Wren76%
  8. 8Common Yellowthroat76%
  9. 9Barn Swallow76%
  10. 10Northern Harrier73%
  11. 11Greater Yellowlegs70%
  12. 12Great Egret68%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture68%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe67%
  15. 15Savannah Sparrow67%

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 72 species

  1. Northern Harrier96%
  2. Canada Goose90%
  3. Song Sparrow80%
  4. American Coot78%
  5. Bufflehead78%

Spring 102 species

  1. Mallard99%
  2. Canada Goose96%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird96%
  4. Marsh Wren95%
  5. Great Blue Heron92%

Summer 101 species

  1. Great Blue Heron96%
  2. Killdeer94%
  3. Common Yellowthroat91%
  4. Canada Goose89%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird89%

Fall 98 species

  1. Great Blue Heron89%
  2. Northern Harrier81%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird80%
  4. Great Egret80%
  5. Song Sparrow80%

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.