WhenToBird

Birding spot · Columbia County, Oregon

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Gay Lake are American Coot (92%), Cackling Goose (82%), and Mallard (75%). It is busiest in spring, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (80 species). 141 species have been reported here across 1,538 complete checklists from 666 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsFeb 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 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. 1American Coot92%
  2. 2Cackling Goose82%
  3. 3Mallard75%
  4. 4Northern Pintail74%
  5. 5Ring-necked Duck71%
  6. 6Northern Shoveler61%
  7. 7Sandhill Crane61%
  8. 8Snow Goose55%
  9. 9Bald Eagle54%
  10. 10Canvasback54%
  11. 11Bufflehead53%
  12. 12Northern Harrier53%
  13. 13Canada Goose50%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk44%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird42%

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 50 species

  1. American Coot91%
  2. Sandhill Crane75%
  3. Bald Eagle74%
  4. Canvasback73%
  5. Ring-necked Duck71%

Spring 67 species

  1. American Coot86%
  2. Sandhill Crane74%
  3. Ring-necked Duck74%
  4. Mallard70%
  5. Northern Shoveler69%

Summer 52 species

  1. Barn Swallow85%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  3. Cliff Swallow72%
  4. Osprey57%
  5. Great Blue Heron55%

Fall 58 species

  1. American Coot84%
  2. Cackling Goose74%
  3. Mallard64%
  4. Ring-necked Duck63%
  5. Sandhill Crane62%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

  • Snow Goose48% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 49.6×
  • Sandhill Crane68% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 39.9×
  • Canvasback58% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 38.4×
  • Tundra Swan39% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 26.6×
  • Redhead22% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 19.2×
  • Trumpeter Swan6.9% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 14.0×
  • Ruddy Duck41% of checklists here vs 4.1% statewide: 9.8×
  • Northern Pintail51% of checklists here vs 5.7% statewide: 9.0×

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.