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Birding spot · Multnomah County, Oregon

Birding at M James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at M James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp are Double-crested Cormorant (94%), American Crow (74%), and Great Blue Heron (58%). It is busiest in fall, when 58 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (61 species). 181 species have been reported here across 5,550 complete checklists from 770 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJan 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsJul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsAug 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsAug 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsSep 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 223 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 218 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 170 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 255 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsNov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsDec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 138 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. 2American Crow74%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron58%
  4. 4Glaucous-winged Gull58%
  5. 5Short-billed Gull57%
  6. 6American Pipit56%
  7. 7California Gull49%
  8. 8Common Goldeneye49%
  9. 9American Kestrel47%
  10. 10Common Merganser47%
  11. 11Song Sparrow40%
  12. 12Red-tailed Hawk36%
  13. 13Ring-billed Gull35%
  14. 14European Starling33%
  15. 15Lesser Scaup33%

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 46 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  2. Common Goldeneye80%
  3. Lesser Scaup68%
  4. American Crow68%
  5. Greater Scaup59%

Spring 51 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant83%
  2. American Crow81%
  3. Mallard63%
  4. Song Sparrow59%
  5. Brewer's Blackbird57%

Summer 45 species

  1. Osprey95%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant86%
  3. American Crow85%
  4. California Gull83%
  5. Barn Swallow76%

Fall 58 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. American Crow83%
  3. California Gull72%
  4. Great Blue Heron64%
  5. Glaucous-winged Gull64%

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.