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Birding spot · Harney County, Oregon

Birding at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (Frenchglen): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (Frenchglen) are European Starling (61%), American Robin (56%), and Red-winged Blackbird (48%). It is busiest in spring, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (65 species). 159 species have been reported here across 861 complete checklists from 421 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Apr 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (7 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. 1European Starling61%
  2. 2American Robin56%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird48%
  4. 4Northern Flicker45%
  5. 5Common Raven45%
  6. 6Northern Yellow Warbler44%
  7. 7Say's Phoebe42%
  8. 8California Quail37%
  9. 9Brewer's Blackbird35%
  10. 10Song Sparrow35%
  11. 11Black-billed Magpie34%
  12. 12Barn Swallow33%
  13. 13Northern House Wren32%
  14. 14American Crow32%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture31%

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 37 species

  1. American Robin82%
  2. Dark-eyed Junco79%
  3. Black-billed Magpie68%
  4. Common Raven65%
  5. Northern Flicker65%

Spring 62 species

  1. European Starling63%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird61%
  3. American Robin58%
  4. Northern Yellow Warbler53%
  5. Say's Phoebe52%

Summer 53 species

  1. American Robin63%
  2. European Starling60%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler56%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird53%
  5. Barn Swallow51%

Fall 51 species

  1. European Starling61%
  2. Northern Flicker59%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow58%
  4. Brewer's Blackbird56%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler52%

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.