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Birding spot · Harney County, Oregon

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (The Narrows) are American Coot (74%), White-faced Ibis (63%), and Mallard (61%). It is busiest in summer, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (73 species). 141 species have been reported here across 957 complete checklists from 511 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Apr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1American Coot74%
  2. 2White-faced Ibis63%
  3. 3Mallard61%
  4. 4Northern Shoveler58%
  5. 5Gadwall55%
  6. 6Killdeer54%
  7. 7Black-necked Stilt51%
  8. 8Western Meadowlark46%
  9. 9Northern Pintail44%
  10. 10Brewer's Blackbird43%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe43%
  12. 12Canada Goose41%
  13. 13Western Grebe40%
  14. 14Eared Grebe40%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird40%

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 0 species

    Spring 60 species

    1. American Coot82%
    2. Northern Shoveler71%
    3. Western Meadowlark70%
    4. Gadwall61%
    5. Killdeer57%

    Summer 70 species

    1. White-faced Ibis81%
    2. Black-necked Stilt79%
    3. American Coot69%
    4. Killdeer69%
    5. Mallard65%

    Fall 63 species

    1. American Coot75%
    2. Pied-billed Grebe74%
    3. Mallard63%
    4. Great Blue Heron57%
    5. White-faced Ibis55%

    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.