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Birding spot · Umatilla County, Oregon

Birding at McNary Wildlife Nature Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at McNary Wildlife Nature Area are American Wigeon (87%), Mallard (84%), and American Robin (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (83 species). 172 species have been reported here across 1,514 complete checklists from 371 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsNov 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 62 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 Wigeon87%
  2. 2Mallard84%
  3. 3American Robin82%
  4. 4White-crowned Sparrow78%
  5. 5Bufflehead74%
  6. 6Wood Duck74%
  7. 7Northern Flicker70%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe67%
  9. 9Song Sparrow66%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant64%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  12. 12Spotted Towhee61%
  13. 13Ring-billed Gull61%
  14. 14Black-crowned Night Heron59%
  15. 15California Scrub-Jay54%

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. White-crowned Sparrow79%
  2. American Wigeon78%
  3. Mallard77%
  4. Bufflehead73%
  5. American Robin68%

Spring 77 species

  1. Mallard82%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird80%
  3. American Robin69%
  4. American Coot66%
  5. Bufflehead64%

Summer 53 species

  1. Eastern Kingbird81%
  2. American White Pelican72%
  3. American Robin71%
  4. Mallard67%
  5. Barn Swallow62%

Fall 69 species

  1. Mallard84%
  2. Wood Duck79%
  3. American Wigeon76%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe75%
  5. American Robin72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

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.